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Ethics Committee

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Committee on Ethics

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8 bills referred in the 115th Congress

222 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 66. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 115th Congress

Members, 115th Congress 13

Everyone who held a seat in the 115th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-IN	Susan W. Brooks	Chair
D-CA	Linda T. Sánchez	Ranking Member
D-MD	Anthony G. Brown
D-CO	Jared Polis
R-TX	John RatcliffeJoined Jan 22, 2018
R-TX	Kenny Marchant
R-NJ	Leonard Lance
R-CA	Mimi WaltersJoined Jan 11, 2018
R-PA	Patrick MeehanLeft Jan 20, 2018
D-TN	Steve CohenJoined Feb 15, 2017
D-FL	Theodore E. Deutch
R-SC	Trey GowdyLeft Jan 11, 2018
D-NY	Yvette D. Clarke

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 115th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HRES 1003	Prohibiting Members of the House of Representatives from soliciting campaign funds on any day on which the House is in session.	Referred To	Jul 18, 2018
HRES 966	In the matter of Maxine Waters.	Referred To	Jun 26, 2018
HRES 962	Condemning and censuring Maxine Waters, Representative of California's 43d Congressional District.	Referred To	Jun 25, 2018
HR 5845	No Couches for Congress Act	Referred To	May 16, 2018
HRES 724	Requiring each employing office of the House of Representatives to adopt an anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policy for the office's workplace, establishing the Office of Employee Advocacy to provide legal assistance and consultation to employees of the House regarding procedures and proceedings under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Feb 5, 2018
HR 4822	Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act	Referred To	Jan 18, 2018
HR 4504	Transparency in Government Act of 2017	Referred To	Nov 30, 2017
HRES 604	CEASE Resolution	Referred To	Nov 2, 2017

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 115th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 115-1125	Summary of Activities One Hundred Fifteenth Congress	Jan 2, 2019
H. Rept. 115-1093	In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Elizabeth Esty	Dec 20, 2018
H. Rept. 115-1042	In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Mark Meadows	Nov 20, 2018
H. Rept. 115-1041	In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Ruben Kihuen	Nov 20, 2018
H. Rept. 115-898	In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Markwayne Mullin	Aug 10, 2018
H. Rept. 115-876	In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Pramila Jayapal	Jul 26, 2018
H. Rept. 115-618	In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Bobby L. Rush	Mar 22, 2018
H. Rept. 115-617	In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Luis V. Gutierrez	Mar 22, 2018

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
PT-117	The SPEAKER presented a petition of Mr. Gregory D. Watson, a citizen of Austin, TX, relative to recommending that the United States House of Representatives censure Representative Maxine Waters of California for publicly urging businesses to refuse service to - and for openly inciting harassment of - officials and staff within President Donald Trump's administration; to the Committee on Ethics.Petition	Jul 12, 2018
EC-5261	A letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, transmitting the annual compilation of financial disclosure statements filed by the members of the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics for the period between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017, pursuant to Clause 3 of House Rule XXVI; (H. Doc. No. 115–135); to the Committee on Ethics and ordered to be printed.Executive communication · the Clerk of the House of Representatives	Jun 21, 2018
EC-1838	A letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, transmitting the annual compilation of financial disclosure statements filed by the members of the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics for the period between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2016, pursuant to Clause 3 of House Rule XXVI; (H. Doc. No. 115–50); to the Committee on Ethics and ordered to be printed.Executive communication · the Clerk of the House of Representatives	Jul 3, 2017

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	11	66	1	5	2	0	2	0
118th2023–2024	10	43	0	6	0	0	2	0
117th2021–2022	10	30	0	12	0	0	4	0
116th2019–2020	10	23	0	6	0	0	2	0
115th2017–2018	13	8	0	12	0	0	3	0
114th2015–2016	10	2	0	6	0	0	2	0
113th2013–2014	10	2	0	12	0	1	—	0
112th2011–2012	12	5	0	15	0	0	—	5
111th2009–2010	12	21	1	13	—	0	—	1
110th2007–2008	11	8	0	1	—	0	—	1
109th2005–2006	11	10	0	2	—	0	—	0
108th2003–2004	11	1	0	2	—	0	—	0
107th2001–2002	13	3	1	3	—	0	—	0

Membership changes 5

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 115th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jan 22, 2018	John Ratcliffe R-TX	Joined	H.Res. 710
Jan 20, 2018	Patrick Meehan R-PA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H617
Jan 11, 2018	Trey Gowdy R-SC	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H162
Jan 11, 2018	Mimi Walters R-CA	Joined	H.Res. 685
Feb 15, 2017	Steve Cohen D-TN	Joined	H.Res. 127

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