H.Res. 1235 (111th): 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.

Introduced:
Mar 25, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Rep. Harry Teague [D-NM2]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

H.Res. 1268 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Apr 15, 2010

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Status

This resolution was introduced on March 25, 2010, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 25, 2010
Cosponsors
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Last updated Mar 25, 2010.
2 pages

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3/25/2010--Introduced.
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.

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