US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 113 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on September 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-11 - Referred to House House Administration
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends Rule XXIII (Code of Official Conduct) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a Member to file a report with the Clerk of the House if funds in the Member's Representational Allowance are used for a flight for which the aircraft owner or operator is paid the pro rata share of the fair market value of the normal and usual charter fare or rental charge for a comparable plane. Requires the Member to file this report within 30 days after the flight, including information on: the amount paid for the flight from the Representational Allowance; the destinations covered by the flight; and the flight's purpose, including any reasons why the purpose could not be met by taking a flight on an aircraft operated by an air carrier or commercial operator described in the Rule. Requires a Senator to file a similar report with the Secretary of the Senate if funds in the Senator's Official Personnel and Office Expense Account are used for a noncommercial or nongovernment aircraft flight.

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require any Member whose Members' Representational Allowance is used to pay for a flight on a private aircraft to report information on the flight not later than 30 days after the flight, and requiring any Senator whose official funds are used to pay for a flight on a private aircraft to report information on the flight not later than 30 days after the flight.

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-11	House	Referred to House House Administration
2014-09-11	House	Referred to House Ethics
2014-09-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Ethics, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/113/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hconres113/BILLS-113hconres113ih.pdf