[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 676 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 676

   Amending rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
 prohibit Members, officers, and employees of the House from accepting 
                    gifts from registered lobbyists.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2006

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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Amending rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
 prohibit Members, officers, and employees of the House from accepting 
                    gifts from registered lobbyists.

    Resolved, That clause 5(a)(1)(A) of rule XXV of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ``Notwithstanding any other provision in this clause, in 
no event may a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
employee accept a gift from a registered lobbyist.''.
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