,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1 #bjai  
,mr4 ,schneider introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,house ,administration1   
and in addition to the ,committees on   
,oversight and ,reform1 ,rules1 and     
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide that a former ,member of        
,congress receiving compensation as a   
lobbyist shall be ineligible to receive 
certain ,federal retirement benefits or 
to use certain congressional benefits   
and services1 to require each ,member of
 ,congress to post on the ,member's     
official public website a hyperlink to  
the most recent annual financial        
disclosure report filed by the ,member  
under the ,ethics in ,government ,act of

 #aigh1 to prohibit the use of          
appropriated funds to pay for the costs 
of travel by the spouse of a ,member of 
,congress who accompanies the ,member on
 official travel1 to restrict the use of
 travel promotional awards by ,members  
of ,congress who receive such awards in 
connection with official air travel1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,prohibiting ,perks and ,privileges     
,act4  #b4 ,ineligibility of former     
,members receiving compensation as      
lobbyists for certain benefits and      
services  7a7 ,forfeiture of benefits   
7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 a former ,member
 of ,congress may not be paid any       
covered benefit if such former ,member  
is--  7,a7 a registered lobbyist2 or    
7,b7 receives compensation as a direct  
result of lobbying activities4  7#b7    
,covered benefits ,for purposes of this 
subsection1 the term covered benefits1  
as used with respect to a former ,member

 of ,congress1 means any payment or     
other benefit which is payable1 by      
virtue of service performed by such     
former ,member1 under any of the        
following3 7,a7 ,the ,civil ,service    
,retirement ,system1 including the      
,thrift ,savings ,plan4  7,b7 ,the      
,federal ,employees ,retirement ,system1
 including the ,thrift ,savings ,plan4  
7,c7 ,the ,federal ,employees ,health   
,benefits ,program1 including enhanced  
dental benefits and enhanced vision     
benefits under chapters #hi;,a and      
#hi;,b1 respectively1 of title #e1      
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,rules of  
construction ,nothing in this subsection
 shall be considered to prevent the     
payment of-- 7,a7 any lump-sum credit1  
as defined by section #hcca7h7 or       
#hdja7ai7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 to which a former ,member of     
,congress subject to paragraph 7#a7 is  
entitled2  7,b7 any contributions in the
 account of a former ,member of         
,congress subject to paragraph 7#a7 in  

the ,thrift ,savings ,fund which1 as of 
the date on which paragraph 7#a7 applies
 to a former ,member1 are               
nonforfeitable2 or  7,c7 any annuity    
payments with respect to an annuity of a
 former ,member of ,congress subject to 
paragraph 7#a7 to a former spouse or    
survivor who is entitled to such        
payments4  7#d7 ,regulations ,any       
regulations necessary to carry out this 
subsection may be prescribed by-- 7,a7  
except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71
 the ,director of the ,office of        
,personnel ,management2 and  7,b7 to the
 extent that this subsection relates to 
the ,thrift ,savings ,plan1 by the      
,executive ,director 7as defined by     
section #hdja7ac7 of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code74  7b7 ,prohibition on    
access to certain congressional benefits
 and services  7#a7 ,in general         
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a former ,member of ,congress may  
not use any of the congressional        
benefits and services described in      

paragraph 7#b7 7except to the extent    
such benefits and services are made     
available to members of the public7 at  
any time during which such former       
,member is--  7,a7 a registered         
lobbyist2 or  7,b7 receives compensation
 as a direct result of lobbying         
activities4  7#b7 ,benefits and services
 described ,the congressional benefits  
and services described in this paragraph
 are as follows3 7,a7 ,access to the    
,hall of the ,house or the ,hall of the 
,senate4  7,b7 ,access to athletic      
facilities and other facilities         
available for the use of ,members of    
,congress4  7,c7 ,access to the         
,members' ,dining ,room located in the  
,house of ,representatives wing of the  
,united ,states ,capitol or the         
,senators' ,dining ,room located in the 
,senate wing of the ,united ,states     
,capitol4  7,d7 ,access to material from
 the ,house document room or the ,senate
 document room4  7,e7 ,use of the       
collections in the ,house ,legislative  

,resource ,center or the ,senate        
,library without borrowing privileges4  
7c7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this  
subsection-- 7#a7 the terms agency1     
client1 covered executive branch        
official1 covered legislative branch    
official1 lobbyist1 lobbying activities1
 and lobbying contact1 have the meaning 
given such terms in section #c of the   
,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #afjb72  7#b7 the term former 
,member of ,congress means any ,member  
of ,congress who becomes a former       
,member of ,congress after the date of  
enactment of this ,act2  7#c7 the term  
,member of ,congress has the meaning    
given such term in section #bajf of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and    
7#d7 the term registered lobbyist means 
a lobbyist registered or required to    
register1 or on whose behalf a          
registration is filed or required to be 
filed1 under section #d of the ,lobbying
 ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4
 #afjc74  #c4 ,posting links to         

financial disclosure reports of ,members
 of ,congress on ,member websites  7a7  
,requirement ,to post links to reports  
,upon filing the report required under  
section #aja7;d7 of the ,ethics in      
,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 
,app4 #aja7;d771 each ,member of        
,congress shall1 in consultation with   
the ,clerk of the ,house of             
,representatives 7in the case of a      
,representative in1 or ,delegate or     
,resident ,commissioner to1 the         
,congress7 or the ,secretary of the     
,senate 7in the case of a ,senator71    
post a hyperlink to the report on the   
official public website of the office of
 the ,member4  7b7 ,effective date ,this
 section shall apply with respect to    
reports filed on or after the expiration
 of the #fj-;day period which begins on 
or after the date of the enactment of   
this ,act4  #d4 ,prohibiting use of     
appropriated funds for travel of spouses
 accompanying ,members of ,congress on  
official travel  7a7 ,prohibition ,no   

