[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1545 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1545

 To make applicable to the Congress certain laws relating to the terms 
 and conditions of employment, the health and safety of employees, and 
  the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees; and to 
 repeal and prohibit certain privileges and gratuities for Members of 
  the United States House of Representatives, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 31, 1993

Mr. Nussle (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Inglis of South 
 Carolina, and Mr. Lightfoot) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred jointly to the Committees on House Administration, Ways and 
  Means, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, and Government Operations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make applicable to the Congress certain laws relating to the terms 
 and conditions of employment, the health and safety of employees, and 
  the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees; and to 
 repeal and prohibit certain privileges and gratuities for Members of 
  the United States House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Representative Reform Act 
Stop Special Treatment Provision''.

                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL EXEMPTIONS

SEC. 101. APPLICATION.

    (a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
laws specified in subsection (b) shall, to the extent that they relate 
to the terms and conditions of employment (including hiring, promotion 
or demotion, salary, benefits, work assignments or reassignments, 
overtime, and termination), the health and safety of employees, and the 
rights and responsibilities of employers and employees, apply to the 
Congress in the same manner and to the same extent as they apply--
            (1) in the case of a private person, to such a person; and
            (2) in the case of an Executive agency (as defined by 
        section 105 of title 5, United States Code), to such an agency.
    (b) Laws Made Applicable to Congress by This Act.--The laws 
referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
            (1) Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).
            (2) National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.).
            (3) Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et 
        seq.).
            (4) Civil Rights Act of 1964.
            (5) Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 
        621 et seq.).
            (6) Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 
        651 et seq.).
            (7) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
            (8) Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.).
            (9) Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a, 552a note).
            (10) Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et 
        seq.).
            (11) Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
            (12) Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
    (c) Application of the Freedom of Information Act.--The Congress, 
and the instrumentalities of Congress, shall be subject to section 552 
of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Freedom 
of Information Act'') to the same extent that Executive agencies (as 
defined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code) are subject to 
such section 552.
    (d) Application of Independent Counsel Provisions.--Chapter 40 of 
title 28, United States Code (relating to independent counsel), shall 
apply to the Congress, such that the individuals referred to in 
subsection (e)(1), (2), (3), (6), and (7) of this Act shall be deemed 
to be included in section 519(b) of title 28, United States Code.
    (e) Individuals Covered by Act.--This Act shall apply to the 
following individuals:
            (1) A Senator or Representative in, or Resident 
        Commissioner or Delegate to, the Congress (hereafter in this 
        Act referred to as ``Members'').
            (2) An employee of either House of Congress, of a committee 
        of either House, or a joint committee of the two Houses.
            (3) An elected officer of either House who is not a Member.
            (4) The Legislative Counsel of either House and an employee 
        of the Legislative Counsel.
            (5) A member of the Capitol Police.
            (6) An employee of a Member if the pay of the employee is 
        paid by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House 
        of Representatives.
            (7) An employee of the instrumentalities of Congress, 
        including the Congressional Research Service, the Office of 
        Technology Assessment, the General Accounting Office, the 
        Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Botanic Gardens, 
        the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the 
        Congressional Budget Office, and the Copyright Royalty 
        Tribunal.
    (f) Employees in the District or State Office of a Member.--For the 
purposes of determining whether the individuals employed in the 
district or State office of a Member are subject to the laws set forth 
in section 2, the district or State office shall be treated as if it 
were an affiliated branch of a private employer under the laws in 
section 2.
    (g) Place of Residence and Political Affiliation.--Notwithstanding 
the laws set forth in section 2, a Member may consider the political 
affiliation and place of residence of an individual seeking employment 
on the personal staff of that Member.
    (h) Conforming Amendment.--Section 509 of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 373) is repealed.
    (i) Application of Small Business Exemption to Members.--To the 
extent that a law referred to in section 2 contains an exemption for a 
small business, such an exemption shall apply to a Member if the 
aggregate number of employees of the Member and employees attributable 
to the Member does not exceed the number of employees necessary to 
qualify as a small business under the exemption. For the purposes of 
this subsection, the number of employees attributable to a Member 
equals the result of the sum of the employees specified in subsection 
(e)(2), (3), (4), (6) and (7) who work in the District of Columbia and 
are employed by the House in which that Member sits, divided by the 
number of Members of that House.

