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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 230
To prohibit the use of funds provided for the official travel expenses of
Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the legislative
branch for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommoda-
tions, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 2021
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Administration
A BILL
To prohibit the use of funds provided for the official travel
expenses of Members of Congress and other officers and
employees of the legislative branch for airline accom-
modations which are not coach-class accommodations,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coach-Only Airfare
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for Capitol Hill Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING USE OF FUNDS FOR OFFICIAL TRAV-
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EL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
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AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES FOR
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AIRLINE ACCOMMODATIONS OTHER THAN
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COACH-CLASS.
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(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection
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(b), no funds appropriated or otherwise made available for
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the official travel expenses of a Member of Congress or
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other officer or employee of any office in the legislative
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branch may be used for airline accommodations which are
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not coach-class accommodations.
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(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Funds described in subsection (a)
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may be used for airline accommodations which are not
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coach-class accommodations for an individual described in
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subsection (a) if the use of the funds for such accommoda-
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tions would be permitted under sections 301–10.121
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through 301–10.125 of title 41 of the Code of Federal
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Regulations if the individual were an employee of an agen-
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cy which is subject to chapter 301 of such title.
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(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act
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may be construed to affect any officer or employee of an
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office of the legislative branch which, as of the date of
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the enactment of this Act, is subject to chapter 301 of
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title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—
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(1) COACH-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS.—In this
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Act, the term ‘‘coach-class accommodations’’ means
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the basic class of accommodation by airlines that is
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normally the lowest fare offered regardless of airline
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terminology used, and (as referred to by airlines)
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may include tourist class or economy class, as well
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as single class when the airline offers only one class
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of accommodations to all travelers.
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(2) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—In this Act, the
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term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means a Senator or a
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Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commis-
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sioner to, the Congress.
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2022
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and each succeeding fiscal year.
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