H.Res. 805: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a witness who appears before any committee of the House of Representatives in a nongovernmental capacity to disclose certain amounts received from the Federal Government or a foreign government or certain foreign entities, and for other purposes.

H.Res. 805: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a witness who appears before any committee of the House of Representatives in a nongovernmental capacity to disclose certain amounts received from the Federal Government or a foreign government or certain foreign entities, and for other purposes.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-11-18 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-11-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a witness who appears before any committee of the House of Representatives in a nongovernmental capacity to disclose certain amounts received from the Federal Government or a foreign government or certain foreign entities, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This resolution modifies requirements for written statements required of nongovernmental witnesses who appear before standing committees of the House of Representatives. Specifically, the resolution eliminates a requirement that a witness disclose whether they are a fiduciary of an organization or entity that has an interest in the subject matter of the hearing, in favor of a requirement that they disclose whether they are a fiduciary of an entity that has received payments from a specified foreign entity. The resolution also requires nongovernmental witnesses to disclose in their written statement certain contracts with specified foreign persons or entities. If the committee determines that a witness knowingly and willfully failed to truthfully comply with such disclosure requirements, the witness is prohibited from testifying before the committee for three years.

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

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Official text

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a witness who appears before any committee of the House of Representatives in a nongovernmental capacity to disclose certain amounts received from the Federal Government or a foreign government or certain foreign entities, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] · 46 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joe Wilson (R-SC), Tracey Mann (R-KS), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Brian Babin (R-TX), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), James R. Baird (R-IN), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), David Rouzer (R-NC), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Ben Cline (R-VA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Kevin Hern (R-OK)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] reported raising $2.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (3)

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.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hres805.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hres805 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117