H.Res. 344: Directing the Speaker of the House of Representatives to direct, for the purpose of interpreting Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance with respect to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that the definition of "congressional staff" employed by an "official office" shall include all committee staff, all joint committee staff, and all staff employed by leadership offices of the House of Representatives.
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H.Res. 344: Directing the Speaker of the House of Representatives to direct, for the purpose of interpreting Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance with respect to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that the definition of "congressional staff" employed by an "official office" shall include all committee staff, all joint committee staff, and all staff employed by leadership offices of the House of Representatives.
113th Congress · introduced 2013-09-12 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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- Who proposed it: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Directing the Speaker of the House of Representatives to direct, for the purpose of interpreting Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance with respect to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that the definition of "congressional staff" employed by an "official office" shall include all committee staff, all joint committee staff, and all staff employed by leadership offices of the House of Representatives.
Plain summary
Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives to require, for the purpose of interpreting Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance with respect to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), that the definition of "congressional staff" employed by an "official office" include all committee staff, all joint committee staff, and all staff employed by House leadership offices.
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Directing the Speaker of the House of Representatives to direct, for the purpose of interpreting Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance with respect to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that the definition of "congressional staff" employed by an "official office" shall include all committee staff, all joint committee staff, and all staff employed by leadership offices of the House of Representatives.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hres344.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hres>
Record fed-us-cong113-hres344 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113