,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #a1        
#bjag,mr4 ,blum introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,house ,administration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit the use of        
official funds provided for the         
operations of a ,house of ,congress for 
long-term vehicle leases1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,no ,congressional  
,vehicle ,leases ,act4  #b4 ,prohibiting
 use of congressional funds for         
long-term vehicle leases ,no funds      
appropriated or otherwise made available
 during a fiscal year for the operations
 of a ,house of ,congress1 including the
 official and representational expenses 
of a ,member of ,congress or the        
expenses of a committee or leadership   
office of a ,house of ,congress1 may be 
used to lease a vehicle for a period of 
longer than #cj consecutive days1 or to 
lease a vehicle for a period of any     

length at a daily rate exceeding a      
maximum rate established by regulation4 
#c4 ,regulations ,the ,committee on     
,house ,administration of the ,house of 
,representatives 7with respect to       
,representatives in1 and ,delegates and 
the ,resident ,commissioner to1 the     
,congress7 and the ,committee on ,rules 
and ,administration of the ,senate 7with
 respect to ,senators7 shall each       
promulgate such regulations as may be   
necessary to carry out this ,act4  #d4  
,member of ,congress defined ,in this   
,act1 the term ,member of ,congress     
means a ,senator or a ,representative   
in1 or ,delegate or ,resident           
,commissioner to1 the ,congress4  #e4   
,effective date ,this ,act shall apply  
with respect to leases entered into     
after the expiration of the #a-year     
period which begins on the date of the  
enactment of this ,act4