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112TH CONGRESS

1st Session 

REPORT

2011

112–192 

House Calendar No. 66 

IN THE MATTER OF ALLEGATIONS 

RELATING TO 

REPRESENTATIVE LUIS V. GUTIERREZ 

R E P O R T 

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON ETHICS 

AUGUST 5, 2011.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

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COMMITTEE ON ETHICS 

JO BONNER, Alabama 

Chairman 

MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas 

K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas 

CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania 

GREGG HARPER, Mississippi 

LINDA T. SA ́ NCHEZ, California 

Ranking Member 

JOHN A. YARMUTH, Kentucky 

DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland 

PEDRO R. PIERLUISI, Puerto Rico 

JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut 

REPORT STAFF

DANIEL A. SCHWAGER, Chief Counsel/Staff Director 

DEBORAH SUE MAYER, Director of Investigations 

KELLE A. STRICKLAND, Counsel to the Chairman 

DANIEL J. TAYLOR, Counsel to the Ranking Member 

CHRISTOPHER R. TATE, Counsel 


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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

COMMITTEE ON ETHICS, 

Washington, DC, August 5, 2011. 

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 Allegations Relating 

to Representative Luis V. Gutierrez.’’ 

Sincerely, 

JO BONNER, 

Chairman. 

LINDA T. SA ́ NCHEZ, 

Ranking Member. 


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112TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 112–192 

COMMITTEE ON ETHICS 

IN THE MATTER REGARDING ALLEGATIONS RELATING 

TO REPRESENTATIVE LUIS V. GUTIERREZ 

AUGUST 5, 2011 

Mr. BONNER, from the Committee on Ethics, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

In accordance with H. Res. 451, adopted on June 5, 2007, and extended in the 112th Congress by H. Res. 5, Section 4(d) and 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 CONCLUSION 

On August 1, 2011, the Committee convened for the purpose of 

considering the arrest on July 26, 2011, of Representative Luis V. 

Gutierrez during a protest outside the White House in Washington, 

D.C., for failure to obey a lawful order of a police officer. Representative Gutierrez paid a $100 fine and was released following his arrest. The local proceedings related to Representative Gutierrez’ arrest are now resolved. 

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

scope and nature of the conduct of Representative Gutierrez and 

determined that review by an investigative subcommittee is not required in this matter. 


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II. STATEMENT UNDER RULE 13, CLAUSE 3(c) OF THE 

RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

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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