Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Heightened Oversight of Travel, Eating, and Lodging Act of 2019 or the HOTEL Act This bill prohibits federal agencies from using U.S. government funds to pay for expenses at lodging establishments that are owned by or employ certain public officials or their relatives, including by providing travel reimbursement or a per diem allowance for the cost of lodging, with exceptions.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Government Operations and Politics
Congressional oversightCorporate finance and managementFamily relationshipsFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionJudgesMembers of CongressPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTransportation costs
HOTEL Act
USA116th CongressS-2485| Senate
| Updated: 9/17/2019
Heightened Oversight of Travel, Eating, and Lodging Act of 2019 or the HOTEL Act This bill prohibits federal agencies from using U.S. government funds to pay for expenses at lodging establishments that are owned by or employ certain public officials or their relatives, including by providing travel reimbursement or a per diem allowance for the cost of lodging, with exceptions.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Government Operations and Politics
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Congressional oversightCorporate finance and managementFamily relationshipsFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionJudgesMembers of CongressPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTransportation costs