,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eeh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #bi1 #bjad   
,ms4 ,duckworth submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,house ,administration    
,,resolution  ,prohibiting the use of   
the ,members' ,representational         
,allowance for the payment of the costs 
of first-class airline accommodations4  
#a4 ,prohibiting use of ,members'       
,representational ,allowance for        
first-class airline accommodations  7a7 
,revision of ,regulations ,governing the
 ,use of the ,,mra ,the ,committee on   
,house ,administration shall promulgate 
revisions to the regulations governing  
the use of the ,members'                
,representational ,allowance to ensure  
that the ,allowance is not used for the 
payment of the costs of first-class     
airline accommodations for domestic     
travel except as provided under         
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,exceptions ,under 
the revisions promulgated by the        

,committee on ,house ,administration    
under subsection 7a71 a ,members'       
,representational ,allowance may be used
 for the payment of the costs of        
first-class airline accommodations for  
domestic travel if the ,member whose    
,allowance will be used for such payment
 certifies in writing to the ,committee 
that any of the following applies3  7#a7
 ,the use of first-class accommodations 
is necessary to accommodate a medical   
disability or other special need1 as    
demonstrated by such documentation as   
the ,committee may require4  7#b7 ,no   
accommodations other than first-class   
accommodations are reasonably available 
given the timing of the travel1 but only
 if the travel is urgent and the purpose
 of the travel may not be carried out on
 alternative dates4  7#c7 ,the use of   
first-class accommodations is necessary 
because of exceptional security         
circumstances or other exceptional      
circumstances4  7#d7 ,the use of        
first-class accommodations will result  

in an overall cost savings by avoiding  
additional subsistence costs1 overtime1 
or lost productive time while awaiting  
coach-class accommodations4  7#e7 ,the  
length of the flight is #e hours or     
greater4  7c7 ,domestic ,travel ,defined
 ,for purposes of this resolution1      
domestic travel means travel within the 
continental ,united ,states4