[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 203 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
H. RES. 203

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide that the 
    House may declare vacant the office of any Member who publicly 
           announces a change in political party affiliation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 1995

Mr. Stupak (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Rush, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
 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 provide that the 
    House may declare vacant the office of any Member who publicly 
           announces a change in political party affiliation.
    Resolved, That the Rules of the House of Representatives are 
amended by adding at the end the following new rule:

                              ``Rule LIII

     ``declaration of vacancy of seat of member who changes party 
                              affiliation

    ``1. Whenever any Member having been elected as the candidate of a 
political party publicly announces a change in political party 
affiliation, then the House may, by resolution, declare vacant the 
office of that Member.
    ``2. 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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