House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction
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This report briefly outlines the background of ethics enforcement in the House of Representatives, including the creation of both the Select Committee on Ethics and the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. The report also focuses on various jurisdictional and procedural changes that the committee has experienced since 1967 and discusses the committee's current jurisdiction and procedures.
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This report briefly outlines the background of ethics enforcement in the House of Representatives, including the creation of both the Select Committee on Ethics and the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. The report also focuses on various jurisdictional and procedural changes that the committee has experienced since 1967 and discusses the committee's current jurisdiction and procedures.
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Straus, Jacob R.House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction,
report,
August 2, 2010;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29529/:
accessed April 24, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
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