# 114-hr-5933: REFUND Act

114-hr-5933, REFUND Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN); status Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5933
- Congress: 114
- Title: REFUND Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
- Introduced: 2016-09-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Returned Exclusively For Unpaid National Debt Act or the REFUND Act This bill rescinds federal funds identified by a state as unwanted and requires the funds to be used for debt reduction. The bill applies to federal funds required to be allocated by formula among all states that agree to use the funds for a specified purpose. To identify the funds as unwanted, a state legislature must pass a concurrent resolution, and the state must then notify the head of the federal agency responsible for allocating the funds. The Department of the Treasury must deposit the rescinded funds in the Gifts to the United States for Reduction of the Public Debt account, use the funds to reduce the debt, and submit an annual report to Congress identifying funds received.

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- 114-hr-6322: Norman Yoshio Mineta Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-6255: Norman Yoshio Mineta Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-6176: Export Control Reform Act
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- 114-hr-5999: Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5933 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5933)

## Related
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- [114-hr-6255: Norman Yoshio Mineta Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6255)
- [114-hr-6176: Export Control Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6176)
- [114-hr-6135: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 719 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6135)
- [114-hr-6025: American Innovation $1 Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6025)
- [114-hr-5999: Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5999)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5933 (as of 2025-11-18).