Government Travel Transparency Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10289 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10289

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to report on the 
 use of Federal aircraft by certain officials, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 3, 2026

 Mr. Subramanyam (for himself and Mr. Khanna) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL

 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to report on the 
 use of Federal aircraft by certain officials, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Government Travel Transparency 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON USE OF FEDERAL AIRCRAFT BY CERTAIN OFFICIALS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to Congress and publish on 
the website of the Government Accountability Office a report analyzing 
the use by covered officials of aircraft owned or operated by the 
Federal Government, which shall include an identification of the 
following:
            (1) Each use of such aircraft by a covered official for 
        travel with respect to a Federal election or a political 
        activity, and whether the Federal Government was reimbursed for 
        such use.
            (2) Each use of such aircraft by a covered official for 
        personal travel, if another mode of transportation would have 
        been more cost effective (as determined by the Comptroller 
        General).
    (b) Requirements.--In preparing the report under subsection (a), 
the Comptroller General of the United States--
            (1) shall utilize information from the General Services 
        Administration, including from the GSA Travel Reporting Tool; 
        and
            (2) may not include in such report the location of a 
        covered official at a specified time.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered official.--The term ``covered official'' means 
        each of the following:
                    (A) The President of the United States.
                    (B) The Vice President of the United States.
                    (C) The Administrator of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency.
                    (D) The Administrator of the Small Business 
                Administration.
                    (E) The Attorney General.
                    (F) The Director of the Central Intelligence 
                Agency.
                    (G) The Director of the Federal Bureau of 
                Investigation.
                    (H) The Director of National Intelligence.
                    (I) The Director of the Office of Management and 
                Budget.
                    (J) The Secretary of Agriculture.
                    (K) The Secretary of Commerce.
                    (L) The Secretary of Defense.
                    (M) The Secretary of Education.
                    (N) The Secretary of Energy.
                    (O) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
                    (P) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
                    (Q) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
                    (R) The Secretary of the Interior.
                    (S) The Secretary of Labor.
                    (T) The Secretary of State.
                    (U) The Secretary of Transportation.
                    (V) The Secretary of the Treasury.
                    (W) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
                    (X) The United States Trade Representative.
            (2) Federal election.--The term ``Federal election'' has 
        the meaning given the term ``election'' in section 301 of the 
        Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101).
            (3) Political activity.--The term ``political activity'' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 734.101 of title 5, 
        Code of Federal Regulations.
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