RULES of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
{some editing, to reflect use of the 115th Congress rules, not the 114th}
Check Item XVII, Decorum and Debate, starting on print page 31 {.jpg page 35. Thanks.} Under "Comportment," we read:
Comportment
5. When the Speaker is putting a question or addressing the House, a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not exit or cross the Hall. When a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner is speaking, a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not pass between the person speaking and the Chair. During the session of the House, a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not wear a hat or remain by the Clerk’s desk during the call of the roll or the counting of ballots. A person on the floor of the House may not smoke or use a mobile electronic device that impairs decorum. The Sergeant-at-Arms is charged with the strict enforcement of this clause.
Ted Lieu was in the Jude Advocate General's Corps in the Air Force, so he knew he'd eventually have to give up on this one.
Military career
Lieu holds the rank of Colonel in the United States Air Force Reserve. He served four years on active duty as a member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps. As a military prosecutor and adviser to commanders, he has received various awards and medals for his service, both abroad and locally, including the Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Force Commendation Medal, and the Humanitarian Service Medal.
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