appropriated funds1 including official  
funds of the ,house of ,representatives1
 official funds of the ,senate1 or funds
 available under any ,federal law1 rule1
 or regulation1 may be used to pay for  
the costs of travel by the spouse of a  
,member of ,congress in accompanying the
 ,member on official travel4  7b7       
,certification ,if the spouse of a      
,member of ,congress accompanies the    
,member on official travel1 the head of 
the office whose funds are to be used to
 pay for the costs of such travel shall 
certify prior to the travel that no     
additional costs will be incurred by the
 ,government as the result of the spouse
 accompanying the ,member on such       
travel4  7c7 ,rule of construction      
,nothing in this section may be         
construed to prohibit the spouse of a   
,member of ,congress who accompanies the
 ,member on official travel from paying 
for the costs of the spouse's travel4   
7d7 ,official travel defined ,in this   
section1 the term official travel means 

any travel for which the costs          
7including the costs of transportation1 
lodging1 meals1 and related expenses7   
may be covered by appropriated funds1   
including official funds of the ,house  
of ,representatives1 official funds of  
the ,senate1 or funds available under   
any ,federal law1 rule1 or regulation4  
7e7 ,effective date ,this section shall 
apply with respect to travel undertaken 
on or after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4  #e4 ,restricting use by    
,members of ,congress of travel         
promotional awards received in          
connection with official air travel  7a7
 ,restrictions on use by ,members of the
 ,house of ,representatives ,clause #e  
of rule ,,xxv of the ,rules of the      
,house of ,representatives is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
paragraph3  7j7 7#a7 ,except as provided
 in subparagraph 7#b71 if a ,member1    
,delegate1 or ,resident ,commissioner   
receives a travel promotional award in  
connection with any official air travel 

undertaken by the ,member1 ,delegate1 or
 ,resident ,commissioner1 the ,member1  
,delegate1 or ,resident ,commissioner   
may use the award only in connection    
with other official air travel          
undertaken by such ,member1 ,delegate1  
or ,resident ,commissioner4  7#b7       
,notwithstanding subparagraph 7#a71 a   
,member1 ,delegate1 or ,resident        
,commissioner may donate a travel       
promotional award described in such     
subparagraph to an organization         
described in section #eja7;c7 of the    
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and   
exempt from taxation under section      
#eja7;a7 of such ,code4  7#c7 ,in this  
paragraph--  7,a7 the term official air 
travel means travel by commercial       
aircraft for which the costs are paid   
with ,federal funds1 including the      
,members' ,representational ,allowance2 
and  7,b7 the term travel promotional   
award includes free travel1 travel      
discounts1 upgrade certificates1        
coupons1 frequent flyer miles1 access to

 carrier club facilities1 and other     
similar travel promotional items1 as    
determined in accordance with           
regulations of the ,committee on ,house 
,administration4  4  7b7 ,restrictions  
on use by ,senators ,rule ,,xxxv of the 
,standing ,rules of the ,senate is      
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs #e and #f as paragraphs #f   
and #g2 and  7#b7 by inserting after    
paragraph #d the following new          
paragraph3  #e4 7a7 ,except as provided 
in subparagraph 7b71 if a ,member       
receives a travel promotional award in  
connection with any official air travel 
undertaken by the ,member1 the ,member  
may use the award only in connection    
with other official air travel          
undertaken by such ,member4  7b7        
,notwithstanding subparagraph 7a71 a    
,member may donate a travel promotional 
award described in such subparagraph to 
an organization described in section    
#eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf and exempt from taxation 

under section #eja7;a7 of such ,code4   
7c7 ,in this subparagraph--  7,a7 the   
term official air travel means travel by
 commercial aircraft for which the costs
 are paid with ,federal funds1 including
 the ,senators' ,official ,personnel and
 ,office ,expense ,account2 and  7,b7   
the term travel promotional award       
includes free travel1 travel discounts1 
upgrade certificates1 coupons1 frequent 
flyer miles1 access to carrier club     
facilities1 and other similar travel    
promotional items1 as determined in     
accordance with regulations of the      
,committee on ,rules and                
,administration4  4  7c7 ,sense of      
,congress regarding transferability of  
travel promotional awards ,it is the    
sense of ,congress that commercial      
airlines should permit individuals who  
receive travel promotional awards1      
including frequent flyer miles1 in      
connection with travel on the airlines  
to transfer such awards to nonprofit    
organizations under section #eja7;c77#c7

 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of     
#aihf4  7d7 ,exercise of rulemaking     
authority ,this section is enacted by   
,congress--  7#a7 as an exercise of the 
rulemaking power of the ,senate and     
,house of ,representatives1             
respectively1 and as such it is deemed a
 part of the rules of each ,house1      
respectively1 and it supersedes other   
rules only to the extent that it is     
inconsistent with such rules2 and  7#b7 
with full recognition of the            
constitutional right of either ,house to
 change the rules 7so far as relating to
 that ,house7 at any time1 in the same  
manner1 and to the same extent as in the
 case of any other rule of that ,house4 
#f4 ,member of ,congress defined ,except
 as otherwise provided1 in this ,act the
 term ,member of ,congress means a      
,senator or ,representative in1 or      
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1
 the ,congress4