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118THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 6730
To rescind amounts made available for the Department of Commerce Non-
recurring Expenses Fund by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER12, 2023
Mr. R
OY(for himself, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. PERRY, Mr. NOR-
MAN, Mr. BISHOPof North Carolina, Mr. OGLES, Mr. DONALDS, Mr.
E
MMER, and Mr. RESCHENTHALER) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition
to the Committees on the Budget, Financial Services, Transportation and
Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Over-
sight and Accountability, Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To rescind amounts made available for the Department of
Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund by the Fiscal
Responsibility Act of 2023, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eliminate Congres-4
sional Slush Funds Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR DE-1
PARTMENT OF COMMERCE NONRECURRING 2
EXPENSES FUND. 3
(a) R
ESCISSION.—The total amount of unobligated 4
funds made available by section 101(e) of the Fiscal Re-5
sponsibility Act of 2023 (Public Law 118–5) for the De-6
partment of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund are 7
hereby permanently rescinded. 8
(b) C
LASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARYEFFECTS.— 9
The budgetary effects of subsection (a) shall not count for 10
purposes of section 251 of the Balanced Budget and 11
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or allocation pur-12
suant to section 302(a) or 302(b) of the Congressional 13
Budget Act of 1974. 14
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