[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 113 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 113

   Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require any 
 Member whose Members' Representational Allowance is used to pay for a 
 flight on a private aircraft to report information on the flight not 
 later than 30 days after the flight, and requiring any Senator whose 
 official funds are used to pay for a flight on a private aircraft to 
   report information on the flight not later than 30 days after the 
                                flight.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 11, 2014

 Mr. Cassidy submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Ethics, and in addition to the Committee 
on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require any 
 Member whose Members' Representational Allowance is used to pay for a 
 flight on a private aircraft to report information on the flight not 
 later than 30 days after the flight, and requiring any Senator whose 
 official funds are used to pay for a flight on a private aircraft to 
   report information on the flight not later than 30 days after the 
                                flight.

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

SECTION 1. SPECIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF MEMBERS' 
              REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCE FOR FLIGHT ON PRIVATE 
              AIRCRAFT.

    Clause 15 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (d) as paragraph (e); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (c) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(d) If funds in a Members' Representational Allowance are used 
for a flight for which the owner or operator of the aircraft is paid a 
fare in accordance with paragraph (b)(5), not later than 30 days after 
the flight the Member involved shall file a report with the Clerk 
containing the following information:
            ``(1) The amount paid for the flight from the Members' 
        Representational Allowance.
            ``(2) The destinations covered by the flight.
            ``(3) A statement describing the purpose of taking the 
        flight, including any reasons why the purpose could not be met 
        by taking a flight on an aircraft operated by an air carrier or 
        commercial operator described in paragraph (b)(1).''.

SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF OFFICIAL SENATE FUNDS FOR 
              FLIGHT ON PRIVATE AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Reports.--If funds in a Senators' Official Personnel and Office 
Expense Account are used for a flight which is not a commercial 
aircraft flight or a government aircraft flight, not later than 30 days 
after the flight the Senator involved shall file a report with the 
Secretary of the Senate containing the following information:
            (1) The amount paid for the flight from official funds of 
        the Senate.
            (2) The destinations covered by the flight.
            (3) A statement describing the purpose of the flight, 
        including any reasons why the purpose could not be met by 
        taking a commercial aircraft flight or a government aircraft 
        flight.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``commercial aircraft flight'' means a flight 
        on an aircraft which is operated by an air carrier or 
        commercial operator certificated by the Federal Aviation 
        Administration and the flight is required to be conducted under 
        air carrier safety rules, or, in the case of travel which is 
        abroad, by an air carrier or commercial operator certificated 
        by an appropriate foreign civil aviation authority and the 
        flight is required to be conducted under air carrier safety 
        rules; and
            (2) the term ``government aircraft flight'' means a flight 
        on an aircraft operated by an entity of the Federal Government 
        or an entity of the Government of any State.
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