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HR 2793 - NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION
Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 13, Section 9(f) of the House Rules, the
speaker announced the introduction of HR 2793, suspending the limitations on
the conferees for SB 593.
PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY
REPRESENTATIVE GEREN: First of all, Mr. Merritt is going to hand you all of
the documents that I'm going to refer to, so there will be no need to adjourn or
stand at ease so we can go find them. Mr. Speaker, can you advise the body what
HR 2 dealt with? Was it the housekeeping resolution? You have that in your
hand.
SPEAKER: Just a moment.
GEREN: It looks like this. Mr. Wilson has it in his hand now, but it looks like
this.
SPEAKER: I understand, Mr. Geren, we'll look at it, and it's fine.
GEREN: Was it the housekeeping resolution, sir?
SPEAKER: Mr. Geren, we'll take a look at it and come back to you in a minute.
We're trying to move through the calendar.
GEREN: Well, sir, I have several more questions, parliamentary inquiries to
make.
SPEAKER: Okay.
GEREN: Would you agree that Section 3.04 of HR 2 states that the Committee
on House Administration shall prepare and distribute to all members within 60
days after the convening of the regular session policy statements to include, but
not be limited to, policies pertaining to members as a class, and would you agree
that section heading for Section 3.04 says House Policy Manual?
SPEAKER: Mr. Geren, I'll take your word for it.
GEREN: Thank you, sir. Do you recall that on January 12th, when you laid out
HR 2 for consideration, we deliberated that resolution, and ultimately voted on it,
record vote number 17, and that the will of the house was to pass a resolution,
141 yeas, 4 nays, 1 present, not voting?
SPEAKER: I'll take your word on that, Mr. Geren.
GEREN: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the personnel manual, it's described in
HR 2, are you familiar with the conditions of employment, the subsection under
payroll/personnel section in the manuals? Specifically, do you remember the fact
that the manual states that "employees of the house, who are not employees of a
committee or an individual member shall," Mr. Speaker, and then the manual lists
11 provisions that these employees shall be subject to? Mr. Speaker, I would
direct your attention to the 10th provision of this subsection. The House
Committee on Administration has ruled in number 10 that, "this type of employee
shall not be permitted to receive directly or indirectly any compensation, by gift
or otherwise, from any other source unless specifically authorized by theSaturday, May 26, 2007
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