# 119-hr-10244: No Taxpayer Funds for Congressional First Class Flights Act

119-hr-10244, No Taxpayer Funds for Congressional First Class Flights Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ); status introduced (as of 2026-09-06).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10244
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Taxpayer Funds for Congressional First Class Flights Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-06

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits congressional travel to coach class: cost, low. 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 dis…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-10244 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10244)

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- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2619)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10244 (as of 2026-09-06).