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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1104 

Providing for a severance payment for employees of leadership offices and 

committees of the House of Representatives who are separated from 

employment solely and directly as a result of a change in the party 

holding the majority of the membership of the House. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 8, 2006 

Mr. EHLERS (for himself and Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 

DECEMBER 8, 2006 

Considered under suspension of the rules and failed of passage 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for a severance payment for employees of leadership offices and committees of the House of Representatives who are separated from employment solely and 

directly as a result of a change in the party holding 

the majority of the membership of the House. 

1 Resolved, 


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1 SECTION 1. SEVERANCE PAY FOR COMMITTEE AND LEAD2 ERSHIP STAFF DISPLACED BY CHANGE IN 

3 MAJORITY PARTY STATUS. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this resolution, 

5 the following definitions apply: 

6 (1) The term ‘‘committee’’ means a standing or 

7 select committee of the House of Representatives or 

8 a joint committee of the Congress whose funds are 

9 disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the 

10 House of Representatives. 

11 (2) The term ‘‘eligible displaced staff member’’ 

12 means an individual described as follows: 

13 (A) The individual is separated from em14 ployment with a committee or a leadership of15 fice solely and directly as a result of a change 

16 in the party holding the majority of the mem17 bership of the House, as certified by the chair 

18 of the committee or head of the leadership of19 fice (as the case may be). 

20 (B) Prior to the date of the separation 

21 from employment described in subparagraph 

22 (A), the individual was an employee of the com23 mittee or leadership office involved for not 

24 fewer than 183 days (whether or not service 

25 was continuous). 


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1 (C) During the period of the individual’s 

2 employment, the individual’s pay was disbursed 

3 by the Chief Administrative Officer. 

4 (3) The term ‘‘leadership office’’ means the Of5 fice of the Speaker, the Office of the Majority Lead6 er, the Office of the Minority Leader, the Office of 

7 the Majority Whip, and the Office of the Minority 

8 Whip. 

9 (b) PAYMENT.— 

10 (1) ELIGIBILITY FOR SEVERANCE PAYMENT.— 

11 In accordance with regulations prescribed by the 

12 Committee on House Administration, each eligible 

13 displaced staff member, upon application to the 

14 Chief Administrative Officer, shall continue to be 

15 paid at the eligible displaced staff member’s respec16 tive salary for a period not to exceed 60 days fol17 lowing the date of the of separation from employ18 ment (as described in subsection (a)(2)) or until the 

19 eligible displaced staff member becomes otherwise 

20 gainfully employed, whichever is earlier. 

21 (2) ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF LACK OF

22 GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.—A statement in writing by 

23 an eligible displaced staff member that the member 

24 was not gainfully employed during any period or 

25 portion thereof for which payment is claimed under 


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1 this subsection shall be accepted as prima facie evi2 dence that the member was not so employed. 

3 (c) NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—The 

4 Chief Administrative Officer shall notify the Committee on 

5 House Administration of the name of each eligible dis6 placed staff member. 

7 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 are authorized to be appropriated from the applicable ac9 counts of the House of Representatives such sums as may 

10 be necessary for making payments under this resolution. 

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