Category: House

Office of Congressional Ethics

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 15, 2008
Categories In House

This week the House voted to establish the Office of Congressional Ethics. Rep. Holt offers a short description of the new body. His floor statement explains: The legislation establishes an Independent Office of Congressional Ethics, composed of six members jointly appointed by the Speaker and the Minority Leader. Three of the members of the office […]

House Training

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 6, 2008
Categories In House

The House has announced ethics training for Members and staff.

OCE on ICE?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 28, 2008
Categories In House

The proposed Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) may not come to a vote. According to the Post, “House Democrats abruptly pulled an ethics reform proposal from consideration yesterday after widespread opposition surfaced from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle a day before a scheduled vote on the plan.”