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H.R. 407 (112th)
To direct the Secretary of Defense to determine and disclose the costs incurred in taking a Member, officer, or employee of Congress on a trip outside the United States so that such costs may be included in any report the Member, officer, or employee is required to file with respect to the trip under applicable law or rules of the House of Representatives or Senate.
Introduced
24 January 2011
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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Summary
Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to give a Member, officer, or employee of either chamber of Congress carrying out official duties outside the United States a written statement of the cost of any DOD-provided transportation within 10 days after completion of the trip. Requires the Member, officer, or employee to include such cost in any report which must be filed pursuant to the Rules of the House of Representatives or the Standing Rules of the Senate. Excludes from such requirements any trip whose sole purpose is to visit one or more U.S. military installations and/or to visit U.S. military personnel in a war zone.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 January 2011
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 January 2011
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 24 January 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/407
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/407