Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account (SOPOEA): History and Usage

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Aug 4, 2026

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Authors: Ida A. Brudnick

Source topics: Congressional Operations, Congressional Funding

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• S 1574An original bill to combine the Senators' Clerk Hire Allowance Account and the Senators' Official Office Expense Account into a combined single account to be known as the "Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account", and for other purposes.
  100th Congress
• S 2581An original bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress
• HR 2918Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010
  111th Congress
• S 2917Pay for Printing Act
  115th Congress
• S 2236Congressional Harassment Reform Act
  115th Congress
• S 2872Congressional Accountability and Harassment Reform Act
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• S 3327Pay for Printing Act
  114th Congress
• S 1808Control Spending Now Act
  111th Congress
• S 3335Earmark Transparency Act
  111th Congress
• S 1287Congressional Reorganization Act of 1993
  103th Congress
• HR 577To provide that a former Member of Congress receiving compensation as a lobbyist shall be ineligible to receive certain Federal retirement benefits or to use certain congressional benefits and services, to require each Member of Congress to post on the Member's official public website a hyperlink to the most recent annual financial disclosure report filed by the Member under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, to prohibit the use of appropriated funds to pay for the costs of travel by the spouse of a Member of Congress who accompanies the Member on official travel, to restrict the use of travel promotional awards by Members of Congress who receive such awards in connection with official air travel, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress
• HR 1626To prevent the enrichment of certain Government officers and employees or their families through Federal funds or contracting, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress
• HR 839Public Service Spending Integrity Act
  115th Congress
• HR 2951To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed handgun anywhere in the United States, with exceptions.
  115th Congress
• HR 6640Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act
  115th Congress
• HR 1873Ending Special Mail Privileges for Congress Act
  114th Congress
• HR 5741Nonessential Government Printing Reduction Act of 2016
  114th Congress
• HR 4872Ending Special Mail Privileges for Congress Act of 2014
  113th Congress
• HR 2250Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016
  114th Congress
• S 81A bill to direct unused appropriations for Senate Official Personnel and Office Expense Accounts to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.
  112th Congress
• S 1Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007
  110th Congress
• HCONRES 113Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require any Member whose Members' Representational Allowance is used to pay for a flight on a private aircraft to report information on the flight not later than 30 days after the flight, and requiring any Senator whose official funds are used to pay for a flight on a private aircraft to report information on the flight not later than 30 days after the flight.
  113th Congress
• SRES 60A resolution authorizing additional assistants in the Senate.
  94th Congress
• SRES 85Omnibus Committee Funding Resolution of 1985
  99th Congress
• SRES 34A resolution relating to legislative assistance for Senators.
  100th Congress
• S 4678An original bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• S 2257An original bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• SRES 413A resolution authorizing the use of funds from the Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account for security enhancements and services provided to Senators.
  119th Congress
• SRES 678A resolution prohibiting the use of funds for travel by Senators to or from their residence during Government shutdowns.
  119th Congress
• S 849A bill to prohibit displaying the flag of a country other than the United States on Capitol Hill and to prohibit Members of Congress from using official funds to purchase the flag of a country other than the United States.
  119th Congress
• S 3205A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit Members of Congress to use facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of meeting with constituents, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 3649A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to prohibit Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 3766A bill to prohibit the use of funds available to Representatives and Senators with respect to official expenses to purchase or lease a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is manufactured in the United States by unionized workers.
  119th Congress
• S 4134A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HCONRES 20Establishing the Congressional Fitness Challenge, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 253To amend title 5, United States Code, to restrict trading and ownership of certain financial instruments by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 2519To provide a per diem allowance for Members of Congress for the costs of lodging, meals, and incidental expenses incurred because of travel to and from the Washington Metropolitan Area in order to cast votes in Congress, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 2642To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit Members of Congress to use facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of meeting with constituents, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 4036To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit the short sale of certain financial investments by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 6731To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to prohibit Members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 7008To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 7337To prohibit the use of funds available to Representatives and Senators with respect to official expenses to purchase or lease a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is manufactured in the United States by unionized workers.
  119th Congress
• HR 7852To require new ethics obligations and restrictions for Members of Congress, their spouse, and dependents, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
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  119th Congress
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  119th Congress
• HR 9358To improve the lives of the American people, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 9367To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to restrict Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents from profiting off prediction markets, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 9429To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to prohibit Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 9560To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to restrict certain financial trade and ownership for certain Federal officials and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HRES 665Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1908) to prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 562To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit Members of Congress to use facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of meeting with constituents, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 1867To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Senate, Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Accounts for fiscal year 2024.
  118th Congress
• HR 3003To amend title 5, United States Code, to restrict trading and ownership of certain financial instruments by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 5772To impose a fine on Members of Congress in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 1078To provide that a former Member of Congress receiving compensation as a lobbyist shall be ineligible to receive certain Federal retirement benefits or to use certain congressional benefits and services, to require each Member of Congress to post on the Member's official public website a hyperlink to the most recent annual financial disclosure report filed by the Member under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, to prohibit the use of appropriated funds to pay for the costs of travel by the spouse of a Member of Congress who accompanies the Member on official travel, to restrict the use of travel promotional awards by Members of Congress who receive such awards in connection with official air travel, and for other purposes.
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