[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 358 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 358

  Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Standing 
   Rules of the Senate to require the full payment and disclosure of 
            charter flights provided to Members of Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2006

  Mr. Castle submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
                   referred to the Committee on Rules

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Standing 
   Rules of the Senate to require the full payment and disclosure of 
            charter flights provided to Members of Congress.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT OF FULL PAYMENT AND DISCLOSURE OF CHARTER 
              FLIGHTS.

    (a) House of Representatives.--
            (1) In general.--Clause 5(a)(3)(A) of rule XXV of the Rules 
        of the House of Representatives is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(A)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(ii) For purposes of this subdivision, in the case of a 
        flight on an airplane that is not licensed by the Federal 
        Aviation Administration to operate for compensation or hire, 
        `market value' shall be the fair market value of a charter 
        flight. The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall 
        make public information received under this subdivision as soon 
        as possible after it is received.''.
            (2) Disclosure.--Clause 5 of rule XXV of the Rules of the 
        House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new paragraph:
    ``(g) A Member, officer, or employee who takes a flight described 
in paragraph (a)(3)(A)(ii) shall, with respect to the flight, file a 
report with the Clerk of the House of Representatives for public 
disclosure within 10 days after the flight which provides--
            ``(1) the date of the flight;
            ``(2) the destination of the flight;
            ``(3) the identification of the other individuals who were 
        on the flight, other than those operating the plane; and
            ``(4) the purpose of the trip.''.
    (b) Senate.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph 1(c)(1) of rule XXXV of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) Market value for a flight on an airplane that is not 
        licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate for 
        compensation or hire shall be the fair market value of a 
        charter flight. The Select Committee on Ethics shall make 
        public information received under this subparagraph as soon as 
        possible after it is received.''.
            (2) Disclosure.--Paragraph 1 of rule XXXV of the Standing 
        Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(g) A Member, officer, or employee who takes a flight described 
in subparagraph (c)(1)(B) shall, with respect to the flight, file a 
report with the Secretary of the Senate for public disclosure within 10 
days after the flight--
            ``(1) the date of the flight;
            ``(2) the destination of the flight;
            ``(3) who else was on the flight, other than those 
        operating the plane; and
            ``(4) the purpose of the trip.''.
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