Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to clarify certain matters relating to official conduct.

Bill: 110-hres-363
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2007-05-02 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Airline passenger traffic
Airlines
Campaign funds
Commercial aircraft
Congressional travel
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Government aircraft
House rules and procedure
Members of Congress
Private aviation
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-02
text: 
Amends Rule XXIII (Code of Official Conduct) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to authorize a Member of Congress to use personal, official, or campaign funds for a flight on an aircraft that is operated: (1) by an air carrier or commercial operator certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the flight is required to be conducted under air carrier safety rules; or (2) in the case of travel abroad, by an air carrier or commercial operator certificated by an appropriate foreign civil aviation authority, and the flight is similarly required to be conducted under air carrier safety rules.
 
 Allows the use of such funds also if the aircraft: (1) is owned or leased by the Member or a family member (including a privately owned aircraft in which such Member or family member has an ownership interest, and the Member does not use the aircraft any more than the proportionate share of ownership allows); or (3) is operated by a state or federal entity.
 
Allows the use of such funds also for a flight that consists of the personal use of an aircraft supplied to a Member by an individual on the basis of personal friendship.

action_date: 2007-05-02
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends Rule XXIII (Code of Official Conduct) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to authorize a Member of Congress to use personal, official, or campaign funds for a flight on an aircraft that is operated: (1) by an air carrier or commercial operator certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the flight is required to be conducted under air carrier safety rules; or (2) in the case of travel abroad, by an air carrier or commercial operator certificated by an appropriate foreign civil aviation authority, and the flight is similarly required to be conducted under air carrier safety rules.
 
 Allows the use of such funds also if the aircraft: (1) is owned or leased by the Member or a family member (including a privately owned aircraft in which such Member or family member has an ownership interest, and the Member does not use the aircraft any more than the proportionate share of ownership allows); or (3) is operated by a state or federal entity.
 
Allows the use of such funds also for a flight that consists of the personal use of an aircraft supplied to a Member by an individual on the basis of personal friendship.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-05-02
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H45411-4412)
action_date: 2007-05-02
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H45411-4412)
action_date: 2007-05-02
text: Mrs. Jones (OH) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2007-05-02
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4411-4412)
action_date: 2007-05-02
text: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct discharged.
action_date: 2007-05-02
text: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct discharged.
action_date: 2007-05-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
action_date: 2007-05-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-02
text: Introduced in House