[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 2, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H274-H275]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  PROVIDING THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS WITH THE AUTHORITY TO FINE MEMBERS, 
    DELEGATES, OR THE RESIDENT COMMISSIONER FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE 
  SECURITY SCREENING FOR ENTRANCE TO THE HOUSE CHAMBER, AND FOR OTHER 
                                PURPOSES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 85, House 
Resolution 73 is hereby adopted.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                               H. Res. 73

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. IMPOSITION OF FINES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE 
                   SECURITY SCREENING FOR ENTRANCE TO HOUSE 
                   CHAMBER.

       (a) Imposition by Sergeant-at-Arms.--(1) The Sergeant-at-
     Arms is authorized and directed to impose a fine against a 
     Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner for failure to 
     complete security screening for entrance to the House 
     Chamber.
       (2) A fine imposed pursuant to this resolution shall be 
     $5,000 for a first offense and $10,000 for any subsequent 
     offense.
       (3) The Sergeant-at-Arms shall promptly notify in writing 
     the Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner, the 
     Speaker, the Committee on Ethics, and the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of any fine under this subsection. 
     Such notification shall include findings detailing the 
     violation and shall also be made publicly available by the 
     chair of the Committee on Ethics.
       (b) Appeal to Committee on Ethics.--(1) The Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may appeal the fine 
     imposed under subsection (a) in writing to the Committee on 
     Ethics not later than 30 calendar days or five legislative 
     days, whichever is later, after notification pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(3). Such appeal shall include a response to 
     the findings issued by the Sergeant-at-Arms pursuant to such 
     paragraph.
       (2) Upon receipt of an appeal pursuant to paragraph (1), 
     the Committee on Ethics shall

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     have a period of 30 calendar days or five legislative days, 
     whichever is later, to consider the appeal. The fine will be 
     upheld unless the appeal is agreed to by a majority of the 
     Committee. Upon a determination regarding the appeal or if no 
     appeal has been filed at the expiration of the period 
     specified in paragraph (1), the chair of the Committee on 
     Ethics shall promptly notify the Member, Delegate, or the 
     Resident Commissioner, the Speaker, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and 
     the Chief Administrative Officer, and shall make such 
     notification publicly available. The Speaker shall promptly 
     lay such notification before the House.
       (3) If a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner files 
     an appeal under paragraph (1) prior to the date on which the 
     Committee on Ethics has adopted written rules, the period for 
     the Committee's consideration of the appeal under paragraph 
     (2) shall begin on the date on which the chair of the 
     Committee notifies the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner that the Committee has adopted such rules.
       (c) Deducting Fine From Pay.--(1) If a Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner against whom a fine is imposed by the 
     Sergeant-at-Arms under subsection (a) has not paid the fine 
     prior to the expiration of the 90-calendar day period which 
     begins on the date described in paragraph (2), the Chief 
     Administrative Officer shall deduct the amount of the fine 
     from the net salary otherwise due the Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner, in accordance with timetables and 
     procedures established by the Committee on House 
     Administration for purposes of carrying out this subsection.
       (2) The date described in this paragraph is, with respect 
     to a fine imposed on a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner--
       (A) the date of the determination of the Committee on 
     Ethics under subsection (b)(2); or
       (B) if the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner does 
     not file an appeal with the Committee on Ethics prior to the 
     expiration of the period specified in subsection (b)(1), the 
     first day after the expiration of such period.
       (d) Prohibiting Use of Campaign or Official Funds To Pay 
     Fines.--A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not 
     use campaign funds or official funds, including amounts in 
     the Members' Representational Allowance, to pay a fine 
     imposed under this resolution.
       (e) Policies and Procedures.--The Sergeant-at-Arms, 
     Committee on Ethics, Committee on House Administration, and 
     Chief Administrative Officer are authorized to establish 
     policies and procedures for the implementation of this 
     resolution.

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