GALA Resolution

Bill: 117-hres-663
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2021-09-20
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Greater Accountability from Lawmakers for Americans Resolution or the GALA Resolution</b></p> <p>This resolution amends the House Rules to prohibit a Member of Congress, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House from accepting free attendance at a charity event if the value of free attendance exceeds $1,000 unless attendance is appropriate to the performance of the official duties or representative function of the person attending. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House who accepts free attendance that is appropriate to the performance of official duties must submit a statement to the House Ethics Committee prior to attending that explains why attendance is appropriate.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 663 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2021 Mrs. Steel (for herself, Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Ms. Tenney , and Mr. Budd ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House who accepts an offer of free attendance with respect to a charity event to notify the Committee on Ethics if the value of such free attendance exceeds $1,000, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This resolution may be cited as the Greater Accountability from Lawmakers for Americans Resolution or the GALA Resolution . 2. Requirement for the acceptance of certain offers of free attendance to charity events Clause 5(a)(4) of rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended— (1) in subdivision (C), by inserting for which the value of the free attendance for the event is less than or equal to $1,000 after charity event ; (2) by redesignating subdivision (D) as subdivision (E); and (3) by inserting after subdivision (C) the following new subdivision: (D) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House may not accept an offer of free attendance for an event described in subdivision (C) in any case in which the value of the free attendance for the event exceeds $1,000 unless— (i) attendance at the event is appropriate to the performance of the official duties or representative function of the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House; and (ii) the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House submits a statement to the Committee on Ethics prior to attending any such event that explains why attendance at the event meets the requirement described in item (i). .