117 HRES 805 IH: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a witness who appears before any committee of the House of Representatives in a nongovernmental capacity to disclose certain amounts received from the Federal Government or a foreign government or certain foreign entities, and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-11-18
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 805
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 18, 2021
Mr. Banks (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Mann, Mr. Steube, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Rutherford, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Babin, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Carl, Mr. Budd, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Hinson, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Posey, Mr. Norman, Mr. Baird, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Rouzer, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Cline, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Keller, and Mr. Mast) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a witness who appears before any committee of the House of Representatives in a nongovernmental capacity to disclose certain amounts received from the Federal Government or a foreign government or certain foreign entities, and for other purposes.
1.

Requirement for a witness to disclose certain amounts received
(a)

In general
Clause 2(g)(5)(B) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows:
“(B)
In the case of a witness appearing in a nongovernmental capacity, a written statement of proposed testimony shall include—
(i)
a curriculum vitae;
(ii)
a disclosure of any Federal grants or contracts received during the past 36 months by the witness, an entity represented by the witness, or an entity with respect to which the witness is employed or under contract;
(iii)
a disclosure of any contracts, grants, or payments, including payments in kind, originating with a foreign government, foreign political party, or foreign state-owned enterprise (or any subsidiary, agent, or instrumentality of a foreign government, foreign political party, or foreign-state owned enterprise) received during the past 36 months by the witness, an entity represented by the witness, an entity with respect to which the witness is employed, or an entity the witness is under contract with if the witness received aggregate payments under such contract in an amount greater than $5,000 in the last 12 months;
(iv)
a disclosure of whether the witness is a fiduciary (including, but not limited to, a director, officer, advisor, resident agent, or fellow) of any entity which has received payments originating with a foreign government, foreign political party, or foreign state-owned enterprise (or any subsidiary, agent, or instrumentality of a foreign government, foreign political party, or foreign-state owned enterprise) during the past 36 months;
(v)
a disclosure of any contracts with a foreign government, foreign political party, or foreign state-owned enterprise (or any subsidiary, agent, or instrumentality of a foreign government, foreign political party, or foreign-state owned enterprise) that the witness, an entity represented by the witness, or an entity with respect to which the witness is employed or under contract applied for in the past 12 months but under which no payments have been received;
(vi)
a disclosure of any contracts with a foreign government, foreign political party, or foreign state-owned enterprise (or any subsidiary, agent, or instrumentality of a foreign government, foreign political party, or foreign-state owned enterprise) that is in effect on the date the witness submits the written statement of proposed testimony under which the foreign government, foreign political party, or foreign state-owned enterprise agrees to provide the witness, or a business owned by the witness, with payment for the provision of advisory, consulting, or other services to advance the interests of such foreign government, foreign political party, or foreign state-owned enterprise; and
(vii)
a disclosure of any contracts with a foreign person subject to the jurisdiction or direction of the government of the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Cuba, or the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela that is in effect on the date the witness submits the written statement of proposed testimony under which the foreign person agrees to provide the witness with payment for the provision of advisory, consulting, or other services to advance the interests of a foreign government described in this item.”.
(b)

Content of disclosure
Clause 2(g)(5)(C) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended—
(1)
by striking “disclosure” and inserting “disclosures”;
(2)
by inserting “, subdivision (B)(iii), subdivision (B)(v), subdivision (B)(vi), and subdivision (B)(vii)” after “subdivision (B)(ii)”;
(3)
in item (i), by striking “related to the subject matter of the hearing”; and
(4)
in item (ii)—
(A)
by striking “related to the subject matter of the hearing”; and
(B)
by inserting “, foreign political party, or foreign state-owned enterprise (or any subsidiary, agent, or instrumentality of a foreign government, foreign political party, or foreign-state owned enterprise)” after “foreign government”.
(c)

Penalty for knowing and willful noncompliance
Clause 2(g) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subparagraph (7) as subparagraph (8); and
(2)
by inserting after subparagraph (6) the following new subparagraph:
“(7)
With respect to a witness described in subparagraph (5)(B), if the committee before which the witness appears determines at any time that the witness knowingly and willfully failed to truthfully comply with the disclosure requirements under subparagraph (5), such witness shall not be allowed to appear before such committee to provide testimony for a period of 3 years beginning on the date such determination is made.” .
(d)

Effective date
This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any witness who appears before any committee of the House of Representatives in a nongovernmental capacity on or after the date of enactment of this resolution.