[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 85 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 85

  Amending the Code of Official Conduct in the Rules of the House of 
 Representatives to strengthen the reporting requirements for Members 
                         who request earmarks.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 26, 2009

Mr. Flake submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Standards of Official Conduct

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Amending the Code of Official Conduct in the Rules of the House of 
 Representatives to strengthen the reporting requirements for Members 
                         who request earmarks.

    Resolved, That clause 17(a) of rule XXIII (the Code of Official 
Conduct) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
        ``A campaign contribution in excess of a de minimis amount to a 
        Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner made by or on behalf 
        of any political, for profit, or nonprofit entity, made by or 
        on behalf of any employee or person affiliated with any such 
        entity, made by or on behalf of any political action committee 
        established by, administered by, or affiliated with any such 
        entity, by or on behalf of any registered lobbyist for any such 
        entity, or by or on behalf of any political action committee 
        established by, administered by, or affiliated with any 
        registered lobbyist for any such entity during the current or 
        previous session of Congress shall be treated as a financial 
        interest of that Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, as 
        applicable, for purposes of this clause.''.
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