Congressional Ethics Enforcement
Panelists talked about efforts of the 110th Congress to reform ethics and enforce new regulations on lobbying, the appropriations process, and gifts to members. Topics included proposed refo…
81 viewsPanelists talked about efforts of the 110th Congress to reform ethics and enforce new regulations on lobbying, the appropriations process, and gifts to members. Topics included proposed refo…
81 viewsIn the second hearing on the subject in the week, the committee heard testimony from current members of Congress and political analysts on the ethics process in Congress. The witnesses discu…
106 viewsThe House failed to agree to H. Res. 442, which calls for the expulsion of Representative Barney Frank. Instead, the House voted to reprimand Frank. During the debate, Rep. Frank addressed t…
View in Congressional Chronicle353 viewsThe House debated the Ethics Reform Act, which would increase salaries for members of Congress, federal judges, and top federal officials.
74 viewsCongressmen discussed H.R. 3660, the Government Ethics Reform Act which was being debated in the House. This bill included a large pay raise for congressmen and federal judges.
74 viewsMembers from both sides of the aisle met with reporters in the House Gallery to discuss the resignation of House Speaker Jim Wright, democrat of Texas.
40 viewsREP. Victor Fazio, D-California, Task Force Chairman, the task force was appointed in February to conduct the first comprehensive review in twelve years of the House Ethics code. This was th…
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