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" ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115TH CONGRESS

1st Session 

REPORT

2017

115–482 

House Calendar No. 114 

IN THE MATTER REGARDING 

THE ARRESTS OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE 

DURING A PROTEST OUTSIDE THE 

UNITED STATES CAPITOL 

ON DECEMBER 6, 2017 

R E P O R T 

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON ETHICS 

DECEMBER 21, 2017.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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COMMITTEE ON ETHICS 

SUSAN W. BROOKS, Indiana 

Chairwoman 

PATRICK MEEHAN, Pennsylvania 

TREY GOWDY, South Carolina 

KENNY MARCHANT, Texas 

LEONARD LANCE, New Jersey 

THEODORE E. DEUTCH, Florida 

Ranking Member 

YVETTE D. CLARKE, New York 

JARED POLIS, Colorado 

ANTHONY BROWN, Maryland 

STEVE COHEN, Tennessee 

REPORT STAFF

THOMAS A. RUST, Chief Counsel/Staff Director 

PATRICK M. MCMULLEN, Director of Investigations 

MEGAN H. SAVAGE, Counsel to the Chairwoman 

DANIEL J. TAYLOR, Counsel to the Ranking Member 

MOLLY N. MCCARTY, Investigator 

ANDREW KLEIMAN, Investigative Clerk 

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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

COMMITTEE ON ETHICS, 

Washington, DC, December 21, 2017. 

Hon. KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk, House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MS. HAAS: Pursuant to clauses 3(a)(2) and 3(b) of Rule XI 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, we herewith transmit 

the attached report, ‘‘In the Matter Regarding the Arrests of Members of the House During a Protest Outside the United States Capitol on December 6, 2017.’’ 

Sincerely, 

SUSAN W. BROOKS, 

Chairwoman. 

THEODORE E. DEUTCH, 

Ranking Member. 

House Calendar No. 114 

115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–482 

IN THE MATTER REGARDING THE ARRESTS OF MEMBERS 

OF THE HOUSE DURING A PROTEST OUTSIDE THE 

UNITED STATES CAPITOL ON DECEMBER 6, 2017 

DECEMBER 21, 2017.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, from the Committee on Ethics, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

In accordance with Rule 18(e)(2) of the Committee on Ethics 

(Committee), the Committee hereby submits the following Report 

to the House of Representatives: 

I. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS 

On December 21, 2017, the Committee convened for the purpose 

of considering the December 6, 2017, arrests of Representatives 

Judy Chu and Luis V. Gutie ́rrez, for Crowding, Obstructing, or 

Incommoding, during a protest outside the United States Capitol in 

Washington, DC. Representatives Chu and Gutie ́rrez paid a $50 

fine and were released following their arrest. The legal proceedings 

related to these arrests are now resolved. 

The Committee voted against impanelling an investigative subcommittee regarding this matter. The Committee considered the 

scope and nature of the conduct described above and determined 

that review by an investigative subcommittee is not required in 

this matter. 

The Committee has determined to take no further action in this 

matter, and upon publication of this Report, considers the matter 

closed. 

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II. STATEMENT UNDER RULE XIII, CLAUSE 3(C) 

The Committee made no special oversight findings in this Report. 

No budget statement is submitted. No funding is authorized by any 

measure in this Report. 

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