[House Report 117-112]
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                                                  House Calendar No. 30
117th Congress    }                                   {        Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session      }                                   {        117-112
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                      IN THE MATTER OF ALLEGATIONS

                       RELATING TO REPRESENTATIVE

                              HANK JOHNSON

                               __________

                              R E P O R T

                                 of the

                          COMMITTEE ON ETHICS

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      July 30, 2021.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered 
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                          COMMITTEE ON ETHICS

THEODORE E. DEUTCH, Florida          JACKIE WALORSKI, Indiana
  Chairman                             Ranking Member
SUSAN WILD, Pennsylvania             MICHAEL GUEST, Mississippi
DEAN PHILLIPS, Minnesota             DAVE JOYCE, Ohio
VERONICA ESCOBAR, Texas              JOHN H. RUTHERFORD, Florida
MONDAIRE JONES, New York             KELLY ARMSTRONG, North Dakota

                              REPORT STAFF

              Thomas A. Rust, Chief Counsel/Staff Director
             Brittney Pescatore, Director of Investigations
                 David Arrojo, Counsel to the Chairman
            Kelle Strickland, Counsel to the Ranking Member
                    Danielle Appleman, Investigator
                  Caroline Taylor, Investigative Clerk
                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                     U.S. House of Representatives,
                                       Committee on Ethics,
                                     Washington, DC, July 30, 2021.
                                     
                                     
Hon. Cheryl L. Johnson,
Clerk, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Ms. Johnson: 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 of 
Allegations Relating to Representative Hank Johnson.''
            Sincerely,
                                   Theodore E. Deutch,
                                           Chairman.
                                   Jackie Walorski,
                                           Ranking Member.



                                                  House Calendar No. 30
117th Congress     }                                    {     Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session       }                                    {     117-112

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  IN THE MATTER OF ALLEGATIONS RELATING TO REPRESENTATIVE HANK JOHNSON

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   July 30, 2021.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

                                _______
                                

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

                              R E P O R T

    In accordance with 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 CONCLUSIONS

    On July 28, 2021, the Committee convened for the purpose of 
considering the July 22, 2021, arrest of Representative Hank 
Johnson, for Crowding, Obstructing, or Incommoding, during a 
protest outside a Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. 
Representative Johnson was released following his arrest. 
Representative Johnson informed the Committee he paid a $50 
fine prior to his release. The legal proceedings related to his 
arrest are expected to be resolved with no further action.
    The Committee voted against impanelling an investigative 
subcommittee in this matter. The Committee considered the scope 
and nature of the conduct described above and determined that 
review by an investigative subcommittee is not required in this 
matter.
    The Committee has determined to take no further action in 
this matter, and upon publication of this Report, considers the 
matter closed.

            II. STATEMENT UNDER HOUSE RULE XIII, CLAUSE 3(C)

    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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