A resolution to require each accredited member of the Senate Press Gallery to file an annual public report with the Secretary of the Senate disclosing the member's primary employer and any additional sources of earned outside income.

Referred to the Committee on Rules.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Aug 10, 1995

Requires each accredited member of a Senate press gallery to file with the Secretary of the Senate an annual report disclosing the identity of the member's primary employer and of any additional source of earned outside income received during the preceding year. Makes the report available for public inspection as provided by the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 for financial reports filed by Members and employees of the Senate. Subjects an accredited member who fails to file the report to the loss of accreditation or such other penalties as the press gallery deems appropriate.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] · D–WV

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Rules and Administration Committee

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Aug 10, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Rules.
Aug 10, 1995
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.Res.162, 104th Congress: A resolution to require each accredited member of the Senate Press Gallery to file an annual public report with the Secretary of the Senate disclosing the member's primary employer and any additional sources of earned outside income.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-resolution/162

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/sres162/BILLS-104sres162is.htm

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Discuss S.Res.162, 104th Congress: A resolution to require each accredited member of the Senate Press Gallery to file an annual public report with the Secretary of the Senate disclosing the member's primary employer and any additional sources of earned outside income.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-resolution/162

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1995-08-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/sres162/BILLS-104sres162is.htm

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Discuss S.Res.162, 104th Congress: A resolution to require each accredited member of the Senate Press Gallery to file an annual public report with the Secretary of the Senate disclosing the member's primary employer and any additional sources of earned outside income.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-resolution/162

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1995-08-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/sres162/BILLS-104sres162is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:23:12Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.Res.162, 104th Congress: A resolution to require each accredited member of the Senate Press Gallery to file an annual public report with the Secretary of the Senate disclosing the member's primary employer and any additional sources of earned outside income.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-resolution/162

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1995-08-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/sres162/BILLS-104sres162is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:23:12Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.Res.162 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.