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No Taxpayer Funds for Congressional First Class Flights Act
Sponsored By: Representative Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]
Introduced
Summary
Ban on taxpayer-funded non-coach airline travel for Members of Congress. This bill would limit official air travel paid with federal money to coach-class seating, allow a narrow medical or special-need exception, and direct House and Senate committees to write implementing rules before fiscal year 2027.
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- Members of Congress would generally be restricted to coach-class for official flights, with non-coach travel allowed only for documented medical disabilities or other special needs.
- Congressional travel offices and staff would need to apply a single coach-class standard and document any exception requests, creating extra administrative work.
- The House Committee on House Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration would draft regulations that define coach-class and set the process for approving exceptions, with the rule taking effect in fiscal year 2027.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Limits congressional travel to coach class
If enacted, the bill would bar using any funds appropriated or otherwise made available during a fiscal year to pay for airline accommodations that are not coach-class for official travel by a Member of Congress. An exception would allow non-coach seating when necessary to accommodate a medical disability or other special need. The bill would define coach-class as an airline's basic class, including carry-on baggage without extra cost, and it could include economy or tourist class or the airline's single class. The Committee on House Administration (for Representatives, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner) and the Committee on Rules and Administration (for Senators) would write regulations, and the rule would start in fiscal year 2027 and apply each year after.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]
NJ • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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