3.0.0 1003 2022-02-03T05:16:56Z 2022-02-03T05:16:56Z House H HRES 2008-02-27 110 hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-02-27T15:01:10Z 2008-02-27 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2008-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 N B000589 Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] JOHN BOEHNER R OH A. 8 2008-02-27 True B000575 Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] ROY BLUNT R MO 7 2008-02-27 True P000586 Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] ADAM PUTNAM R FL H. 12 2008-02-27 True M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2008-02-27 True G000377 Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] KAY GRANGER R TX 12 2008-02-27 True C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2008-02-27 True C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2008-02-27 True D000492 Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] DAVID DREIER R CA 26 2008-02-27 True C001046 Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] ERIC CANTOR R VA 7 2008-02-27 True C000071 Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] DAVE CAMP R MI 4 2008-02-27 True H000666 Rep. Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7] DAVID HOBSON R OH L. 7 2008-02-27 True T000260 Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] TODD TIAHRT R KS 4 2008-02-27 True C001064 Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48] John Campbell R CA 48 2008-03-14 False G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2008-04-16 False Congress Congressional committee chairmen Congressional committee membership Congressional committees (House) Congressional employees Congressional ethics Congressional investigations Congressional officers Congressional publicity Congressional reporting requirements Congressional-executive relations Criminal investigation Ex-Members of Congress Government Operations and Politics House Standards of Official Conduct House rules and procedure Inspectors general Lobbying Members of Congress Political parties Congress 00 2008-02-27 Introduced in House 2008-03-06T15:26:45Z Amends Rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to revise the composition of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. Requires Committee members to be appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House and the minority leader: three from the majority party, three from the minority party, and four former Members who have not been registered lobbyists for the last two years. (Currently the Speaker picks five and the minority leader picks five.)

Limits chairmanship of the Committee to a current Member only.

Rotates chairmanship of the Committee between the two parties from Congress to Congress after the 111th Congress, regardless of which party is in the majority. Requires the chairmanship for the 111th Congress to be held by a member of the majority party.

Amends Rule II (Other Officers and Officials) to require the Inspector General, upon receipt, to transmit to the Committee (without any change) any written information submitted by an outside individual or organization of an alleged violation of the Code of Official Conduct by Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, or House officers or employees.

Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) to require the Committee to publish a monthly report on its investigative activities, without disclosing the name of any individual who is the subject of any allegation or its particulars.

Requires the Committee to: (1) disclose publicly its inability to reach a resolution of an alleged violation; and (2) forward the complaint and all accompanying documentation to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for its consideration if such impasse persists.

Requires the Committee to disclose publicly whether a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or House officer or employee is under investigation.

]]> Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide increased accountability and transparency in the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. Display Title Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide increased accountability and transparency in the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. Official Title as Introduced Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide increased accountability and transparency in the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. Introduced in House 2008-02-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres1003ih/xml/BILLS-110hres1003ih.xml 2008-02-27 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.