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Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017

USA115th CongressS-1791| Senate 
| Updated: 2/26/2018
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (3)
Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.

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Timeline
Sep 12, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Sep 12, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Oct 4, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 14, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3739
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 26, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-211.
Feb 26, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 337.
  • September 12, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 12, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • October 4, 2017
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • November 14, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3739
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • February 26, 2018
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-211.


  • February 26, 2018
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 337.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3739: Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInflation and pricesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017

USA115th CongressS-1791| Senate 
| Updated: 2/26/2018
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.

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Timeline
Sep 12, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Sep 12, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Oct 4, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 14, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3739
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 26, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-211.
Feb 26, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 337.
  • September 12, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 12, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • October 4, 2017
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • November 14, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3739
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • February 26, 2018
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-211.


  • February 26, 2018
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 337.
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (3)
Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3739: Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInflation and pricesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents