[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 436 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 436

Directing the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to investigate 
            allegations pertaining to the House Post Office.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 1994

  Mr. Klug (for himself, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Roberts) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Directing the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to investigate 
            allegations pertaining to the House Post Office.

Whereas allegations reported in public and made in official Department of 
        Justice court documents that personnel of the House Post Office provided 
        illegal cash to certain Members in three ways: (1) cash instead of 
        stamps for official vouchers, (2) cash for postage stamps which had 
        earlier been purchased with official vouchers, and (3) cash for campaign 
        checks;
Whereas the Department of Justice has secured admissions of criminal guilt 
        regarding past activities in the House Post Office;
Whereas multiple concerns and allegations of possible wrongdoing by House 
        employees, a House officer, and Members had been raised within the 
        report of the House Administration Committee Task Force to Investigate 
        the Operation and Management of the House Post Office;
Whereas all these allegations directly affect the rights of the House 
        collectively, its safety, dignity, and the integrity of its proceedings, 
        and the rights, reputation, and conduct of its Members;
Whereas Article I, Section 5, of the Constitution gives each House of Congress 
        responsibility over disorderly behavior of its Members; and
Whereas the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct has jurisdiction over the 
        conduct and behavior of current House Members, officers, and employees, 
        including investigatory authority, and is the appropriate body of this 
        House to conduct any inquiry: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is 
instructed to immediately investigate any alleged violation, by any 
Member, officer, or employee of the House, of the Code of Official 
Conduct or of any law, rule, regulation, or other standard of conduct 
that is related to activities, described by or referred to in, 
documents that it received on July 22, 1992, from the Committee on 
House Administration pertaining to the House Administration Committee 
Task Force to Investigate the Operation and Management of the House 
Post Office investigation. Not later than 60 days after this resolution 
is agreed to and periodically thereafter, the Committee on Standards 
and Official Conduct shall report to the House the status of this 
investigation. Not later than September 30, 1994, the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct shall report to the House its findings of 
fact and recommendations on possible disciplinary actions.

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