IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 46 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude employees 
of the offices of Members who serve on certain committees of the House 
from the allotment of the number of employees of the office who may 
hold security clearances processed by the Office of House Security if 
such employees are members of the armed forces who hold a security 
clearance issued by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2025 
Mr. MILLS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
exclude employees of the offices of Members who serve 
on certain committees of the House from the allotment 
of the number of employees of the office who may hold 
security clearances processed by the Office of House 
Security if such employees are members of the armed 
forces who hold a security clearance issued by the De-
partment of Defense, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, 
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•HRES 46 IH 
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN HOUSE EMPLOYEES 
WHO ARE MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES 
FROM ALLOTMENT OF NUMBER OF EMPLOY-
EES OF MEMBER OFFICE WHO MAY HOLD SE-
CURITY CLEARANCES PROCESSED BY THE 
OFFICE OF HOUSE SECURITY. 
Rule XXIX of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘5.(a) If an employee of the office of a Member, Dele-
gate, or Resident Commissioner described in paragraph 
(c) is a member of the armed forces who holds a security 
clearance issued by the Department of Defense, the em-
ployee shall not be included in determining the allotment 
of the number of employees of the office who may hold 
security clearances processed by the Office of House Secu-
rity. 
‘‘(b) The level of the security clearance of an em-
ployee of an office who is described in paragraph (a) may 
not exceed the lower of— 
‘‘(1) the level of the clearance held by the em-
ployee which was issued by the Department of De-
fense; or 
‘‘(2) the highest clearance level which may be 
sponsored by the office for its employees. 
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‘‘(c) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
described in this paragraph is a Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner who serves on any of the following 
Subcommittees or Committees of the House of Represent-
atives: 
‘‘(1) The Subcommittee on Defense of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations. 
‘‘(2) The Subcommittee on Homeland Security 
of the Committee on Appropriations. 
‘‘(3) The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs of the Committee on 
Appropriations. 
‘‘(4) The Committee on Armed Services. 
‘‘(5) The Committee on Foreign Affairs. 
‘‘(6) The Committee on Homeland Security. 
‘‘(7) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence.’’. 
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