House Office of Congressional Ethics : History, Authority, and Procedures.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Officials and employees.

United States.

United States. Congress.

United States. Congress. House. Office of Congressional Ethics.

Governmental investigations--United States.

Governmental investigations.

Political ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (34 pages)) : digital, PDF file

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

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Summary:

Describes history and rationale behind creation of the House Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), an independent entity tasked with investigating allegations of misconduct by Members, officers, and employees of Congress. Discusses OCE structure, powers, expected operations, and its relationship with the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. Reviews options for Congress.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-R4-0760a in the 2013 issue.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Aug. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Government Division. House Office of Congressional Ethics

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