IV 
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 fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Admin-
istration 
DECEMBER 8, 2006 
Considered under suspension of the rules and failed of passage 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for a severance payment for employees of leader-
ship offices and committees of the House of Representa-
tives 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. 
Resolved, 
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SECTION 1. SEVERANCE PAY FOR COMMITTEE AND LEAD-
ERSHIP STAFF DISPLACED BY CHANGE IN 
MAJORITY PARTY STATUS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this resolution, 
the following definitions apply: 
(1) The term ‘‘committee’’ means a standing or 
select committee of the House of Representatives or 
a joint committee of the Congress whose funds are 
disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible displaced staff member’’ 
means an individual described as follows: 
(A) The individual is separated from em-
ployment with a committee or a leadership of-
fice solely and directly as a result of a change 
in the party holding the majority of the mem-
bership of the House, as certified by the chair 
of the committee or head of the leadership of-
fice (as the case may be). 
(B) Prior to the date of the separation 
from employment described in subparagraph 
(A), the individual was an employee of the com-
mittee or leadership office involved for not 
fewer than 183 days (whether or not service 
was continuous). 
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(C) During the period of the individual’s 
employment, the individual’s pay was disbursed 
by the Chief Administrative Officer. 
(3) The term ‘‘leadership office’’ means the Of-
fice of the Speaker, the Office of the Majority Lead-
er, the Office of the Minority Leader, the Office of 
the Majority Whip, and the Office of the Minority 
Whip. 
(b) PAYMENT.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY FOR SEVERANCE PAYMENT.— 
In accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Committee on House Administration, each eligible 
displaced staff member, upon application to the 
Chief Administrative Officer, shall continue to be 
paid at the eligible displaced staff member’s respec-
tive salary for a period not to exceed 60 days fol-
lowing the date of the of separation from employ-
ment (as described in subsection (a)(2)) or until the 
eligible displaced staff member becomes otherwise 
gainfully employed, whichever is earlier. 
(2) ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF LACK OF 
GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.—A statement in writing by 
an eligible displaced staff member that the member 
was not gainfully employed during any period or 
portion thereof for which payment is claimed under 
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this subsection shall be accepted as prima facie evi-
dence that the member was not so employed. 
(c) NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—The 
Chief Administrative Officer shall notify the Committee on 
House Administration of the name of each eligible dis-
placed staff member. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated from the applicable ac-
counts of the House of Representatives such sums as may 
be necessary for making payments under this resolution. 
Æ 
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