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House Calendar No. 144 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 648 

[Report No. 109–369, Part I] 

To eliminate floor privileges and access to Member exercise facilities for 

registered lobbyists who are former Members or officers of the House. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 31, 2006 

Mr. DREIER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Rules, 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 

JANUARY 31, 2006 

Reported from the Committee on Rules 

JANUARY 31, 2006 

Committee on House Administration discharged; referred to the House 

Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

To eliminate floor privileges and access to Member exercise 

facilities for registered lobbyists who are former Members 

or officers of the House. 

1 Resolved, 
2 

HRES 648 RH 

1 SECTION 1. FLOOR PRIVILEGES OF FORMER MEMBERS 

2 AND OFFICERS. 

3 Clause 4 of rule IV of the Rules of the House of Rep4 resentatives is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘4. (a) A former Member, Delegate, or Resident 

6 Commissioner; a former Parliamentarian of the House; or 

7 a former elected officer of the House or former minority 

8 employee nominated as an elected officer of the House 

9 shall not be entitled to the privilege of admission to the 

10 Hall of the House and rooms leading thereto if he or she— 

11 ‘‘(1) is a registered lobbyist or agent of a for12 eign principal as those terms are defined in clause 

13 5 of rule XXV; 

14 ‘‘(2) has any direct personal or pecuniary inter15 est in any legislative measure pending before the 

16 House or reported by a committee; or 

17 ‘‘(3) is in the employ of or represents any party 

18 or organization for the purpose of influencing, di19 rectly or indirectly, the passage, defeat, or amend20 ment of any legislative proposal. 

21 ‘‘(b) The Speaker may promulgate regulations that 

22 exempt ceremonial or educational functions from the re23 strictions of this clause.’’. 
3 

HRES 648 RH 

1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITING ACCESS TO MEMBER EXERCISE FA2 CILITIES FOR LOBBYISTS WHO ARE FORMER 

3 MEMBERS OR OFFICERS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The House of Representatives 

5 may not provide access to any exercise facility which is 

6 made available exclusively to Members and former Mem7 bers, officers and former officers of the House of Rep8 resentatives, and their spouses to any former Member, 

9 former officer, or spouse who is a lobbyist registered under 

10 the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 or any successor 

11 statute or agent of a foreign principal as defined in clause 

12 5 of rule XXV. For purposes of this section, the term 

13 ‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ includes a Del14 egate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 

15 (b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad16 ministration shall promulgate regulations to carry out this 

17 section. 
House Calendar No. 144 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 648 

[Report No. 109–369, Part I] 

RESOLUTION 

To eliminate floor privileges and access to Member 

former Members or officers of the House. exercise facilities for registered lobbyists who are 

JANUARY 31, 2006 

Reported from the Committee on Rules 

JANUARY 31, 2006 

Committee on House Administration discharged; referred 

to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed