Directing Members required to reimburse the Treasury for payments related to certain claims to appear before the Clerk for public disclosure of the reasons for the reimbursement.

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-04-13

Members of Congress who are required to pay back taxpayer money for certain claims would have to publicly explain to the House Clerk why they owe that reimbursement. The requirement would make these repayments and their reasons a matter of public record rather than allowing them to happen quietly behind the scenes. This would increase transparency about how congressional funds are being used and recovered.