Exiting Congress members continue to travel, costing taxpayers $186,744
Former Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa., former chairman of House Committee on Ethics
❚ Announced retirement: Sept. 7; resigned May 2018 and in June became a senior policy adviser for law firm DLA Piper and a contributor for CNN
❚ Travel: Oct. 15-20 to Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $6,971
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., chairman of House Committee on Appropriations
❚ Announced retirement: Jan. 29
❚ Travel: Feb. 17-25 to India, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $23,158
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., House Committee on Foreign Affairs
❚ Announced retirement: Jan. 10
❚ Travel: Feb. 16-18 to Germany
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $1,719
Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, House Committee on Foreign Affairs
❚ Announced retirement: Nov. 7
❚ Travel: March 2-4 to Moldova; May 25-28 to Poland
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $26,467
Former Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas
❚ Announced retirement: Dec. 14; resigned April 6
❚ Travel: Feb. 16-26 to Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Laos
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $9,715
Rep. John Duncan, R-Tenn.
❚ Announced retirement: July 31, 2017
❚ Travel: Aug. 26-30 to Germany
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $2,853
Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-N.J.
❚ Announced retirement: Nov. 7
❚ Travel: March 24-30 to Asia
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $14,968
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
❚ Announced retirement: Oct. 24
❚ Travel: United Kingdom, Jordan, Israel and Greece, plus a separate trip to Cuba, both sometime between Jan. 1 and March 31
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $7,761
Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman of House Committee on the Judiciary
❚ Announced retirement: Nov. 9
❚ Travel: Feb. 16-26 to Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Laos
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $10,164
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.
❚ Announced retirement: Nov. 28
❚ Travel: Feb. 16-26 to Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Laos
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $10,164
Rep. Ruben Kihuen, D-Nev.
❚ Announced retirement: Dec. 16
❚ Travel: Feb. 18-25 to Australia and New Zealand
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $11,046
Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., chairman of House Committee on Foreign Affairs
❚ Announced retirement: Jan. 8
❚ Travel: Feb. 17-24 to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $16,311
Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich.
❚ Announced retirement: Dec. 2
❚ Travel: Jan. 25-28 to Canada and March 2-4 to Mexico
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $5,327
Rep. David Reichert, R-Wash.
❚ Announced retirement: Sept. 6
❚ Travel: Jan. 26-28 to Canada
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $19,821
Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, chairman of House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
❚ Announced retirement: Nov. 2
❚ Travel: April 2-10 to Chile, Ecuador and Columbia
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $2,546
Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., chairman of House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
❚ Announced retirement: Jan. 2
❚ Travel: April 3-8 to Australia and New Zealand
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $1,969
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
❚ Announced retirement: Sept. 26
❚ Travel: Switzerland, sometime between Jan. 1 and March 31
❚ Cost to taxpayers: $15,784