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C. Gifts from Relatives
You may accept anything that a relative offers you, if your relative is the source of the gift, and not merely passing along a gift from someone else.[40] The following individuals are your relatives.
[40] House Rule 25, cl. 5(a)(3)(C) (incorporating 5 U.S.C. app. § 109(16)).
- Parent
- Child
- Sibling
- Aunt or Uncle
- Great Aunt or Great Uncle
- First Cousin
- Niece or Nephew
- Spouse[41]
- Fiancé(e)
- Grandparent
- Grandchild
- Mother or Father-in-Law
- Daughter or Son-in-Law
- Sister or Brother-in-Law
- Stepparent
- Stepchild
- Stepsibling
- Half sibling
- Grandparent of your spouse[42]
[41] A spouse is someone to whom you are legally married.
[42] House Rule 25, cl. 5(a)(3)(C); 5 U.S.C. app. § 109(16).
If a person is not on this list, such as a second cousin or a godparent, you may be able to accept a gift under a different exception to the Gift Rule.
Example (Permissible). Your parents offer to buy you a car using their personal funds. You may accept the car.
Example (Permissible). Your grandparents offer to pay off your student loans by writing you a check. You may accept the check from your grandparents.
Example (Permissible). You received Committee approval to accept a trip from your significant other to whom you are not engaged or married. While on that trip, your significant other proposes and presents you with an engagement ring. Once you accept the proposal, you may also accept the engagement ring as a gift from your now fiancé(e).
Example (Permissible). Your grandmother wants to give you her heirloom dining room table. You may accept the table. See Bequests and Inheritances if your grandmother wishes to leave you the table in her will.
Example (Impermissible). Your long-time family friend gives your parents a gift to give to you. Because your long-time family friend is really the gift’s source, and your parents are just passing the gift along, you may not accept the gift as one from a relative. You may be able to accept the gift under a different gift exception to the Gift Rule.
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