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H. Res. 648 109th Congress House

To eliminate floor privileges and access to Member exercise facilities for registered lobbyists who are former Members or officers of the House.

Introduced: January 31, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 1, 2006
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 1, 2006
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 379 - 50, 1 Present (Roll no. 3). (text: CR H29)
Feb 1, 2006
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H67-68)
Feb 1, 2006
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Feb 1, 2006
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 648.
Feb 1, 2006
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H29-37)
Feb 1, 2006
Mr. Dreier moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Jan 31, 2006
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 144.
Jan 31, 2006
Committee on House Administration discharged.
Jan 31, 2006
Reported by the Committee on Rules. H. Rept. 109-369, Part I.
Jan 31, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 31, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 31, 2006
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Feb 1, 2006 House · vote #3 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree Passed 379–50 See who voted →
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 Latest action February 1, 2006

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Amends rule IV (The Hall of the House) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to deny entitlement to the privilege of admission to the Hall of the House and adjacent rooms to any former Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, a former Parliamentarian of the House, or a former elected officer of the House or former minority employee nominated as an elected officer of the House, if he or she is a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal. (Continues the current prohibition regarding direct personal or pecuniary interest in any pending or reported legislative measure, or employment by or representation of any party or organization for the purpose of influencing, directly or indirectly, the passage, defeat, or amendment of any legislative proposal.)

Authorizes the Speaker of the House to promulgate regulations exempting ceremonial or educational functions from these prohibitions.

Prohibits the House from providing access to any exercise facility (available exclusively to Members and former Members, officers and former officers of the House, and their spouses) to any former Member, former officer, or spouse who is a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HRES 646 Denying the entitlement to the privilege of admission to the Hall of the House to any former Member of the House who is…
  • HRES 663 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit former Members and former officers of the House who are …
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 648: To eliminate floor privileges and access to Member exercise facilities for registered lobbyists who are former Members or officers of the House.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-648/
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"H. Res. 648: To eliminate floor privileges and access to Member exercise facilities for registered lobbyists who are former Members or officers of the House.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-648/.
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H. Res. 648, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-648/.
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