Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Prohibit the use of official funds for non-coach airline accommodations for Members of Congress.. Promised outcome: Members of Congress would not be able to use official funds for airline accommodations other than coach class.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 7th District in the 119th Congress, Kean introduced H.R. 10244, the No Taxpayer Funds for Congressional First Class Flights Act.
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Full Title To prohibit the use of official funds for airline accommodations for Members of Congress which are not coach-class accommodations, and for other purposes. Sponsors Thomas H. Kean, Jr.(NJ)
Kean sponsored H.R. 10244, a bill to bar official funds from being used for non-coach airline accommodations for Members of Congress.
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"may be used for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text matches the commitment's substance: prohibiting use of official travel funds for congressional airline accommodations above coach class, with exceptions for medical disability or special need.
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"Mr. Kean introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo records Kean as introducing H.R. 10244 and referral to committee, showing concrete legislative effort but not enactment.
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"Bill Version Introduced in House (IH)"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official GovInfo record lists only the introduced-in-House version, so the commitment remains unresolved rather than delivered as of the refresh date.
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"H.R. 10244. A bill to prohibit the use of official funds for airline accommodations"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record independently confirms H.R. 10244's introduction in the House; no passage, enactment, or implementing rule is shown in the cited official record.