Title: Providing the Sergeant-at-Arms with the authority to fine Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner for failure to complete security screening for entrance to the House Chamber, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution authorizes the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives to impose a fine ($5,000 for a first offense and $10,000 for any subsequent offense) against a Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner for failure to complete security screening for entrance to the House chamber.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 73 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 73

  Providing the Sergeant-at-Arms with the authority to fine Members, 
    Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner for failure to complete 
  security screening for entrance to the House Chamber, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2021

Mr. McGovern submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee 
on Rules, 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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Providing the Sergeant-at-Arms with the authority to fine Members, 
    Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner for failure to complete 
  security screening for entrance to the House Chamber, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. IMPOSITION OF FINES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE SECURITY 
              SCREENING FOR ENTRANCE TO HOUSE CHAMBER.

    (a) Imposition by Sergeant-at-Arms.--(1) The Sergeant-at-Arms is 
authorized and directed to impose a fine against a Member, Delegate, or 
the Resident Commissioner for failure to complete security screening 
for entrance to the House Chamber.
    (2) A fine imposed pursuant to this resolution shall be $5,000 for 
a first offense and $10,000 for any subsequent offense.
    (3) The Sergeant-at-Arms shall promptly notify in writing the 
Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner, the Speaker, the 
Committee on Ethics, and the Chief Administrative Officer of any fine 
under this subsection. Such notification shall include findings 
detailing the violation and shall also be made publicly available by 
the chair of the Committee on Ethics.
    (b) Appeal to Committee on Ethics.--(1) The Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner may appeal the fine imposed under subsection (a) 
in writing to the Committee on Ethics not later than 30 calendar days 
or five legislative days, whichever is later, after notification 
pursuant to subsection (a)(3). Such appeal shall include a response to 
the findings issued by the Sergeant-at-Arms pursuant to such paragraph.
    (2) Upon receipt of an appeal pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
Committee on Ethics shall have a period of 30 calendar days or five 
legislative days, whichever is later, to consider the appeal. The fine 
will be upheld unless the appeal is agreed to by a majority of the 
Committee. Upon a determination regarding the appeal or if no appeal 
has been filed at the expiration of the period specified in paragraph 
(1), the chair of the Committee on Ethics shall promptly notify the 
Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner, the Speaker, the 
Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chief Administrative Officer, and shall make 
such notification publicly available. The Speaker shall promptly lay 
such notification before the House.
    (3) If a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner files an appeal 
under paragraph (1) prior to the date on which the Committee on Ethics 
has adopted written rules, the period for the Committee's consideration 
of the appeal under paragraph (2) shall begin on the date on which the 
chair of the Committee notifies the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner that the Committee has adopted such rules.
    (c) Deducting Fine From Pay.--(1) If a Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner against whom a fine is imposed by the Sergeant-
at-Arms under subsection (a) has not paid the fine prior to the 
expiration of the 90-calendar day period which begins on the date 
described in paragraph (2), the Chief Administrative Officer shall 
deduct the amount of the fine from the net salary otherwise due the 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, in accordance with 
timetables and procedures established by the Committee on House 
Administration for purposes of carrying out this subsection.
    (2) The date described in this paragraph is, with respect to a fine 
imposed on a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner--
            (A) the date of the determination of the Committee on 
        Ethics under subsection (b)(2); or
            (B) if the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner does 
        not file an appeal with the Committee on Ethics prior to the 
        expiration of the period specified in subsection (b)(1), the 
        first day after the expiration of such period.
    (d) Prohibiting Use of Campaign or Official Funds To Pay Fines.--A 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not use campaign funds 
or official funds, including amounts in the Members' Representational 
Allowance, to pay a fine imposed under this resolution.
    (e) Policies and Procedures.--The Sergeant-at-Arms, Committee on 
Ethics, Committee on House Administration, and Chief Administrative 
Officer are authorized to establish policies and procedures for the 
implementation of this resolution.
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