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H.R. 5305

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5305, the Congressional MRA Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 11, 2025 by Rep. Jodey Arrington (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Administration, and last saw action on Sep 11, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Record

Text

H.R. 5305 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb5305/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5305 IH: Congressional Money Returned to America Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-11
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5305  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 11, 2025   Mr. Arrington  (for himself,  Mr. Vindman ,  Mr. Gosar , and  Mr. Grothman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on House Administration    A BILL
To require any amounts remaining in the Members’ Representational Allowance at the end of a fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Congressional Money Returned to America Act   or the   Congressional MRA Act  .
2.
Requiring amounts remaining in Members’ Representational Allowance to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated for the Members’ Representational Allowance of the House of Representatives for a fiscal year which remain after all payments are made under such Allowance for the year shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
(b)
Regulations
The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act.
(c)
Effective date
This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-09-11
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Sep 11, 2025

hb5305/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (09/11/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Jodey Arrington (R) sponsors H.R. 5305, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5305 went before 1 committee: Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration
Committee on House Administration
Referred To · Sep 11, 2025 · 196 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5305 has taken 2 actions since Sep 11, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 11, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 11, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.Committee on House Administration

Votes

H.R. 5305 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5305 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Congressional MRA Act — Display Title
  • Congressional MRA Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Congressional Money Returned to America Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require any amounts remaining in the Members' Representational Allowance at the end of a fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5305 under Congress, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5305’s is Congress.

hr5305/policy-areas.txt
CongressAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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