[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 140 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 140

To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require printing 
       in the Congressional Record of certain travel by Members.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 1993

 Mr. Duncan submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require printing 
       in the Congressional Record of certain travel by Members.

    Resolved, That the Rules of the House of Representatives are 
amended by adding at the end the following new rule:

                              ``Rule LIV.

``public disclosure of certain information respecting travel by members

    ``1. (a) Except as provided by clause 2, within 30 calendar days 
before the commencement of any travel being paid for with appropriated 
funds, a Member shall have published in the Congressional Record the 
following information respecting that travel--
            ``(1) the daily itinerary;
            ``(2) the purpose of the trip; and
            ``(3) the estimated costs of transportation, meals, and 
        lodging, if any.
    ``(b) If any staff (including personal, committee, or subcommittee 
staff) or Member's spouse is travelling with appropriated funds, then 
that Member shall provide the same information to the Congressional 
Record at the same time as the information is provided for his travel.
    ``2. Clause 1 shall not apply to travel between Washington, D.C. 
and the Member's district or within the Member's district.''.

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