# 119-hr-2519: To provide a per diem allowance for Members of Congress for the costs of lodging, meals, and incidental expenses incurred because of travel to and from the Washington Metropolitan Area in order to cast votes in Congress, and for other purposes.

119-hr-2519, To provide a per diem allowance for Members of Congress for the costs of lodging, meals, and incidental expenses incurred because of travel to and from the Washington Metropolitan Area in order to cast votes in Congress, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2519
- Congress: 119
- Title: To provide a per diem allowance for Members of Congress for the costs of lodging, meals, and incidental expenses incurred because of travel to and from the Washington Metropolitan Area in order to cast votes in Congress, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a federal per diem for Members who travel to Washington to cast votes.** It would pay lodging and meals/incidental expense rates for days Members travel to the Washington Metropolitan Area to record in-person votes and sets rules for who qualifies.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Per diem for Members traveling to vote: benefit, medium. If enacted, House and Senate Members, including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, who travel on official business to the Washington area to cast votes could receive per diem for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses. Lodging per diem would apply only on days the chamber holds votes and the…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-2902: SOAR Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-2519 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2519)

## Related
- [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800)
- [119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defe…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3838)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-2902: SOAR Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2902)
- [119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9535)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2519 (as of 2025-12-21).