Amends rule XLIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit a Member of the House from accepting payment of travel and related expenses (food and beverage, lodging, entertainment, hospitality) with respect to attendance at any conference, meeting, or similar function from: (1) any corporation, company, firm, partnership, or other for-profit business enterprise, or any submit or affiliated organization thereof; (2) any organization or corporation that maintains a political action committee; (3) any organization or corporation registered under the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946 or any successor statute, or any organization or corporation that employs or retains a registered lobbyist.
Makes provisions of this Act inapplicable to travel expenses provided: (1) by organizations described in the Internal Revenue Code under charitable contribution provisions; (2) in connection with a fact-finding event directly related to official duties in the Member's home State; or (3) in connection with a speaking engagement of an individual Member, at a meeting organized for that purpose or at which that individual is a principal speaker.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
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