According to The Hill, while Ethics Committee rules say that members may earn up to $31,815 per year outside of their congressional salary, there are limitations on how they may do so.
One of the rules in the code of conduct dictates House members “may not accept an honorarium for a speech, a writing for publication, or other similar activity.” Speech in this regard is defined as an “address, oration, talk, lecture, or other form of oral presentation, whether delivered in person, transmitted electronically, recorded, or broadcast over the media.”
Donald K. Sherman, executive director and chief counsel for the nonprofit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said he believes Boebert’s Cameo account would likely have violated the House rules regarding the solicitation of honoraria.
“There are exceptions for accepting honoraria for teaching, if approved by the Ethics Committee. Payments for works of fiction, poetry, lyrics, or script are also excepted when the payment is not offered because of the author’s congressional status,” Sherman explained. “However, it’s hard to imagine the Committee approving a Member getting payments via Cameo since they are likely directly because of her status as a congresswoman.”