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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 475 

To revise the composition of the House of Representatives Page Board to 

equalize the number of members representing the majority and minority 

parties and to include a member representing the parents of pages 

and a member representing former pages, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 16, 2007 

Mr. KILDEE (for himself and Mrs. CAPITO) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 

A BILL 

To revise the composition of the House of Representatives 

Page Board to equalize the number of members representing the majority and minority parties and to include a member representing the parents of pages and 

a member representing former pages, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘House Page Board 

5 Revision Act of 2007’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REVISION OF COMPOSITION OF HOUSE OF REP2 RESENTATIVES PAGE BOARD. 

3 (a) EXPANSION OF MEMBERSHIP.—Section 2(a) of 

4 House Resolution 611, Ninety-seventh Congress, agreed 

5 to November 30, 1982, as enacted into permanent law by 

6 section 127 of Public Law 97–377 (2 U.S.C. 88b–3(a)), 

7 is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘one Member’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘two Members’’; 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

11 (1); 

12 (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para13 graph (4); and 

14 (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol15 lowing new paragraphs: 

16 ‘‘(2) one individual who, at any time during the 

17 5-year period which ends on the date of the individ18 ual’s appointment, is or was a parent of a page par19 ticipating in the program; 

20 ‘‘(3) one individual who is a former page of the 

21 House who is not a Member of the House or an indi22 vidual described in paragraph (2); and’’. 

23 (b) SPECIAL RULES FOR MEMBERS REPRESENTING

24 PARENTS AND FORMER PAGES.—Section 2 of such House 

25 Resolution (2 U.S.C. 88b–3) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub2 section (c); and 

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol4 lowing new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(b) In the case of the members of the Page Board 

6 who are described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection 

7 (a), the following shall apply: 

8 ‘‘(1) Each such member shall be appointed 

9 jointly by the Speaker and minority leader of the 

10 House of Representatives. 

11 ‘‘(2) Each such member shall serve for a term 

12 of one year and may be reappointed for additional 

13 terms if the member continues to meet the require14 ments for appointment. 

15 ‘‘(3) A vacancy in the position held by any such 

16 member shall be filled in the same manner as the 

17 original appointment. An individual appointed to fill 

18 a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the origi19 nal term and may be reappointed in accordance with 

20 paragraph (2). 

21 ‘‘(4) Each such member may be paid travel or 

22 transportation expenses, including per diem in lieu 

23 of subsistence, for attending meetings of the Page 

24 Board while away from the member’s home or place 

25 of business. There are authorized to be appropriated 


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1 from the applicable accounts of the House of Rep2 resentatives such sums as may be necessary for pay3 ments under this paragraph.’’. 

4 SEC. 3. REQUIRING REGULAR MEETINGS. 

5 Section 1 of House Resolution 611, Ninety-seventh 

6 Congress, agreed to November 30, 1982, as enacted into 

7 permanent law by section 127 of Public Law 97–377 (2 

8 U.S.C. 88b–2), is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘Until otherwise’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘(a) Until otherwise’’; and 

11 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub12 section: 

13 ‘‘(b) The Page Board shall meet regularly, in accord14 ance with a schedule established jointly by the Speaker 

15 and minority leader of the House of Representatives.’’. 

16 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

17 The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 

18 respect to the portion of the One Hundred Tenth Congress 

19 which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act 

20 and each succeeding Congress. 

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