Amend HR 4 (adopting the permanent rules of the house) by striking page 95, lines 11 through 21, and substituting the following:

Sec. 19.  PROPER DECORUM. (a)  No person shall be admitted to, or allowed to remain in, the house chamber while the house is in session unless properly attired. While the house is in session, [and] all gentlemen shall wear a coat and tie in the house chamber and no member may wear denim in the house chamber.

(b)  Food or beverage shall not be permitted in the house chamber at any time, and no person carrying food or beverage shall be admitted to the chamber, whether the house is in session or in recess.

(c)  Reading newspapers shall not be permitted in the house chamber while the house is in session.

(d)  Smoking is not permitted in the members' [member's] lounge or bathrooms. The Committee on House Administration shall designate an area for smoking that is easily accessible to the house chamber.