Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007
Latest action · May 24, 2007 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 24, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes within the House of Representatives an Independent Ethics Commission composed only of former federal judges.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2007Introduced in House
- May 24, 2007Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 895 | Establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Mar 11, 2008 |
| HRES 1018 | Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the House Ethics Commission. | Related bill | Mar 4, 2008 |
| HR 2822 | Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jun 21, 2007 |
| HR 4239 | Establishing the House Independent Commission on Standards Act | Related bill | Nov 15, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Congress
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional committees (House)
- Congressional employees
- Congressional ethics
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional officers
- Congressional Record
- Congressional reorganization
- Government Operations and Politics
- House of Representatives
- House rules and procedure
- House Standards of Official Conduct
- Judges
- Law
- Members of Congress
- Misconduct in office
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 2007Introduced in House
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