Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to clarify that the payment of a bail bond constitutes a gift for purposes of the Rules.

Bill: 118-hres-537
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2023-06-22
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution&nbsp;revises the Rules of the House of Representatives to specify that<em></em> a payment for or guarantee of a bail bond constitutes a gift.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 537 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 22, 2023 Mr. Cohen submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to clarify that the payment of a bail bond constitutes a gift for purposes of the Rules.

1. Clarification of treatment of payment of bail bond as gift Clause 5(a)(2)(A) of rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting the following: , including making a payment for or otherwise guaranteeing the bail bond of another person. .