[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 229 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 229

 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit admission 
 of ex-Members of the House of Representatives to the House floor and 
rooms leading thereto in certain instances where personal or pecuniary 
                        interests are involved.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 11, 1997

 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
 Fazio of California, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
   Farr of California) 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 limit admission 
 of ex-Members of the House of Representatives to the House floor and 
rooms leading thereto in certain instances where personal or pecuniary 
                        interests are involved.

    Resolved, That clause 3 of rule XXXII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by inserting after the first sentence the 
following new sentence: ``Ex-Members of the House of Representatives, 
former Parliamentarians of the House, and former elected officers and 
former elected minority employees of the House shall also be excluded 
from admission to the Hall of the House and rooms leading thereto if 
they have a direct personal or pecuniary interest in any measure or 
matter under consideration in any committee or subcommittee, unless 
that measure or matter contains any provision that affects such 
individuals solely because they belong to the class of ex-Members.''.
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