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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 299
To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives regarding outside
earned income.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 12, 1995
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. CARDIN,
Mr. GOSS, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. SCHIFF, and Mr.
SAWYER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives
regarding outside earned income.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RULES.
(a) Clause 3(e) of rule XLVII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(e) The term ‘outside earned income’ means, with
respect to a Member, officer, or employee, wages, salaries,
fees, and copyright royalties earned while a Member, offi-
cer or employee of the House, and other amounts received
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or to be received as compensation for personal services ac-
tually rendered but does not include—
‘‘(1) the salary of such individual as a Member,
officer, or employee;
‘‘(2) any compensation derived by such individ-
ual for personal services actually rendered prior to
the effective date of this rule or becoming such a
Member, officer, or employee, whichever occurs later;
‘‘(3) any amount paid by, or on behalf of, a
Member, officer, or employee, to a tax-qualified pen-
sion, profit-sharing, or stock bonus plan and re-
ceived by such individual from such a plan;
‘‘(4) in the case of a Member, officer, or em-
ployee engaged in a trade or business in which the
individual or his family holds a controlling interest
and in which both personal services and capital are
income-producing factors, any amount received by
such individual so long as the personal services actu-
ally rendered by the individual in the trade or busi-
ness do not generate a significant amount of income;
and
‘‘(5) copyright royalties for works published be-
fore becoming a Member, officer, or employee of the
House.’’.
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(b) Clause 3 of rule XLVII of the Rules of the House
of Representatives is further amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(g) A Member, officer, or employee of the House
may not—
‘‘(1) receive any copyright royalties pursuant to
a contract entered into after becoming a Member,
officer, or employee—
‘‘(A) unless the royalty is received from an
established publisher pursuant to usual and
customary contractual terms; and
‘‘(B) without the prior approval of the con-
tract by the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct; or
‘‘(2) receive any advance payment for any such
work. However, the rule does not prohibit literary
agents, research staff, and other persons working on
behalf of the Member, officer, or employee, from re-
ceiving advance payments directly from the pub-
lisher.
‘‘(h) The Committee on Standards of Official Con-
duct, subject to such exceptions as it deems appropriate,
shall not approve any contract which permits the deferral
of royalty payments beyond the year in which earned.’’.
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SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this resolution shall apply
to copyright royalties earned by a Member, officer, or em-
ployee of the House of Representatives after December 31,
1995.
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