When we look at activities, we look at whether or not there would be a conflict with your official responsibilities in the House, so whether you're sitting on a committee that would take a decision or take part in discussions that could affect your interest in that outside activity. We would look at all the different components around that, and then we would either require you to recuse from discussions, require you to—it hasn't happened yet—maybe not participate in that committee because the role of the committee is too close to your outside activities, or step down from your outside activities. So there are the two sides of it. But mainly we look at the potential for possible conflict of interest, either for you or for the organization you are tied to.
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