3.0.0 4988 2023-01-13T04:48:56Z 2023-01-13T04:48:56Z House H HR 2006-03-16 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-03-16T14:57:35Z hsso00 Ethics Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-03-16T14:57:30Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-03-16T14:57:25Z Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to provide regular ethics training for Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner. 109 772 HRES 2006-04-25 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. Related bill CRS Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act of 2005 109 4575 HR 2006-02-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Related bill CRS Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 109 4667 HR 2006-02-06 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. Related bill CRS Ethics Reform Act of 2006 109 4948 HR 2006-03-14 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS Ethics and Lobbying Reform Act of 2006 109 5677 HR 2006-06-22 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS Senate Legislative Transparency and Accountability Resolution of 2006 109 525 SRES 2006-06-29 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6811-6812) Related bill CRS 527 Reform Act of 2005 109 271 S 2005-03-08 Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 109 2128 S 2006-03-03 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369. Related bill CRS Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2006 109 2180 S 2006-03-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1760-1761) Related bill CRS 527 Reform Act of 2006 109 2349 S 2006-05-23 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Related bill CRS 2006-04-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1880) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on Standards of Official Conduct, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2006-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on Standards of Official Conduct, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsso00 Ethics Committee 2006-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on Standards of Official Conduct, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on Standards of Official Conduct, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2006-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000444 Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] JOEL HEFLEY R CO 5 N H000948 Rep. Hulshof, Kenny C. [R-MO-9] KENNY HULSHOF R MO C. 9 2006-03-16 True G000536 Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1] GIL GUTKNECHT R MN 1 2006-03-16 True L000553 Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 2006-03-16 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2006-03-16 True P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2006-03-16 True E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2006-03-16 True S000275 Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] JOHN SHADEGG R AZ 3 2006-03-16 True W000268 Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] CURT WELDON R PA 7 2006-03-16 True B001240 Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7] Bob Beauprez R CO 7 2006-03-16 True U000038 Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] MARK UDALL D CO 2 2006-03-16 True T000458 Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] THOMAS TANCREDO R CO G. 6 2006-03-28 False S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2006-03-28 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2006-04-06 False Congress Conflict of interests Congressional committee chairmen Congressional committee membership Congressional committee staffing Congressional committees (House) Congressional employees Congressional ethics Congressional investigations Congressional leadership Congressional officers Congressional publicity Congressional reorganization Congressional reporting requirements Congressional travel Congressional voting Data banks Due process of law Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Employee training Financial disclosure Fines (Penalties) Foreign agents Gifts Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork House Standards of Official Conduct House of Representatives House rules and procedure International Affairs Labor and Employment Law Lobbying Members of Congress Misconduct in office Names Private aviation Public corruption Removal of officials Science, Technology, Communications Subpoena Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Congress 00 2006-03-16 Introduced in House 2006-05-03T19:27:29Z House Ethics Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics Committee) to establish mandatory annual ethics training for Members of the House and officers.

Requires a Member, officer, standing committee, and permanent select committee of the House to designate an employee to serve as its ethics officer.

Prescribes requirements for: (1) the Committee's adoption of rules for ethics investigatory powers and procedures; (2) letters of admonition; (3) due process rights of respondents; and (4) simplification of settlement during an ethics process.

Amends the Rules of the House to: (1) add to the Code of Official Conduct the Code of Ethics for Government Service; (2) rename the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct as the Ethics Committee; (3) revise the terms of service of the Ethics Committee chairman and ranking minority member; (4) provide for their removal from the Committee as well as removal of staff; (5) prohibit them from discussing any investigation with the Speaker, Majority or Minority Leaders, or their staff; and (6) require certification that congressional travel meets certain conditions.

Requires disclosure by registered lobbyists of activities related to such travel.

Amends the Rules of the House to require electronic filing of travel records for privately-funded official travel, and their posting on the Clerk's Internet website.

Requires a Member, officer, or employee to file a report on any travel on a flight on an aircraft that is not licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate for compensation or hire (nongovernmental, corporate jets) taken in connection with such individual's duties approved by the Ethics Committee. Requires posting of such information on the Member's official website.

Requires: (1) immediate electronic public disclosure of lobbyists and foreign agent registrations; (2) public disclosure and website posting of any gift worth $20 or more to a Member, officer, or employee, or by a lobbyist or foreign agent; and (3) posting of lobbying registration and disclosure statements on the House official public Internet site.

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