Requiring the transfer to private sector providers of responsibility for certain administrative and maintenance entities and functions of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

Transfers entities and functions under the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (including the House Barber and Beauty Shops and Information Systems) and those of the Architect of the Capitol (with respect to the House) to private sector providers by the end of the 104th Congress.

Amends rule VII of the Rules of the House to require a visiting chaplain designated by a Member chosen by the Speaker of the House, on a rotating basis, to attend the commencement of each day's sitting of the House and open the same with prayer. (Currently, such duty is assigned to the chaplain.)

[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H. Res. 102 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 102

 Requiring the transfer to private sector providers of responsibility 
 for certain administrative and maintenance entities and functions of 
         the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 1, 1995

  Mr. Sanford (for himself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
     Souder, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Davis, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
  Thornberry, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Largent, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
 McIntosh, Mr. Latham, Mr. Foley, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Ganske, 
   and Mr. Hostettler) submitted the following resolution; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Rules and, in addition, to the Committee 
 on House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Requiring the transfer to private sector providers of responsibility 
 for certain administrative and maintenance entities and functions of 
         the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE 
              FUNCTIONS TO PRIVATE SECTOR PROVIDERS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the end of the One Hundred Fourth 
Congress, the House of Representatives entities and functions specified 
in subsection (b) shall be transferred to private sector providers by 
contract or other appropriate means.
    (b) Entities and Functions Specified.--The entities and functions 
referred to in subsection (a) are--
            (1) the entities and functions under the Chief 
        Administrative Officer, including the House Barber Shop, the 
        House Beauty Shop, House Information Systems, and provision of 
        furniture, furnishings, still photography, office supplies, 
        carpet, venetian blinds, and draperies; and
            (2) the entities and functions of the Architect of the 
        Capitol with respect to the House of Representatives, including 
        maintenance of the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol 
        and House office buildings, parking, and maintenance of those 
        portions of the Capitol grounds that are under the jurisdiction 
        of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 2. OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN.

    (a) In General.--Rule VII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended to read as follows:

                              ``Rule VII.

                            ``opening prayer

    ``A visiting chaplain designated by a Member chosen by the Speaker, 
on a rotating basis, shall attend at the commencement of each day's 
sitting of the House and open the same with prayer.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect at the beginning of the second session of the One Hundred 
Fourth Congress.
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