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292: 51: 1646:(R-GA) appeared to have improperly used his office staff to pressure Georgia officials to continue the exclusive, no-bid state vehicle inspection program that generated hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for his family's auto salvage business, Gainesville Salvage & Disposal. The Ethics Committee never reported or commented on any investigation of Deal. On March 1, 2010, Deal resigned his seat saying he was concentrating on a run for governor, which excluded him from the Office of Congressional Ethics' jurisdiction. Besides Deal, another Georgia Republican, Rep. 1639:(D-NY) was found guilty on 11 of the 12 charges against him by the adjudicatory subcommittee of the House Ethics Committee. They included solicitation of funds and donations for the non-profit Rangel Center from those with business before the Ways and Means Committee and the improper use of Congressional letterhead and other House resources in those solicitations; for submitting incomplete and inaccurate financial disclosures, for using an apartment as an office despite having Congressional dealings with its landlord and for failing to pay taxes on a Dominican villa. 649: 1666:(R-Va.) defended the action on the rules amendment saying it "builds upon and strengthens the existing Office of Congressional Ethics by maintaining its primary area of focus of accepting and reviewing complaints from the public and referring them, if appropriate, to the Committee on Ethics." House Republicans reversed their plan to gut the OCE less than 24 hours after the initial vote, under bipartisan pressure from Representatives, their constituents and the president-elect, 1661:
was scheduled to convene for its first session, the House Republican majority voted 119–74 to effectively place the OCE under direct control of the House Ethics Committee, making any subsequent reviews of possible violations of criminal law by Congressional members dependent upon approval following
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The OCE discovered, via a difficult investigation, that a 2013 trip nine members took to Azerbaijan was paid for by funds laundered for the purpose from the Azerbaijani government. The Ethics committee had asked the OCE to drop the case, only approving release of a summary finding in 2015, deeming
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after an exchange of insults (a week later, another complaint was filed against Lyon, this time for "gross indecency of language in his defense before this House"). Since the early days of the House, the committee's reports have gotten much more technical, delving into the details of
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referral to the Ethics Committee itself, or to federal law enforcement agencies. The new rules would have prevented the OCE from independently releasing public statements on pending or completed investigations. House Judiciary Committee chair
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Agrees on a set of rules that regulate what behavior is considered ethical for members (rules relating to gifts, travel, campaign activities, treatment of staff, conflicts of interest, etc. are typical)
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The Ethics Committee has many functions, but they all revolve around the standards of ethical conduct for members of the House. Under this authority, it:
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over the actions of the committee. Members may not serve more than three terms on the committee, unless they serve as chair in their fourth term.
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the full report "not appropriate for release because the referral followed the OCE Board’s decision not to cease its investigations."
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Makes recommendations to the whole House on what action, if any, should be taken as a result of the investigations (e.g. censure,
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Provides advice to members before they (the members) take action, so as to avoid uncertainty over ethical culpability.
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The House Ethics Committee has often received criticism. In response to criticism, the House created the
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The committee has a long history; the first matter it handled was on January 30, 1798, when Rep.
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House GOP’s Blueprint To Gut Ethics Office Looks Like It Was Copied From Azerbaijan Scandal
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On March 29, 2010, the OCE released a report dated January 28, 2010, that concluded Rep.
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After Backlash, Including From Trump, House GOP Drops Weakening Of Ethics Office
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from the House, or nothing if the member is found not to be violating a rule)
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Conducts investigations into whether members have violated these standards
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List of current United States House of Representatives committees
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Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
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As a result of the criminal investigation of Majority Leader
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Great Seal of the United States House of Representatives
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was accused of "gross indecency" after he spat on Rep.
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The committee has an equal number of members from each
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Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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Rep. Broun leaves congress with ethics case hanging
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Index

House Ethics Committee
Standing committee

United States House of Representatives
118th Congress
Chair
Michael Guest
R
Ranking member
Susan Wild
D
Republican
Democratic
Ethics
United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics
ethics.house.gov
Ethics Committee Rules
a series
United States House
of Representatives

Great Seal of the United States House of Representatives
History of the House
Current members
by seniority
non-voting
women
Former members
Hill committees
DCCC
NRCC
Speaker of the House

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