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H.R. 4561

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4561, the SUE Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 21, 2025 by Rep. Randy Fine (R). It was referred to Administration, and last saw action on Jul 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Record

Text

H.R. 4561 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb4561/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4561 IH: Stop Unnecessary Expenditures Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-21
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4561  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 21, 2025   Mr. Fine  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on House Administration    A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to pay for a subscription to the Wall Street Journal for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop Unnecessary Expenditures Act   or the   SUE Act  .
2.
Prohibition with respect to use of certain funds for Wall Street Journal subscription
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used to pay for a subscription to the Wall Street Journal for any office of a Member of Congress (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) or for any committee of Congress.
(b)
Effective date
This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2025 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-21
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to pay for a subscription to the Wall Street Journal for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Randy Fine (R) sponsors H.R. 4561 alone.

Randy Fine

Rep. · R–FL-6 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 4561 went before 1 committee: Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration
Committee on House Administration
Referred To · Jul 21, 2025 · 196 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4561 has taken 2 actions since Jul 21, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 21, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 21, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.Committee on House Administration

Votes

H.R. 4561 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4561 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • SUE Act — Display Title
  • SUE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Stop Unnecessary Expenditures Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the use of Federal funds to pay for a subscription to the Wall Street Journal for Members of Congress, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4561 under Congress, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4561’s is Congress.

hr4561/policy-areas.txt
CongressAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com