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Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] · R–NJ
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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PlainBill explanation
Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-03 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would generally require members of Congress to use coach-class airline accommodations when paying with funds available for official travel. Other accommodations would remain allowed when necessary for a medical disability or another special need. The proposed restriction would apply starting in fiscal year 2027 and continue in later years.
No funds appropriated or otherwise made available during a fiscal year for the official travel expenses of a Member of Congress may be used for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations, unless the use of other than coach-class accommodations is necessary to accommodate a medical disability or other special need.
This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2027 and each succeeding fiscal year.
The proposed funding restriction covers official airline travel by senators, representatives, delegates and the resident commissioner. It applies to funds appropriated—provided through government spending legislation—or otherwise made available for those travel expenses.
No funds appropriated or otherwise made available during a fiscal year for the official travel expenses of a Member of Congress may be used for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations
the term Member of Congress means a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
Funds could pay for accommodations other than coach when necessary to accommodate a medical disability or another special need.
unless the use of other than coach-class accommodations is necessary to accommodate a medical disability or other special need.
Coach would mean an airline's basic accommodation class, whatever the airline calls it, including carry-on baggage at no additional cost. It may include tourist or economy class, or the single class offered to all travelers on an airline with only one class.
the term coach-class accommodations means the basic class of accommodation by airlines, regardless of the airline terminology used, which includes carry-on baggage without additional cost and which— (1) may include tourist class or economy class (as referred to by airlines); or (2) is a single class when the airline offers only one class of accommodations to all travelers.
The House Committee on House Administration would be required to issue necessary implementing regulations for representatives, delegates and the resident commissioner. The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration would have that responsibility for senators.
Regulations necessary to carry out this Act shall be prescribed by— (1) the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, with respect to Representatives in, and Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; and (2) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, with respect to Senators.
The bill would apply in fiscal year 2027 and every following fiscal year, with no specified end date.
This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2027 and each succeeding fiscal year.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated September 5, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on House Administration on September 3, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-05T12:58:28Z. 2026-09-03: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. 2026-09-03: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-09-03. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not cover other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not establish the absence of earmarks in other versions or accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow preferential benefit was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. The accommodation exception is part of the travel rule and does not by itself establish preferential treatment. This conclusion is limited to this version.
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