1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Couches for Congress Act . 2. Prohibiting Members of the House of Representatives from using offices for personal overnight accommodations; requiring Ethics Committee to respond to complaints filed by Members (a) Prohibiting Members from using offices for personal overnight accommodations Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended— (1) by redesignating clause 18 as clause 19; and (2) by inserting after clause 17 the following new clause: 18. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not use the Member’s, Delegate’s, or Resident Commissioner’s office for personal overnight accommodations, and may not use official resources of the House, including employees of the House, to support the use of such office for such purpose. . (b) Requiring House Ethics Committee To respond to complaints filed by Members Clause 3(b)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking the period at the end of the first sentence in the matter following subdivision (C) and inserting the following: , and, in the case of a complaint from a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, shall promptly transmit to such Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner a written response containing an explanation for the delay in disposing of the complaint and the results of any investigation of the complaint. . (c) Exercise of rulemaking powers The provisions of this section are enacted— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of the House, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith