[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 18 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 18

Requiring Members of the House of Representatives to pay $600 from the 
  Official Expenses Allowance for each instance of extraneous matter 
     printed in that portion of the Congressional Record entitled 
                       ``Extensions of Remarks''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

Mr. Goss submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on House Oversight

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Requiring Members of the House of Representatives to pay $600 from the 
  Official Expenses Allowance for each instance of extraneous matter 
     printed in that portion of the Congressional Record entitled 
                       ``Extensions of Remarks''.

    Resolved, 

SECTION 1. PAYMENT REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS.

    In each case of extraneous matter printed in that portion of the 
Congressional Record entitled ``Extensions of Remarks'', a Member of 
the House of Representatives who submits the matter shall pay $600 out 
of the Official Expenses Allowance of the Member. The amounts so paid 
shall be credited to the applicable appropriation relating to 
publication of the Congressional Record.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF THE SPEAKER.

    The Speaker shall have authority to specify such standards and to 
make such determinations as may be necessary to assure compliance with 
this resolution.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in section 1--
            (1) the term ``extraneous matter'' means matter not related 
        to the legislative business of the day; and
            (2) the term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' 
        means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident 
        Commissioner to, the Congress.
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