[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 135 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 135

 To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit disabled 
  individuals who have access to the House floor to bring supporting 
                               services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 1997

 Mr. Weygand (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Moakley, 
Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
  Kucinich, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
 Blumenauer, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Pascrell) submitted the following 
        resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit disabled 
  individuals who have access to the House floor to bring supporting 
                               services.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SUPPORTING SERVICES.

    Rule XXXII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(6) Clerks of committees and persons from Member's staffs who 
have a disability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102) and who have access to the 
Hall of the House may bring supporting services (including service 
dogs, wheelchairs, and interpreters) into the Hall of the House.''.
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