Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to clarify that the payment of a bail bond constitutes a gift for purposes of the Rules.

This procedural resolution amends House Rule XXV to clarify that paying another person's bail bond is treated as a "gift" under the House's ethics rules. It directly affects House members who make such payments, requiring them to disclose these transactions as gifts in their financial disclosures. The key change modifies Rule XXV, Clause 5(a)(2)(A) to explicitly include bail bond payments within the definition of "gift." This is a technical rule clarification with no substantive policy change, solely addressing how bail bond payments are categorized for disclosure purposes.