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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1545
To make applicable to the Congress certain laws relating to the terms and
conditions of employment, the health and safety of employees, and the
rights and responsibilities of employers and employees; and to repeal
and prohibit certain privileges and gratuities for Members of the United
States House of Representatives, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 31, 1993
Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. INGLIS of South
Carolina, and Mr. LIGHTFOOT) introduced the following bill; which was
referred jointly to the Committees on House Administration, Ways and
Means, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, and Government Operations
A BILL
To make applicable to the Congress certain laws relating
to the terms and conditions of employment, the health
and safety of employees, and the rights and responsibil-
ities of employers and employees; and to repeal and
prohibit certain privileges and gratuities for Members
of the United States House of Representatives, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Citizen Representative
Reform Act Stop Special Treatment Provision’’.
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL EXEMPTIONS
SEC. 101. APPLICATION.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the laws specified in subsection (b) shall,
to the extent that they relate to the terms and conditions
of employment (including hiring, promotion or demotion,
salary, benefits, work assignments or reassignments, over-
time, and termination), the health and safety of employ-
ees, and the rights and responsibilities of employers and
employees, apply to the Congress in the same manner and
to the same extent as they apply—
(1) in the case of a private person, to such a
person; and
(2) in the case of an Executive agency (as de-
fined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code),
to such an agency.
(b) LAWS MADE APPLICABLE TO CONGRESS BY THIS
ACT.—The laws referred to in subsection (a) are the fol-
lowing:
(1) Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).
(2) National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C.
151 et seq.).
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(3) Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. 201 et seq.).
(4) Civil Rights Act of 1964.
(5) Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.).
(6) Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).
(7) Title IX of the Education Amendments of
1972.
(8) Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701
et seq.).
(9) Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a, 552a
note).
(10) Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42
U.S.C. 6101 et seq.).
(11) Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
(12) Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
(c) APPLICATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMA-
TION ACT.—The Congress, and the instrumentalities of
Congress, shall be subject to section 552 of title 5, United
States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of
Information Act’’) to the same extent that Executive agen-
cies (as defined by section 105 of title 5, United States
Code) are subject to such section 552.
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(d) APPLICATION OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL PRO-
VISIONS.—Chapter 40 of title 28, United States Code (re-
lating to independent counsel), shall apply to the Con-
gress, such that the individuals referred to in subsection
(e)(1), (2), (3), (6), and (7) of this Act shall be deemed
to be included in section 519(b) of title 28, United States
Code.
(e) INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY ACT.—This Act shall
apply to the following individuals:
(1) A Senator or Representative in, or Resident
Commissioner or Delegate to, the Congress (here-
after in this Act referred to as ‘‘Members’’).
(2) An employee of either House of Congress,
of a committee of either House, or a joint committee
of the two Houses.
(3) An elected officer of either House who is
not a Member.
(4) The Legislative Counsel of either House
and an employee of the Legislative Counsel.
(5) A member of the Capitol Police.
(6) An employee of a Member if the pay of the
employee is paid by the Secretary of the Senate or
the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
(7) An employee of the instrumentalities of
Congress, including the Congressional Research
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Service, the Office of Technology Assessment, the
General Accounting Office, the Office of the Archi-
tect of the Capitol, the Botanic Gardens, the Gov-
ernment Printing Office, the Library of Congress,
the Congressional Budget Office, and the Copyright
Royalty Tribunal.
(f) EMPLOYEES IN THE DISTRICT OR STATE OFFICE
OF A MEMBER.—For the purposes of determining whether
the individuals employed in the district or State office of
a Member are subject to the laws set forth in section 2,
the district or State office shall be treated as if it were
an affiliated branch of a private employer under the laws
in section 2.
(g) PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND POLITICAL AFFILI-
ATION.—Notwithstanding the laws set forth in section 2,
a Member may consider the political affiliation and place
of residence of an individual seeking employment on the
personal staff of that Member.
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 509 of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 373)
is repealed.