SEC. 102. RIGHT OF APPEAL.

    If any individual referred to in section 2(e) is aggrieved by an 
action taken pursuant to this Act, such individual may seek review of 
that action in a Federal district court of competent jurisdiction and 
shall have the same rights and remedies provided to private persons 
under the laws referred to in section 2.

                     TITLE II--CONGRESSIONAL PERKS

SEC. 201. PAYMENT FOR MEDICAL CARE FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Payment.--All Members of the House of Representatives and 
Senators shall pay full market value for all medical services, medical 
tests, and medications provided by the Office of the Attending 
Physician.
    (b) Establishment of Fund.--There is established in the Treasury of 
the United States a revolving fund within the contingent fund of the 
House of Representatives to be known as the Office of the Attending 
Physician Revolving Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
``revolving fund'').
    (c) Deposits and Expenditures.--
            (1) All moneys received by the Office of the Attending 
        Physician from payments made under subsection (a) or from any 
        other source shall be deposited to the fund credit of the 
        revolving fund. Moneys in the revolving fund shall be available 
        without fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the Sergeant 
        at Arms and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives for 
        necessary supplies and expenses of the Office of the Attending 
        Physician.
            (2) On or before December 31 of each year, the House 
        Administrator of the House of Representatives shall withdraw 
        from the revolving fund and deposit in the Treasury of the 
        United States as miscellaneous receipts all moneys in excess of 
        $5,000 in the revolving fund at the close of the preceding 
        fiscal year.
            (3) Disbursements from the revolving fund shall be made 
        upon vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms.

SEC. 202. ELIMINATION OF HOUSE BARBER SHOPS AND BEAUTY SALONS.

    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all beauty shops 
and barber shops located on the premises of any property belonging to 
the House of Representatives shall be closed ninety days after the date 
of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 203. EXPRESSING A SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE 
              FOR PARKING AT NATIONAL AIRPORT FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the House of Representatives that Members of 
Congress should be charged rates comparable to those in other parking 
facilities at Washington National Airport, and that records of such 
expenses be made accessible to the public.

SEC. 204. ESTABLISH MARKET RATES FOR HEALTH FACILITIES FOR MEMBERS OF 
              CONGRESS.

    (a) Payment.--All Members of the House of Representatives shall pay 
full market value for the use of the health facilities located on the 
premises of the Capitol or any House office building.
    (b) Deposit.--The House Administrator shall submit amounts paid 
under subsection (a) for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury.

SEC. 205. EXPRESSING A SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 
              SHOULD PAY THE ENTIRE EXPENSE ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR 
              HEALTH INSURANCE.

    It is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal 
Government shall not bear any of the cost of health insurance for 
Members of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 206. STUDY TO IDENTIFY THE ALL BENEFITS THAT ACCRUE TO MEMBERS OF 
              THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    (a) Study.--The General Accounting Office shall conduct a study to 
identify all benefits that accrue to Members of the House of 
Representatives and shall determine the market value or a close 
approximation of each of those benefits and the extent to which tax 
dollars are used to pay for each service.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Before the end of the six month period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the General Accounting 
Office shall submit a report to the Congress on the findings and 
conclusions made with respect to the study under subsection (a).

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 301. PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.

    Not later than a one hundred and eighty-day period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act, the House of Representatives and the 
Senate shall each promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this 
Act, including specifically implementing each of the laws set forth in 
section 101. Such rules and regulations shall be consistent with 
Federal law.

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