H.Res. 1104: Providing for a severance payment for employees of leadership offices and committees of the House of Representatives who are separated from employment solely and directly as a result of a change in the party holding the majority of the membership of the House.

H.Res. 1104: Providing for a severance payment for employees of leadership offices and committees of the House of Representatives who are separated from employment solely and directly as a result of a change in the party holding the majority of the membership of the House.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-12-08 · Congress · Latest: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Failed by voice vote.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-12-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Failed by voice vote. (final step reached)
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Official title

Providing for a severance payment for employees of leadership offices and committees of the House of Representatives who are separated from employment solely and directly as a result of a change in the party holding the majority of the membership of the House.

Plain summary

Provides for severance pay to committee and leadership staff of the House of Representatives displaced by a change in majority party status. Requires continuing payment of eligible displaced House staff members, upon application to the Chief Administrative Officer, at his or her respective salary for up to 60 days following separation from employment or until he or she becomes otherwise gainfully employed, whichever is earlier. Declares eligible for such severance pay any individual who: (1) is separated from employment with a House committee or a leadership office solely and directly as a result of a change in the party holding the majority of the membership of the House; and (2) was an employee of the committee or leadership office involved, before separation, for at least 183 days (whether or not service was continuous).

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Providing for a severance payment for employees of leadership offices and committees of the House of Representatives who are separated from employment solely and directly as a result of a change in the party holding the majority of the membership of the House.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · 1 cosponsors

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hres1104.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hres>

Record fed-us-cong109-hres1104 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109