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RepublicanBill · H.R. 5305· House(119-HR-5305)

Congressional MRA Act

Rep. Arrington
Age: 54 years
Texas
Introduced
9/11/2025
Last activity
9/11/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sponsored by
Jodey Arrington
Cosponsors
Republican - 2Democrat - 1
Congress
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is called the "Congressional Money Returned to America Act" or the "Congressional MRA Act." It requires any money left over in the Members' Representational Allowance of the House of Representatives at the end of a fiscal year to be put back into the Treasury. These funds would then be used to reduce the federal deficit or the federal debt. The Committee on House Administration is authorized to create regulations to implement this. The law would start applying in fiscal year 2026.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?+3

    Returning unused congressional allowances to the Treasury demonstrates a commitment to fiscal discipline.

  • Does this reduce what the federal government owes?+2

    The bill explicitly requires unused representational allowances to be used for deficit reduction or reducing federal debt.

  • Does this reduce what the federal government spends?+1

    It prevents the carry-over or reallocation of unused Member allowances by returning them to the Treasury.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.