Relating to elimination of perquisites for Members of the House of Representatives and amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish additional conditions for official committee travel expenses.

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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) it is inappropriate for Members of the House to have access to such items as meals, banking services, medicine, ambulance service, haircuts, and athletic facilities at costs lower than those charged to the public; and (2) the Speaker of the House has addressed the problem of such perquisites and is encouraged to continue his efforts to eliminate them. Amends rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the expenditure of appropriated funds to defray expenses of committee members or employees incurred while traveling outside of the United States, its territories, or possessions, unless a committee resolution as been approved that authorizes such travel and sets forth certain requirements.

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• Introduced in House (text)

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  summary · EN · 21 November 1991

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