2 U.S.C. § 4723: Annual report by Select…

Summary

The Select Committee on Ethics must send an annual report by January 31. The report must give counts of complaints the committee got, including how many came from a Senator or the committee’s staff; how many were dismissed because the committee had no authority or because, even if true, the complaint would not break Senate rules; and how many were dropped for not giving enough factual detail. The report must also say how many complaints led to an initial inquiry, how many went to a formal review, how many were dismissed as lacking substantial merit, how many private or public warnings were issued, how many cases resulted in disciplinary sanctions, and any other information the committee thinks is useful about 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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