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A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to decrease the amounts of outside earned income which a Member may accept, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 26, 1982 See on congress.gov
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Jan 26, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Rules.
Jan 26, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends rule XLVII of the Rules of the House of Representatives to: (1) decrease the amount of outside earned income a Member may earn from 30 percent to 15 percent of such Member's aggregate salary; and (2) prohibit a Member from accepting an honorarium of more than $1,000 in value.

What's happening now January 26, 1982

Referred to House Committee on Rules.

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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 3, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 321: A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to decrease the amounts of outside earned income which a Member may accept, and for other purposes.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-321/
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"H. Res. 321: A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to decrease the amounts of outside earned income which a Member may accept, and for other purposes.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-321/.
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H. Res. 321, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-321/.
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