[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 272 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 272

   Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to create the 
          Committee on the Investigation of Corrupt Practices.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 1993

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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to create the 
          Committee on the Investigation of Corrupt Practices.

    Resolved, That clause 1 of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by redesignating paragraphs (l) through (v) 
as paragraphs (m) through (w), respectively, and by inserting after 
paragraph (k) the following new paragraph:
    ``(l)(1) Committee on the Investigation of Corrupt Practices, 
consisting of the following Members:
            ``(A) 6 Members who are not members of the same political 
        party as the President, to be appointed by the majority leader 
        or minority leader, as the case may be, and 1 of whom he shall 
        designate as chairman; and
            ``(B) 5 Members who are members of the same political party 
        as the President, to be appointed by the majority leader or 
        minority leader, as the case may be.
    ``(2) The committee shall have the duty--
            ``(A) to investigate, at the instigation of its chairman or 
        upon receipt of a written request made by at least 50 Members 
        of the House and transmitted to the committee by 1 such Member, 
        corrupt practices in the executive branch of the Government; 
        and
            ``(B) to report to the House the results of its 
        investigations; and
            ``(C) to recommend to the House such legislative or 
        administrative actions as it deems appropriate.''.

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