IX. Point A to Point A Travel

You may accept Point A to Point A travel. Point A to Point A travel is travel that begins and ends in the same location, without any intermediary stops. To accept Point A to Point A travel, you must be traveling in your official capacity on behalf of the House. Point A to Point A travel that complies with these restrictions does not have monetary value.

Example. A local organization invites House staff to tour a local river to see how federal funds have helped the health of the river improve. The local organization offers to take the staff on its boat, which will depart and return to the same dock without disembarking during the tour. Because the staff will participate in their official capacities and the boat tour will not make intermediary stops, staff may accept this Point A to Point A travel.

Example. A lumber company in the district invites a Member to tour its operations. Because the lumber company’s land is so vast, the best way to view it is from the air. The lumber company offers to take the Member in the company’s helicopter to view the site. The helicopter will depart from and return to the same location, without any stops. The Member may accept this Point A to Point A travel.

Example. A local non-profit is planning a whistle-stop tour across the district to recognize the 100^th anniversary of a regional railroad. The tour will be on a restored train and will stop at local train depots throughout the region. The non-profit invites a Member to travel with them on the tour. Because the train will make stops along the way, the Member may not accept this travel as Point A to Point A travel. The Member may be able to accept the travel under a different section discussed in this manual.

Example. A Member is invited to an aircraft test facility in her district. The test facility offers to let the Member ride in the cockpit during a test flight, which will take off and return to the same location. She may accept travel on the private aircraft during the test flight because it is Point A to Point A. Because the test flight will take off and land in the same location, she may accept travel on the private aircraft during the test flight.

The mode of transportation for Point A to Point A travel does not change this guidance. As long as the travel meets these requirements, the Point A to Point A travel can be in a car, on an airplane, in a boat, on a helicopter, or on a train. Point A to Point A travel can be on privately-owned modes of transportation, including privately-owned aircraft.