[House Report 112-419]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


                                                 House Calendar No. 120
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112th Congress  }                                             {  Report
  2d Session    }        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             { 112-419
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   IN THE MATTER REGARDING ARRESTS OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE DURING A 
 PROTEST OUTSIDE THE EMBASSY OF SUDAN IN WASHINGTON, DC, ON MARCH 16, 
                                  2012 

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                              R E P O R T

                                 of the

                          COMMITTEE ON ETHICS

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    March 22, 2012.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to 
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                          COMMITTEE ON ETHICS

JO BONNER, Alabama, Chairman         LINDA T. SANCHEZ, California, 
MICHAEL T. McCAUL, Texas                 Ranking Member
K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas            JOHN A. YARMUTH, Kentucky
CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania        DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland
GREGG HARPER, Mississippi            PEDRO R. PIERLUISI, Puerto Rico
                                     JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut

                              Report Staff

            Daniel A. Schwager, Chief Counsel/Staff Director
             Deborah Sue Mayer, Director of Investigations
              Kelle A. Strickland, Counsel to the Chairman
            Daniel J. Taylor, Counsel to the Ranking Member
                      Christopher R. Tate, Counsel
                Brittany M. Bohren, Investigative Clerk















                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                          House of Representatives,
                                       Committee on Ethics,
                                    Washington, DC, March 22, 2012.
Hon. Karen L. Haas,
Clerk, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Ms. Haas: Pursuant to clauses 3(a)(2) and 3(b) of rule 
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, we herewith 
transmit the attached Report, ``In the Matter Regarding Arrests 
of Members of the House During a Protest Outside the Embassy of 
Sudan in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2012.''
            Sincerely,
                                           Jo Bonner,      
                                                    Chairman.      
                                          Linda T. Sanchez,
                                                    Ranking Member.



                         112th Congress, 2d Session                                                
                       U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                            COMMITTEE ON ETHICS



   IN THE MATTER REGARDING ARRESTS OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE DURING A 
 PROTEST OUTSIDE THE EMBASSY OF SUDAN IN WASHINGTON, DC, ON MARCH 16, 
                                  2012

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                             March 22, 2012

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               Mr. Bonner, from the Committee on Ethics, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

    In accordance with H. Res. 451, adopted on June 5, 2007, 
and extended in the 112th Congress by H. Res. 5, Section 4(d) 
and Rule 18(e)(2) of the Committee on Ethics (Committee), the 
Committee hereby submits the following Report to the House of 
Representatives:

                       I. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

    On March 20, 2012, the Committee convened for the purpose 
of considering the arrest on March 16, 2012, of Representatives 
Al Green, Jim McGovern, James P. Moran, and John W. Olver 
during a protest outside the Embassy of Sudan in Washington, 
D.C., for crossing a police line. Representatives Green, 
McGovern, Moran, and Olver each paid a $100 fine and were 
released following their arrest. The local proceedings related 
to these arrests are now resolved.
    The Committee voted against empanelling an investigative 
subcommittee regarding this matter. The Committee considered 
the scope and nature of the conduct of Representatives Green, 
McGovern, Moran, and Olver and determined that review by an 
investigative subcommittee is not required in this matter.

II. STATEMENT UNDER RULE XIII, CLAUSE 3(c) OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

    The Committee made no special oversight findings in this 
Report. No budget statement is submitted. No funding is 
authorized by any measure in this Report.

                                  
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