IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 113 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require any Member 
whose Members’ Representational Allowance is used to pay for a flight 
on a private aircraft to report information on the flight not later than 
30 days after the flight, and requiring any Senator whose official funds 
are used to pay for a flight on a private aircraft to report information 
on the flight not later than 30 days after the flight. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 
Mr. CASSIDY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ethics, and in addition to the Committee on 
House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
require any Member whose Members’ Representational 
Allowance is used to pay for a flight on a private aircraft 
to report information on the flight not later than 30 
days after the flight, and requiring any Senator whose 
official funds are used to pay for a flight on a private 
aircraft to report information on the flight not later 
than 30 days after the flight. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
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SECTION 1. SPECIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR USE 
OF MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOW-
ANCE FOR FLIGHT ON PRIVATE AIRCRAFT. 
Clause 15 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (d) as para-
graph (e); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (c) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(d) If funds in a Members’ Representational Allow-
ance are used for a flight for which the owner or operator 
of the aircraft is paid a fare in accordance with paragraph 
(b)(5), not later than 30 days after the flight the Member 
involved shall file a report with the Clerk containing the 
following information: 
‘‘(1) The amount paid for the flight from the 
Members’ Representational Allowance. 
‘‘(2) The destinations covered by the flight. 
‘‘(3) A statement describing the purpose of tak-
ing the flight, including any reasons why the pur-
pose could not be met by taking a flight on an air-
craft operated by an air carrier or commercial oper-
ator described in paragraph (b)(1).’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF OFFICIAL 
SENATE FUNDS FOR FLIGHT ON PRIVATE 
AIRCRAFT. 
(a) REPORTS.—If funds in a Senators’ Official Per-
sonnel and Office Expense Account are used for a flight 
which is not a commercial aircraft flight or a government 
aircraft flight, not later than 30 days after the flight the 
Senator involved shall file a report with the Secretary of 
the Senate containing the following information: 
(1) The amount paid for the flight from official 
funds of the Senate. 
(2) The destinations covered by the flight. 
(3) A statement describing the purpose of the 
flight, including any reasons why the purpose could 
not be met by taking a commercial aircraft flight or 
a government aircraft flight. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘commercial aircraft flight’’ means 
a flight on an aircraft which is operated by an air 
carrier or commercial operator certificated by the 
Federal Aviation Administration and the flight is re-
quired to be conducted under air carrier safety rules, 
or, in the case of travel which is abroad, by an air 
carrier or commercial operator certificated by an ap-
propriate foreign civil aviation authority and the 
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flight is required to be conducted under air carrier 
safety rules; and 
(2) the term ‘‘government aircraft flight’’ 
means a flight on an aircraft operated by an entity 
of the Federal Government or an entity of the Gov-
ernment of any State. 
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