Requiring the supervisors of employees of Congressional offices to submit reports on the outside compensation earned by such employees, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hconres-62
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2019-09-12
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees

Congressional oversight

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government information and archives

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This concurrent resolution requires supervisors of congressional employees who receive outside compensation for their congressional work to report to congressional ethics committees on that compensation.</p>

tv_txt: IV 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 62 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2019 Ms. Foxx of North Carolina (for herself and Mr. Rouda ) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Requiring the supervisors of employees of Congressional offices to submit reports on the outside compensation earned by such employees, and for other purposes.

1. Reports on outside compensation earned by Congressional employees (a) Reports The supervisor of an individual who performs services for any Member, committee, or other office of the Senate or House of Representatives for a period in excess of four weeks and who receives compensation therefor from any source other than the Federal Government shall submit a report identifying the identity of the source, amount, and rate of such compensation to— (1) the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate, in the case of an individual who performs services for a Member, committee, or other office of the Senate; or (2) the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives, in the case of an individual who performs services for a Member (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress), committee, or other office of the House. (b) Timing The supervisor shall submit the report required under subsection (a) with respect to an individual— (1) when such individual first begins performing services described in such subsection; (2) at the close of each calendar quarter during which such individual is performing such services; and (3) when such individual ceases to perform such services. (c) Publication Upon receipt of a report under this section, the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives shall post the report on the Committee’s official public website. (d) Failure To meet requirements A supervisor described in subsection (a) who fails to submit a report required under this section shall be subject to such sanction as may be imposed by the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate or the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives, as the case may be.