Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require employees of the House to be subject to criminal background checks conducted by the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.
This resolution amends House rules to require all House employees to undergo criminal background checks conducted by the U.S. Capitol Police within 30 days of starting work, with results kept confidential and shared only with their office supervisor. The resolution also requires House employees to disclose any payments, contracts, or agreements they received from foreign governments in the three years before employment, as well as their status as a citizen or national of any foreign country—disclosures that must be filed within 30 days and posted publicly on the House Clerk's website. Current House employees must file these foreign government disclosure reports within 30 days of the resolution's adoption. The rules take effect immediately for the current Congress and all future Congresses, with no specific funding amounts mentioned. This affects all House staff across all congressional offices and is designed to enhance security screening and transparency regarding foreign connections among House employees.
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