[Deschler's Precedents, Volume 1, Chapters 1 - 6]
[Chapter 6.  Officers, Officials, and Employees]
[C. House Officers]
[Â§ 24. In General]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                               CHAPTER 6
 
                   Officers, Officials, and Employees
 
                               EMPLOYMENT
 
Sec. 24. In General


    Various House rules and statutes govern the activities and status 
of persons employed by the House.(9) Jurisdiction over the 
employment of persons by the House is by rule granted to the Committee 
on House Administration.(10)
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 9. For example, pursuant to Rule XLI, House Rules and Manual Sec. 937 
        (1973) no person who is an agent for the prosecution of any 
        claim against the government, or who is interested in such 
        claim other than as an original claimant, may continue as an 
        employee of the House.
            The U.S. Code sets forth rules concerning the service of 
        its employees as jurors or witnesses during certain judicial 
        proceedings. 2 USC Sec. 130b.
10. Rule XI clause 9(c), House Rules and Manual Sec. 693 (1973).
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    Those rules setting forth standards of official conduct for the 
Members(11) are also applicable to House employees. 
Additionally, those who are ``principle assistants'' to Members and 
officers are subject to the financial disclosure requirements which the 
House by rule has established.(12)
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11. Rule XLIII clauses 1-5, House Rules and Manual Sec. 939 (1973).
12. Rule XLIV, House Rules and Manual Sec. 940 (1973). See 115 Cong. 
        Rec. 10040, 91st Cong. 1st Sess., Apr. 23, 1969, for the 
        announcement made to the House by the Chairman of the Committee 
        on Standards of Official Conduct concerning the closing date 
        for filing financial disclosure reports with the committee as 
        required by Rule XLIV.
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    Certain categories of employment in the House are established by 
statute.(13) The qualifications of employment applicants are 
determined by the House officer under whose supervision they will 
serve, and each officer is authorized to remove or otherwise discipline 
such employees.(14)
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13. For examples of House employee positions created by statute see: 2 
        USCA Sec. 74-2(a)(b), messengers in office of the Speaker; 2 
        USCA Sec. 74a, administrative assistants for the Speaker and 
        Majority and Minority Leaders; 2 USCA Sec. 76a, special 
        assistant in the office of the Doorkeeper; and 2 USCA 
        Sec. 123b(f), Director and employees for the House Recording 
        Studio.
14. 2 USCA Sec. 60-1 (a).
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    Once hired, House employees must be assigned to the positions for 
which they were appointed.(15) Moreover, the practice of 
dividing House employees' salaries(16) or subletting their 
duties(17) have been prohibited by statute.(18)

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Other statutory provisions sanction the withholding from House 
employees of amounts due them if an indebtedness of an employee to the 
House remains unsatisfied.(19)
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15. 2 USC Sec. 85.
16. 2 USC Sec. 86.
17. 2 USC Sec. Sec. 87, 101.
18. 2 USCA Sec. 130d.
19. 2 USCA Sec. 89a.
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