To establish an allowance to provide a housing stipend for Members of the House of Representatives.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9416 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9416

 To establish an allowance to provide a housing stipend for Members of 
                     the House of Representatives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 2, 2022

Mr. Perlmutter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish an allowance to provide a housing stipend for Members of 
                     the House of Representatives.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    (a) Establishment of Allowance.--There is established in the House 
of Representatives an allowance which shall be available to pay a 
housing stipend of $2,500 to each eligible Member of the House of 
Representatives for each month in which the Member serves in the House.
    (b) Conditions.--A Member is eligible to receive a stipend under 
this section if the Member submits to the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives an application which includes--
            (1) a statement that the Member will not use the Member's 
        office for personal overnight accommodations on an ongoing 
        basis; and
            (2) such other information and assurances as the Chief 
        Administrative Officer considers appropriate.
    (c) Use.--A Member shall use a stipend received under this section 
to obtain housing in the Washington metropolitan area.
    (d) Regulations.--This section shall be carried out in accordance 
with regulations promulgated by the Committee on House Administration.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' 
        includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress; 
        and
            (2) the term ``Washington metropolitan area'' means the 
        District of Columbia, the Counties of Montgomery and Prince 
        Georges in Maryland, and the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, 
        Loudon, and Prince William and the Cities of Alexandria and 
        Falls Church in Virginia.
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