A payment of $174,000 to the widow of a late Representative
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 6, Sec. 6.
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A payment of $174,000 to the widow of a late Representative
The document says “means”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 6 in the PDF
What the document says
“For payment to Jill Marie LaMalfa, widow of Douglas L. LaMalfa, late a Representative from the State of California, $174,000.”
Section 6 makes a payment of $174,000 to Jill Marie LaMalfa, widow of Douglas L. LaMalfa, late a Representative from California. This is the whole of the section that carries this heading.
What the document actually says
“For payment to Jill Marie LaMalfa, widow of Douglas L. LaMalfa, late a Representative from the State of California, $174,000.”
That sentence, in plain words
Pay $174,000 to one person. She is the widow of a man from California who served in the House and died.
What this is about
Congress has long paid a year of salary to the family of a member who dies in office. This is one such payment.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, sec. 6, 140 Stat. 174 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm
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“A payment of $174,000 to the widow of a late Representative,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 6, Sec. 6. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec06-widows-payment/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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