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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the Committee on Ethics from waiving any requirement that Members, officers, and employees of the House include information on…

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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the Committee on Ethics from waiving any requirement that Members, officers, and employees of the House include information on reimbursements for travel in the financial disclosure reports such individuals are required to file under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

Introduced: July 8, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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Amends Rule XXV (Limitations on Outside Earned Income and Acceptance of Gifts) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the Committee on Ethics from using its authority under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to waive any requirement that Members, officers, and employees of the House include information on reimbursements for travel in the financial disclosure reports these individuals are required to file under the Act.

What's happening now July 8, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4
Barrow, John
· Jul 8, 2014
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 8, 2014
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 8, 2014
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 8, 2014
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jul 8, 2014
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jul 8, 2014
Tsongas, Niki
· Jul 8, 2014
Walz, Timothy
· Jul 8, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 659: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the Committee on Ethics from waiving any requirement that Members, officers, and employees of the House include information on reimbursements for travel in the financial disclosure reports such individuals are required to file under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-659/
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"H. Res. 659: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the Committee on Ethics from waiving any requirement that Members, officers, and employees of the House include information on reimbursements for travel in the financial disclosure reports such individuals are required to file under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-659/.
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H. Res. 659, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-659/.
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[H. Res. 659: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the Committee on Ethics from waiving any requirement that Members, officers, and employees of the House include information on reimbursements for travel in the financial disclosure reports such individuals are required to file under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-659/)
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