IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 805 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a witness 
who appears before any committee of the House of Representatives 
in a nongovernmental capacity to disclose certain amounts received from 
the Federal Government or a foreign government or certain foreign 
entities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2021 
Mr. BANKS (for himself, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. MANN, Mr. 
STEUBE, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. TIMMONS, 
Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. TIFFANY, 
Mr. BABIN, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. CARL, Mr. BUDD, Mr. 
CAWTHORN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mrs. HINSON, Mrs. MILLER of Illi-
nois, Mr. POSEY, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. 
FALLON, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. ROUZER, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. GARCIA 
of California, Mr. CLINE, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. MURPHY of North Caro-
lina, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. ALLEN, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. 
MCCLINTOCK, Mr. KELLER, and Mr. MAST) submitted the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
require a witness who appears before any committee 
of the House of Representatives in a nongovernmental 
capacity to disclose certain amounts received from the 
Federal Government or a foreign government or certain 
foreign entities, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, 
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SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR A WITNESS TO DISCLOSE 
CERTAIN AMOUNTS RECEIVED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Clause 2(g)(5)(B) of rule XI of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) In the case of a witness appearing in 
a nongovernmental capacity, a written state-
ment of proposed testimony shall include— 
‘‘(i) a curriculum vitae; 
‘‘(ii) a disclosure of any Federal 
grants or contracts received during the 
past 36 months by the witness, an entity 
represented by the witness, or an entity 
with respect to which the witness is em-
ployed or under contract; 
‘‘(iii) a disclosure of any contracts, 
grants, or payments, including payments in 
kind, originating with a foreign govern-
ment, foreign political party, or foreign 
state-owned enterprise (or any subsidiary, 
agent, or instrumentality of a foreign gov-
ernment, foreign political party, or foreign- 
state owned enterprise) received during the 
past 36 months by the witness, an entity 
represented by the witness, an entity with 
respect to which the witness is employed, 
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or an entity the witness is under contract 
with if the witness received aggregate pay-
ments under such contract in an amount 
greater than $5,000 in the last 12 months; 
‘‘(iv) a disclosure of whether the wit-
ness is a fiduciary (including, but not lim-
ited to, a director, officer, advisor, resident 
agent, or fellow) of any entity which has 
received payments originating with a for-
eign government, foreign political party, or 
foreign state-owned enterprise (or any sub-
sidiary, agent, or instrumentality of a for-
eign government, foreign political party, or 
foreign-state owned enterprise) during the 
past 36 months; 
‘‘(v) a disclosure of any contracts with 
a foreign government, foreign political 
party, or foreign state-owned enterprise (or 
any subsidiary, agent, or instrumentality of 
a foreign government, foreign political 
party, or foreign-state owned enterprise) 
that the witness, an entity represented by 
the witness, or an entity with respect to 
which the witness is employed or under 
contract applied for in the past 12 months 
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but under which no payments have been 
received; 
‘‘(vi) a disclosure of any contracts 
with a foreign government, foreign political 
party, or foreign state-owned enterprise (or 
any subsidiary, agent, or instrumentality of 
a foreign government, foreign political 
party, or foreign-state owned enterprise) 
that is in effect on the date the witness 
submits the written statement of proposed 
testimony under which the foreign govern-
ment, foreign political party, or foreign 
state-owned enterprise agrees to provide 
the witness, or a business owned by the 
witness, with payment for the provision of 
advisory, consulting, or other services to 
advance the interests of such foreign gov-
ernment, foreign political party, or foreign 
state-owned enterprise; and 
‘‘(vii) a disclosure of any contracts 
with a foreign person subject to the juris-
diction or direction of the government of 
the People’s Republic of China, the Rus-
sian Federation, the Islamic Republic of 
Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of 
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Korea, the Republic of Cuba, or the 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela that is in 
effect on the date the witness submits the 
written statement of proposed testimony 
under which the foreign person agrees to 
provide the witness with payment for the 
provision of advisory, consulting, or other 
services to advance the interests of a for-
eign government described in this item.’’. 
(b) CONTENT OF DISCLOSURE.—Clause 2(g)(5)(C) 
of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘disclosure’’ and inserting ‘‘dis-
closures’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, subdivision (B)(iii), subdivi-
sion (B)(v), subdivision (B)(vi), and subdivision 
(B)(vii)’’ after ‘‘subdivision (B)(ii)’’; 
(3) in item (i), by striking ‘‘related to the sub-
ject matter of the hearing’’; and 
(4) in item (ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘related to the subject 
matter of the hearing’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, foreign political party, 
or foreign state-owned enterprise (or any sub-
sidiary, agent, or instrumentality of a foreign 
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government, foreign political party, or foreign- 
state owned enterprise)’’ after ‘‘foreign govern-
ment’’. 
(c) PENALTY FOR KNOWING AND WILLFUL NON-
COMPLIANCE.—Clause 2(g) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (7) as sub-
paragraph (8); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (6) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(7) With respect to a witness described in sub-
paragraph (5)(B), if the committee before which the 
witness appears determines at any time that the wit-
ness knowingly and willfully failed to truthfully com-
ply with the disclosure requirements under subpara-
graph (5), such witness shall not be allowed to ap-
pear before such committee to provide testimony for 
a period of 3 years beginning on the date such de-
termination is made.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to any 
witness who appears before any committee of the House 
of Representatives in a nongovernmental capacity on or 
after the date of enactment of this resolution. 
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