[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 202 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
H. RES. 202

  Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that 
    Members who change political parties repay certain funds to the 
     political party from which the change of affiliation was made.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 1995

 Mr. Stupak (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Rush, Mr. Klink, Mr. Meehan, 
 Mrs. Schroeder, and Miss Collins of Michigan) 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 require that 
    Members who change political parties repay certain funds to the 
     political party from which the change of affiliation was made.
    Resolved, That the Rules of the House of Representatives are 
amended by adding at the end the following new rule:

                              ``Rule LIII

    ``repayment requirement for member who changes party affiliation

    ``1. A Member who changes political party affiliation shall pay to 
the political party from which the change of affiliation is made an 
amount equal to the amount of all contributions received by him from 
that political party with respect to the most recent election of that 
Member to the House.
    ``2. Definition.--As used in this rule, the term `Member' means a 
Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
Congress.''.
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