HRES 299 104th Congress House Congress Arts, Culture, Religion Authors and authorship Books Congressional employees Congressional ethics Congressional officers Contracts Copyright royalties Earnings Government Operations and Politics House of Representatives House rules and procedure Intellectual property Members of Congress (House) Publishers and publishing

To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives regarding outside earned income.

Introduced: December 12, 1995 See on congress.gov

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Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Dec 22, 1995

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 22, 1995

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 259 - 128, 2 Present (Roll no. 883).

Dec 22, 1995

The previous question was ordered on the amendment and the resolution pursuant to the rule.

Dec 22, 1995

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, the House proceed with 30 minutes of debate on the Solomon amendment and the resolution.

Dec 22, 1995

Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 299 with 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Providing for the consideration of H. Res. 299 in the House and waiving all points of order against a motion to amend the resolution printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.

Dec 22, 1995

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 322. (consideration: CR H15594-15599)

Dec 22, 1995

Rule H. Res. 322 passed House.

Dec 21, 1995

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 322 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 299 with 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Providing for the consideration of H. Res. 299 in the House and waiving all points of order against a motion to amend the resolution printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.

Dec 12, 1995

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Dec 12, 1995

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Dec 22, 1995	House · vote #883	On Agreeing to the Resolution, as amended	Passed	259–128	See who voted →

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 925	—	An amendment in the nature of a substitute to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving advances on book ro…	Agreed to	Dec 22, 1995

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends rule XLVII (regarding limitations on outside employment and earned income) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to revise the definition of "outside earned income" to: (1) include copyright royalties earned while a Member, officer, or employee of the House; and (2) exclude copyright royalties for works published before obtaining such position.

Prohibits a Member, officer, or employee from receiving: (1) copyright royalties pursuant to a contract entered into after obtaining such position unless the royalty is received from an established publisher pursuant to usual and customary contractual terms approved by the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; or (2) advance payments for such work (but permits the receipt of advance payments by literary agents, research staff, and other persons working on behalf of such Member, officer, or employee). Prohibits the Committee from approving contracts which permit the deferral of royalty payments beyond the year in which earned.

What's happening now December 22, 1995

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Rules Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 1

Pelosi, Nancy

California · Dec 12, 1995

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