(i) APPLICATION OF SMALL BUSINESS EXEMPTION
TO MEMBERS.—To the extent that a law referred to in
section 2 contains an exemption for a small business, such
an exemption shall apply to a Member if the aggregate
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number of employees of the Member and employees attrib-
utable to the Member does not exceed the number of em-
ployees necessary to qualify as a small business under the
exemption. For the purposes of this subsection, the num-
ber of employees attributable to a Member equals the re-
sult of the sum of the employees specified in subsection
(e)(2), (3), (4), (6) and (7) who work in the District of
Columbia and are employed by the House in which that
Member sits, divided by the number of Members of that
House.
SEC. 102. RIGHT OF APPEAL.
If any individual referred to in section 2(e) is ag-
grieved by an action taken pursuant to this Act, such indi-
vidual may seek review of that action in a Federal district
court of competent jurisdiction and shall have the same
rights and remedies provided to private persons under the
laws referred to in section 2.
TITLE II—CONGRESSIONAL PERKS
SEC. 201. PAYMENT FOR MEDICAL CARE FOR MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS.
(a) PAYMENT.—All Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senators shall pay full market value for
all medical services, medical tests, and medications pro-
vided by the Office of the Attending Physician.
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a revolving
fund within the contingent fund of the House of Rep-
resentatives to be known as the Office of the Attending
Physician Revolving Fund (hereafter in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘revolving fund’’).
(c) DEPOSITS AND EXPENDITURES.—
(1) All moneys received by the Office of the At-
tending Physician from payments made under sub-
section (a) or from any other source shall be depos-
ited to the fund credit of the revolving fund. Moneys
in the revolving fund shall be available without fiscal
year limitation for disbursement by the Sergeant at
Arms and Doorkeeper of the House of Representa-
tives for necessary supplies and expenses of the
Office of the Attending Physician.
(2) On or before December 31 of each year, the
House Administrator of the House of Representa-
tives shall withdraw from the revolving fund and de-
posit in the Treasury of the United States as mis-
cellaneous receipts all moneys in excess of $5,000 in
the revolving fund at the close of the preceding fiscal
year.
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(3) Disbursements from the revolving fund shall
be made upon vouchers signed by the Sergeant at
Arms.
SEC. 202. ELIMINATION OF HOUSE BARBER SHOPS AND
BEAUTY SALONS.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all
beauty shops and barber shops located on the premises
of any property belonging to the House of Representatives
shall be closed ninety days after the date of enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 203. EXPRESSING A SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT PAY-
MENT SHOULD BE MADE FOR PARKING AT
NATIONAL AIRPORT FOR MEMBERS OF CON-
GRESS.
It is the sense of the House of Representatives that
Members of Congress should be charged rates comparable
to those in other parking facilities at Washington National
Airport, and that records of such expenses be made acces-
sible to the public.
SEC. 204. ESTABLISH MARKET RATES FOR HEALTH FACILI-
TIES FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
(a) PAYMENT.—All Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall pay full market value for the use of the
health facilities located on the premises of the Capitol or
any House office building.
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(b) DEPOSIT.—The House Administrator shall sub-
mit amounts paid under subsection (a) for deposit in the
general fund of the Treasury.
SEC. 205. EXPRESSING A SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT MEM-
BERS OF CONGRESS SHOULD PAY THE EN-
TIRE EXPENSE ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR
HEALTH INSURANCE.
It is the sense of the House of Representatives that
the Federal Government shall not bear any of the cost of
health insurance for Members of the House of Representa-
tives.
SEC. 206. STUDY TO IDENTIFY THE ALL BENEFITS THAT AC-
CRUE TO MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.
(a) STUDY.—The General Accounting Office shall
conduct a study to identify all benefits that accrue to
Members of the House of Representatives and shall deter-
mine the market value or a close approximation of each
of those benefits and the extent to which tax dollars are
used to pay for each service.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Before the end of the
six month period beginning on the date of enactment of
this Act, the General Accounting Office shall submit a re-
port to the Congress on the findings and conclusions made
with respect to the study under subsection (a).
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TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 301. PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTING REGULA-
TIONS.
Not later than a one hundred and eighty-day period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the House
of Representatives and the Senate shall each promulgate
rules and regulations to carry out this Act, including spe-
cifically implementing each of the laws set forth in section
101. Such rules and regulations shall be consistent with
Federal law.
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