[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 237 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 237

  To limit the access of lobbyists to the Hall of the House, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 1997

  Ms. Woolsey (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
 Torres, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Furse, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
Rush, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Olver, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Engel, Mr. Green, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
 Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Shays) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                                on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  To limit the access of lobbyists to the Hall of the House, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Resolved, That clause 3 of rule XXXII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended to read as follows:
    ``3. (a) Except as provided by paragraph (b), 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 be entitled to the privilege of admission to the Hall of 
the House and rooms leading thereto only if they do not have any direct 
personal or pecuniary interest in any legislative measure pending 
before the House or reported by any committee of the House.
    ``(b) No individual who is a lobbyist registered under section 308 
of the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act may be admitted to the Hall 
of the House except an ex-Member to attend ceremonial functions 
attended by other ex-Members.
    ``(c) The Speaker shall promulgate such regulations as may be 
necessary to implement the provisions of this rule and to ensure its 
enforcement.''.
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