[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1138 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1138

  Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to deny certain 
 privileges of the House of Representatives to former Members who have 
         been expelled from the House, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 12, 2024

Mr. D'Esposito (for himself, Mr. LaLota, and Mr. Lawler) 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 deny certain 
 privileges of the House of Representatives to former Members who have 
         been expelled from the House, and for other purposes.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This resolution may be cited as the ``Upholding the Integrity of 
Our Institution Resolution''.

SEC. 2. DENYING ADMISSION TO HALL OF THE HOUSE TO FORMER MEMBERS WHO 
              HAVE BEEN EXPELLED.

    Clause 4(a) of rule IV of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (3);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (4) 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(5) has been expelled from the House.''.

SEC. 3. BENEFITS AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO CERTAIN FORMER MEMBERS OF THE 
              HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    Rule XXIX of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended 
by adding at the end the following new clause:
    ``5. In the case of a former Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner who has been expelled from the House of Representatives, 
such Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not retain 
possession of a Member pin after such expulsion and no benefit or 
service of the House shall be made available to such former Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, including any of the following:
            ``(a) Access to the floor of the House.
            ``(b) Access to athletic facilities and other facilities 
        available for the use of Members of the House.
            ``(c) Access to the Members' Dining Room located in the 
        House of Representatives wing of the United States Capitol.
            ``(d) Access to parking spaces.
            ``(e) Access to material from the House document room.
            ``(f) Use of the collections in the House Legislative 
        Resource Center without borrowing privileges.
            ``(g) Short-term franking privileges.
            ``(h) Access to materials through the Congressional 
        Research Service and the Library of Congress.''.
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