Bill SponsorBILLSPONSOR
Bill Sponsor
Politicians
Bills
Senate Bill 1791
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 12, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Sep 12, 2017
Latest Action
Feb 26, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1791
Congress
115
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Joni Ernst
Iowa
Democrat
Claire McCaskill
Missouri
Republican
Deb Fischer
Nebraska
Republican
Mike Enzi
Wyoming
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017

This bill amends the Former Presidents Act of 1958 to to revise provisions governing the compensation provided to a former President. Each former President shall receive from the United States: (1) an annuity of $200,000 per year; and (2) a monetary allowance of $500,000 per year for five years beginning six months after the expiration of his or her term, $350,000 per year for the next five years, and $250,000 per year thereafter.

Such annuity and allowance shall be increased each year by the same percentage as Social Security benefits.

Such allowance shall be reduced by the amount the former President's earned income exceeds $400,000.

The bill: (1) limits the office staff provided for each former President to not more than 13 individuals, and (2) requires that suitable office space for a former President be provided on a reimbursable basis.

The bill increases and provides for cost-of-living adjustments to the monetary allowance for surviving spouses of former Presidents.

Text (2)
Reported to Senate
February 26, 2018
Introduced in Senate
September 12, 2017
Related Bills (1)
Nov 13, 2017
Passed House
4
Sponsorship
House Bill 3739
Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017
Active
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
House
Actions (5)
02/26/2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 337.
02/26/2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-211.
10/04/2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
09/12/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
09/12/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:35 PM
Copyright © 2024 Civic Bits LLC
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service
What's New
About