Topic: Office of Congressional Ethics

House Republicans to keep controversial ethics office, post legislation on InternetHouse Republicans are proposing to retain a controversial ethics office and make proposed legislation available on the Internet.The Office of Congressional Ethics, which is run by a board of people from ...

Lawmakers face financial reform ethics probe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A House of Representatives ethics watchdog has asked a congressional committee to look into campaign fundraising by three lawmakers for possible links to their votes on financial reform, aides confirmed on Tuesday.The Office of Congressional Ethics, a nonpartisan entity ...
Ethics office seeks fundraising info on 8 lawmakers, most on Financial Services panelA congressional ethics office wants lobbyists to turn over fundraising information on eight House members, six of them on the Financial Services Committee that is working to overhaul the nation ...
Black lawmakers push to scale back powers of new independent House ethics officeNearly half of the members of the all-Democratic Congressional Black Caucus want to scale back the aggressive ethics procedures that Democrats trumpeted after gaining control of Congress.Rep. Marcia Fudge ...
Ethics panel defers expanded investigation of Jesse Jackson Jr. at prosecutors' requestThe House ethics committee said Wednesday it will put off for now an expanded investigation into whether Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. or his representatives tried to buy President Barack Obama's ...
US Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. under ethics investigationAn independent panel that reviews possible ethical lapses by members of the House of Representatives has launched a preliminary review of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s efforts to be appointed to the U ...
House leaders announce members of new outside ethics committeeHouse leaders on Thursday announced the six members and two alternates who will make up the Office of Congressional Ethics, an outside independent group created to restore integrity to a flawed ethics process.With ...