[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 636 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 636

 Directing the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives to 
carry out a pilot program under which the leadership of the House shall 
  utilize body-worn cameras and ensure that the cameras are activated 
            while carrying out official leadership business.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 2021

Mr. Gosar submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Directing the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives to 
carry out a pilot program under which the leadership of the House shall 
  utilize body-worn cameras and ensure that the cameras are activated 
            while carrying out official leadership business.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. UTILIZATION OF BODY-WORN CAMERAS BY HOUSE LEADERSHIP.

    (a) Pilot Program.--The Committee on Ethics of the House of 
Representatives shall carry out a pilot program under which--
            (1) each Member who is the head of a House leadership 
        office shall utilize a body-worn camera and ensure that the 
        camera is activated while the Member is carrying out the 
        official business of such office; and
            (2) the footage recorded by the camera is made available 
        online to the public.
    (b) Regulations.--The Committee on Ethics of the House of 
Representatives shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary 
and appropriate to carry out the pilot program under this section.
    (c) Period of Program.--The pilot program under this section shall 
be in effect during the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.
    (d) House Leadership Office Defined.--In this resolution, the term 
``House leadership office'' means, with respect to a session of 
Congress, any office for which the appropriation for salaries and 
expenses of the office for the fiscal year during which any portion of 
the session occurs is provided under the heading ``House Leadership 
Offices'' in the Act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year.
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