# 119-hr-5305: Congressional MRA Act

119-hr-5305, Congressional MRA Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5305
- As of: 2026-11-01
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5305
- Congress: 119
- Title: Congressional MRA Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## Summary

**Redirects unspent House Members' Representational Allowance (MRA) funds to federal deficit or debt reduction.** It would require any MRA dollars left after annual payments to be deposited in the Treasury and used to cut the deficit or, if no deficit exists, to pay down federal debt starting in fiscal year 2026. - House offices would no longer keep leftover MRA dollars available for representational purposes. Any unspent amounts would go to the Treasury instead. - The federal budget would receive extra sums for deficit reduction or debt paydown when MRA funds are left over. - The Secretary of the Treasury would decide how to apply the deposits and the House Committee on House Administration would write rules to implement the change. This takes effect for fiscal year 2026 and each year after. *Would direct leftover MRA funds to reduce the federal deficit or lower the federal debt.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Leftover House office funds to cut debt: benefit, low. Starting in fiscal year 2026, any leftover House Members’ Representational Allowance money would go back to the U.S. Treasury. Treasury would use it to reduce the federal budget deficit. If there is no deficit, Treasury would use it to reduce federal debt. The Secretary of the Treasury would decide…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5305 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5305)

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- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5305 (as of 2026-11-01).