[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 280 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 280

   Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prevent any 
 Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the 
House from benefitting financially from a vote to change the statutory 
                       limit on the public debt.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 26, 2011

Ms. McCollum submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Select Committee on Ethics

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prevent any 
 Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the 
House from benefitting financially from a vote to change the statutory 
                       limit on the public debt.

    Resolved, That rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives (known as the ``Code of Official Conduct'') is amended 
by redesignating clause 18 as clause 19 and by inserting after clause 
17 the following new clause:
            ``18. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, 
        or employee of the House may not buy or sell any stock, bond, 
        currency, commodity, or precious metal within seventy-two hours 
        before or after a vote in the House to change the statutory 
        limit on the public debt.''.
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