§4723 — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

Summary

The Select Committee on Ethics must send a report every year by January 31. The report must list counts of alleged Senate rule violations it got (including those raised by a Senator or committee staff), how many were dismissed for lack of jurisdiction or for not having enough facts, how many had a preliminary inquiry, how many went to a formal review, how many were dismissed as having no substantial merit, how many private or public warning letters were issued, how many led to disciplinary sanctions, and any other information the committee thinks helps describe its work that year.

Title 2, §4723

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The Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate shall issue an annual report due no later than January 31, describing the following:

(1)The number of alleged violations of Senate rules received from any source, including the number raised by a Senator or staff of the committee.

(2)A list of the number of alleged violations that were dismissed—

(A)for lack of subject matter jurisdiction or, in which, even if the allegations in the complaint are true, no violation of Senate rules would exist; or

(B)because they failed to provide sufficient facts as to any material violation of the Senate rules beyond mere allegation or assertion.

(3)The number of alleged violations in which the committee staff conducted a preliminary inquiry.

(4)The number of alleged violations that resulted in an adjudicatory review.

(5)The number of alleged violations that the committee dismissed for lack of substantial merit.

(6)The number of private letters of admonition or public letters of admonition issued.

(7)The number of matters resulting in a disciplinary sanction.

(8)Any other information deemed by the committee to be appropriate to describe its activities in the preceding year.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 72a–1i of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

§4723 Annual report by Select Committee on Ethics

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Title 2, §4723

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