[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 71 (Thursday, June 9, 1994)]
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                      ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

  The SPEAKER. The Chair desires to make an announcement:
  Former Members are reminded that they are entitled to the privilege 
of admission to the floor of the House only if they do not have a 
direct personal or pecuniary interest, as determined by the Speaker, in 
any legislative measure pending before the House or reported by any 
committee of the House and only if they are not in the employ of, or do 
not represent, as determined by the Speaker, any party or organization 
for the purpose of influencing, directly or indirectly, the passage, 
defeat, or amendment of any legislative measure pending before the 
House--meaning those measures which either have been called up for 
consideration in a proper meeting of a full or subcommittee or have 
been the subject of a proper hearing of the full or subcommittee, 
whichever first occurs. A measure which has been finally disposed of 
adversely in committee or subcommittee is no longer considered under 
active consideration in committee.
  The Chair is taking this opportunity to reiterate the guidelines 
first announced by Speaker O'Neill under clause 3, rule XXXII on 
January 6, 1977, and again on June 7, 1978, in order to discourage 
former Members from attempting to exercise their limited floor 
privileges when they find themselves under this restriction. Since the 
Chair cannot waive the restrictions of this rule, even by unanimous 
consent, former Members should not importune the doorkeepers to do so. 
Former Members should be aware that it is their status as one with a 
personal or pecuniary interest or as one in a lobbying position, and 
not their intent or lack thereof to influence legislation when going on 
the floor, that is the basis for the restriction in the rule.

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