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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 29, 2008
Congressional Leadership in Communities Resolution of 2008 - Permits Members of the House of Representatives to: (1) sponsor or conduct academic and community service competitions among elementary and secondary school students in their Congressional districts; and (2) allow charitable organizations to use their office facilities in support of charitable or educational purposes, so long as such use does not interfere with regular office operations.
Considers amounts Members spend for the academic and community service competitions to be amounts spent in support of their official and representational duties.
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Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R–PA
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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