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Resolution · 119th Congress · SRES 671

A resolution prohibiting the use of funds for official travel by Senators during Government shutdowns.

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Introduced 2026-04-15Topic: governance ethics · budget

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This Senate resolution would bar Senators from using money in their official office expense account to pay for official travel during a government shutdown. It applies to any period when funding has lapsed for one or more federal agencies. The account could not be used either to pay travel costs directly or to reimburse a Senator for them.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-04-15SenateReferred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.refer
2026-04-15Submitted in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.
SRES 671: A resolution prohibiting the use of funds for official travel by Senators during Government shutdowns. · PoliTracker