[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 10 (Wednesday, February 1, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

  The SPEAKER. The Chair desires to make an announcement.
  The House has adopted a revision to the rule regarding the admission 
to the floor and the rooms leading thereto. Clause 4 of rule IV 
provides that a former Member, Delegate or Resident Commissioner or a 
former Parliamentarian of the House, or a former elected officer of the 
House or a former minority employee nominated as an elected officer of 
the House shall not be entitled to the privilege of admission to the 
Hall of the House and the rooms extending thereto if he or she is a 
registered lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal; has any direct 
personal pecuniary interest in any legislative measure pending before 
the House, or reported by a committee; or is in the employ of or 
represents any party, organization for the purpose of influencing, 
directly or indirectly, the passage, defeat, or amendment of any 
legislative proposal.
  This restriction extends not only to the House floor but adjacent 
rooms, the cloakrooms and the Speaker's lobby.
  Clause 4 of rule IV also allows the Speaker to exempt ceremonial and 
educational functions from the restrictions of this clause. These 
restrictions shall not apply to attendance at joint meetings or joint 
sessions, Former Members' Day proceedings, educational tours, and other 
occasions as the Speaker may designate.
  Members who have reason to know that a person is on the floor 
inconsistent with clause 4 of rule IV should notify the Sergeant at 
Arms promptly.

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