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[House Report 115-482]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

                                                House Calendar No. 114
115th Congress    }                               {           Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session      }                               {            115-482
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                        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

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 December 21, 2017.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed
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                     U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 
				
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                          COMMITTEE ON ETHICS

SUSAN W. BROOKS, Indiana             THEODORE E. DEUTCH, Florida
  Chairwoman                           Ranking Member
PATRICK MEEHAN, Pennsylvania         YVETTE D. CLARKE, New York
TREY GOWDY, South Carolina           JARED POLIS, Colorado
KENNY MARCHANT, Texas                ANTHONY BROWN, Maryland
LEONARD LANCE, New Jersey            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
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                          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.

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                                                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. Gutierrez, for Crowding, 
Obstructing, or Incommoding, during a protest outside the 
United States Capitol in Washington, DC. Representatives Chu 
and Gutierrez 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.

               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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