Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require chairs and ranking minority members of committees and subcommittees to indicate whether they have any financial interest in the employer of any witness at a hearing, any person retaining a witness, or any person represented by a witness.
Latest action · Mar 25, 2010 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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- IntroducedMar 25, 2010
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the chair at a committee or subcommittee hearing, immediately after announcing the subject of the hearing, to state whether he or she has, had, or intends to have any financial interest in the employer of any witness at the hearing, any person retaining any such witness, or any person represented by any such witness.
Requires the chair then to recognize the ranking minority member solely for the purpose of making the same statement.
Cosponsors
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Actions 2
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- Mar 25, 2010Introduced in House
- Mar 25, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Related bills 1
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| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1268 | Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require chairs and ranking minority members of committees and subcommittees to indicate whether they have any financial interest in the employer of any witness at a hearing, any person retaining a witn | Identical bill | Apr 15, 2010 |
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- Mar 25, 2010Introduced in House
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