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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To require the return of excess amounts from the representational allowances of Members of the House of Representatives to the Treasury for deficit reduction.

H.R. 80Introduced Jan 7, 1997Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Roemer D-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 7, 1997 — Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

86 cosponsors — 46 Republicans, 40 Democrats

44 of 86 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), John Baldacci (D-ME), James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), H. Callahan (R-AL), Dave Camp (R-MI), Julia Carson (D-IN), Michael Castle (R-DE), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Bob Clement (D-TN), Howard Coble (R-NC), Gary Condit (D-CA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Jay Dickey (R-AR), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Porter Goss (R-FL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and 56 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Roemer.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-3 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.