[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H. Res. 1253 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 House Calendar No. 118
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1253

                          [Report No. 117-501]

Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain 
 documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of 
      the Department of the Interior's Departmental Ethics Office.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2022

Mr. Westerman submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

                           September 28, 2022

 Reported adversely with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, 
                       and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
     [For text of introduced resolution, see copy of resolution as 
                      introduced on July 22, 2022]

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain 
 documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of 
      the Department of the Interior's Departmental Ethics Office.

    Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior is directed to 
transmit, to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after 
the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, 
memorandum, correspondence, and other communication or any portion of 
any such communication, that refers or relates to the operation of the 
Department of the Interior's Departmental Ethics Office and the 
creation of ethics guidance, including the following:
            (1) Any documents and communications relating to the 
        process for creating ethics compliance materials, including but 
        not limited to any reference to--
                    (A) the creation of Ethics Guidance on Recusal 
                Obligations;
                    (B) the creation of Ethics Recusal and Screening 
                Arrangements;
                    (C) how the Departmental Ethics Office collects 
                information from political appointees; and
                    (D) how the Departmental Ethics Office verifies the 
                information provided by political appointees.
            (2) Any documents and communications relating to the time 
        frame in which political appointees are provided final ethics 
        guidance.
            (3) Any documents and communications relating to ethics 
        waivers for political appointees; including but not limited to 
        any reference to--
                    (A) requests for ethics waivers;
                    (B) denying an ethics waiver; and
                    (C) granting an ethics waiver.
            (4) Any documents and communications relating to the 
        drafting and finalization of ethics guidance for all Interior 
        Department political appointees.
            (5) Any meeting or communication that occurred between the 
        Designated Agency Ethics Official and all Interior Department 
        political appointees, relating to the drafting and finalization 
        of ethics guidance.
                                                 House Calendar No. 118

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 1253

                          [Report No. 117-501]

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                               RESOLUTION

Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain 
 documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of 
      the Department of the Interior's Departmental Ethics Office.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 28, 2022

 Reported adversely with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, 
                       and ordered to be printed