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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7943
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 3, 2022Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To permit Members of the House of Representatives to use the Members' Representational Allowance to continue to provide services for casework projects on behalf of former constituents who no longer reside in the Member's congressional district as the result of congressional redistricting.
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Use of Members’ Representational Allowance to continue providing services for casework projects for former constituents affected by redistricting
(a)
Use of allowance
Section 101 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5341) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (d) through (f); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
(c)
Use for continuing casework services for certain former constituents
If a Member of the House of Representatives provides services for a casework project on behalf of an individual who is a constituent of the Member during a Congress but who is not a constituent during a succeeding Congress, the provision of casework services for that project on behalf of that individual by the Member during the first session of the succeeding Congress shall be considered as part of the Member’s official and representational duties during the first session of the succeeding Congress for purposes of this section if the individual would have been a constituent during the succeeding Congress but for the enactment of a congressional redistricting plan.
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(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to services provided during the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress and any succeeding Congress.