[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 3 (Monday, January 20, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D34]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
IN THE MATTER OF REPRESENTATIVE GINGRICH
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: On January 17, the 
Committee met in executive session and, by a vote of 7-1, recommended 
the following in the matter of Representative Gingrich: a reprimand for 
violating a rule of the House; and a $300,000 cost assessment to 
reimburse the committee for the investigation.
  Prior to this action, the Committee held a hearing on this matter. 
Testimony was heard from James M. Cole, Special Counsel to the 
Committee and J. Randolph Evans, Counsel to Representative Gingrich.