[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 805 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 805
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a witness
who appears before any committee of the House of Representatives in a
nongovernmental capacity to disclose certain amounts received from the
Federal Government or a foreign government or certain foreign entities,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 18, 2021
Mr. Banks (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Mann, Mr.
Steube, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Good
of Virginia, Mr. Rutherford, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Babin, Mrs.
Miller-Meeks, Mr. Carl, Mr. Budd, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Weber of Texas,
Mrs. Hinson, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Posey, Mr. Norman, Mr. Baird,
Mr. Crawford, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Rouzer, Ms. Van Duyne,
Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Cline, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Murphy of North
Carolina, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Cammack, Mr.
McClintock, Mr. Keller, and Mr. Mast) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
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RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a witness
who appears before any committee of the House of Representatives in a
nongovernmental capacity to disclose certain amounts received from the
Federal Government or a foreign government or certain foreign entities,
and for other purposes.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR A WITNESS TO DISCLOSE CERTAIN AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.
(a) In General.--Clause 2(g)(5)(B) of rule XI of the Rules of the
House of Representatives is amended to read as follows:
``(B) In the case of a witness appearing in a
nongovernmental capacity, a written statement of
proposed testimony shall include--
``(i) a curriculum vitae;
``(ii) a disclosure of any Federal grants
or contracts received during the past 36 months
by the witness, an entity represented by the
witness, or an entity with respect to which the
witness is employed or under contract;
``(iii) a disclosure of any contracts,
grants, or payments, including payments in
kind, originating with a foreign government,
foreign political party, or foreign state-owned
enterprise (or any subsidiary, agent, or
instrumentality of a foreign government,
foreign political party, or foreign-state owned
enterprise) received during the past 36 months
by the witness, an entity represented by the
witness, an entity with respect to which the
witness is employed, or an entity the witness
is under contract with if the witness received
aggregate payments under such contract in an
amount greater than $5,000 in the last 12
months;
``(iv) a disclosure of whether the witness
is a fiduciary (including, but not limited to,
a director, officer, advisor, resident agent,
or fellow) of any entity which has received
payments originating with a foreign government,
foreign political party, or foreign state-owned
enterprise (or any subsidiary, agent, or
instrumentality of a foreign government,
foreign political party, or foreign-state owned
enterprise) during the past 36 months;
``(v) a disclosure of any contracts with a
foreign government, foreign political party, or
foreign state-owned enterprise (or any
subsidiary, agent, or instrumentality of a
foreign government, foreign political party, or
foreign-state owned enterprise) that the
witness, an entity represented by the witness,
or an entity with respect to which the witness
is employed or under contract applied for in
the past 12 months but under which no payments
have been received;
``(vi) a disclosure of any contracts with a
foreign government, foreign political party, or
foreign state-owned enterprise (or any
subsidiary, agent, or instrumentality of a
foreign government, foreign political party, or
foreign-state owned enterprise) that is in
effect on the date the witness submits the
written statement of proposed testimony under
which the foreign government, foreign political
party, or foreign state-owned enterprise agrees
to provide the witness, or a business owned by
the witness, with payment for the provision of
advisory, consulting, or other services to
advance the interests of such foreign
government, foreign political party, or foreign
state-owned enterprise; and
``(vii) a disclosure of any contracts with
a foreign person subject to the jurisdiction or
direction of the government of the People's
Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the
Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of
Cuba, or the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
that is in effect on the date the witness
submits the written statement of proposed
testimony under which the foreign person agrees
to provide the witness with payment for the
provision of advisory, consulting, or other
services to advance the interests of a foreign
government described in this item.''.
(b) Content of Disclosure.--Clause 2(g)(5)(C) of rule XI of the
Rules of the House of Representatives is amended--
(1) by striking ``disclosure'' and inserting
``disclosures'';
(2) by inserting ``, subdivision (B)(iii), subdivision
(B)(v), subdivision (B)(vi), and subdivision (B)(vii)'' after
``subdivision (B)(ii)'';
(3) in item (i), by striking ``related to the subject
matter of the hearing''; and
(4) in item (ii)--
(A) by striking ``related to the subject matter of
the hearing''; and
(B) by inserting ``, foreign political party, or
foreign state-owned enterprise (or any subsidiary,
agent, or instrumentality of a foreign government,
foreign political party, or foreign-state owned
enterprise)'' after ``foreign government''.
(c) Penalty for Knowing and Willful Noncompliance.--Clause 2(g) of
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (7) as subparagraph (8);
and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (6) the following new
subparagraph:
``(7) With respect to a witness described in subparagraph
(5)(B), if the committee before which the witness appears
determines at any time that the witness knowingly and willfully
failed to truthfully comply with the disclosure requirements
under subparagraph (5), such witness shall not be allowed to
appear before such committee to provide testimony for a period
of 3 years beginning on the date such determination is made.''.
(d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall apply with respect to any witness who appears before any
committee of the House of Representatives in a nongovernmental capacity
on or after the date of enactment of this resolution.
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