To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.

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Prohibits payments from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives, the contingent fund of the Senate, or any other appropriated funds for a death gratuity payment to the widow, widower, or heirs-at-law of any Member of Congress who dies after the commencement of a Congress to which the Member has been elected.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 15, 2010

States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit or affect the payment to any individual of any unpaid balance or salary or other sums due to such a Member.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.

Latest action (Dec 15, 2010): Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Policy area: Congress · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 15, 2010

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.