[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 500 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 500

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require employees 
 of the House to be subject to criminal background checks conducted by 
       the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2025

Mrs. Cammack 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 employees 
 of the House to be subject to criminal background checks conducted by 
       the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR HOUSE EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Requirement.--Rule XXV of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause:
    ``9.(a) During each Congress, an employee of the House shall 
undergo a criminal background check conducted by the United States 
Capitol Police--
            ``(1) in the case of an employee who is employed by an 
        office of the House on the first day of the Congress, not later 
        than 30 days after the first day of the Congress; and
            ``(2) in the case of an employee who begins service as an 
        employee of the House after the first day of the Congress, not 
        later than 30 days after the employee begins service.
    ``(b) The results of a criminal background check conducted under 
this clause shall not be disclosed to any person other than the head of 
the office in which the employee is employed.
    ``(c) The Chief Administrative Officer shall enter into such 
agreements with the United States Capitol Police as the Chief 
Administrative Officer determines to be appropriate to carry out this 
clause.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress and each 
succeeding Congress.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON PAYMENTS FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

    (a) Report.--Rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
as amended by section 1, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new clause:
    ``10.(a)(1) If an employee of the House received any payment from, 
or entered into any contract or agreement with, a government of a 
foreign country during the 3-year period preceding the date on which 
the employee begins service as an employee of the House, the employee 
shall file with the Clerk a report containing a description of the 
payment, contract, or agreement, including the identification of such 
government.
    ``(2) If an employee of the House is a citizen or national of a 
foreign country, the employee shall file with the Clerk a statement 
describing the employee's status as such a citizen or national, 
including the identification of the foreign country.
    ``(b) An individual who is required to file a report under this 
clause shall file the report not later than 30 days after an individual 
begins service as an employee of the House.
    ``(c) Upon receipt of a report filed under this clause, the Clerk 
shall post the report on the public website of the Office of the Clerk.
    ``(d) In this clause, the term `government of a foreign country' 
has the meaning given such term in section 1(e) of the Foreign Agent 
Registration Act of 1938, as Amended (22 U.S.C. 611(e)).''.
    (b) Requirement for Current Employees.--An individual serving as an 
employee of the House of Representatives on the date of the adoption of 
this resolution who is required to file a report with the Clerk of the 
House under clause 10 of rule XXV of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, as added by subsection (a), shall file the report not 
later than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution.
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