IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 389 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Standing Rules 
of the Senate to require the full payment and disclosure of charter 
flights provided to Members of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 25, 2006 
Mr. CASTLE submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Rules 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
the Standing Rules of the Senate to require the full 
payment and disclosure of charter flights provided to 
Members of Congress. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT OF FULL PAYMENT AND DIS-
CLOSURE OF CHARTER FLIGHTS. 
(a) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Clause 5(a)(3)(A) of rule 
XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(A)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) For purposes of this subdivision, in the 
case of a flight on an airplane that is not licensed 
by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate 
for compensation or hire, ‘market value’ shall be the 
fair market value of a charter flight. The Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct shall make public 
information received under this subdivision as soon 
as possible after it is received.’’. 
(2) DISCLOSURE.—Clause 5 of rule XXV of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(g) A Member, officer, or employee who takes a 
flight described in paragraph (a)(3)(A)(ii) shall, with re-
spect to the flight, file a report with the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives for public disclosure within 10 
days after the flight which provides— 
‘‘(1) the date of the flight; 
‘‘(2) the destination of the flight; 
‘‘(3) the identification of the other individuals 
who were on the flight, other than those operating 
the plane; and 
‘‘(4) the purpose of the trip.’’. 
(b) SENATE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph 1(c)(1) of rule 
XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) Market value for a flight on an airplane 
that is not licensed by the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration to operate for compensation or hire shall be 
the fair market value of a charter flight. The Select 
Committee on Ethics shall make public information 
received under this subparagraph as soon as possible 
after it is received.’’. 
(2) DISCLOSURE.—Paragraph 1 of rule XXXV 
of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) A Member, officer, or employee who takes a 
flight described in subparagraph (c)(1)(B) shall, with re-
spect to the flight, file a report with the Secretary of the 
Senate for public disclosure within 10 days after the 
flight— 
‘‘(1) the date of the flight; 
‘‘(2) the destination of the flight; 
‘‘(3) who else was on the flight, other than 
those operating the plane; and 
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‘‘(4) the purpose of the trip.’’. 
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