Bill > HR5305

This bill, known as the "Congressional Money Returned to America Act" or the "Congressional MRA Act", proposes a new requirement for handling unused funds from the Members' Representational Allowance (MRA), which is a budgetary allocation given to members of the U.S. House of Representatives to cover office expenses, staff salaries, and other official costs. Under this legislation, any remaining MRA funds at the end of a fiscal year must be deposited into the U.S. Treasury and used specifically for deficit reduction. If there is no federal budget deficit at the time, the funds will be applied to reducing the overall federal debt, with the Secretary of the Treasury determining the precise method of allocation. The Committee on House Administration will be responsible for creating regulations to implement this policy, which will take effect in fiscal year 2026 and continue for subsequent years. The bill aims to ensure that taxpayer-funded congressional office budgets are used more efficiently and any surplus directly contributes to improving the nation's fiscal health.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5305/all-info