Task: Translation
Input (Japanese): 昨年、問題がまだ表面上に垣間見える間に、米国下院公務員行動基準委員会あるいは「下院倫理委員会」の共和党指導者は、法律制定への投票と引き換えに政治的立法者の子息の立候補の支援を申し出ることを含む3つの勧告を主宰した。
Output (English): Last year, in a glimpse of problems yet to surface, the Republican head of the U.S. House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, or "House Ethics Committee", presided over three admonitions that included offering to endorse the candidacy of a political lawmaker’s son in exchange for votes on legislation.