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" ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

112TH CONGRESS

2d Session 

REPORT

2012

112–419 

House Calendar No. 120 

IN THE MATTER REGARDING ARRESTS OF 

MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE DURING A PROTEST OUTSIDE THE EMBASSY OF SUDAN 

IN WASHINGTON, DC, ON MARCH 16, 2012 

R E P O R T 

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON ETHICS 

MARCH 22, 2012.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to 

be printed 


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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 

BRITTANY M. BOHREN, Investigative Clerk 


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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

COMMITTEE ON ETHICS, 

Washington, DC, March 22, 2012. 

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 Arrests of Members 

of the House During a Protest Outside the Embassy of Sudan in 

Washington, DC, on March 16, 2012.’’ 

Sincerely, 

JO BONNER,

Chairman.

LINDA T. SA ́ NCHEZ, 

Ranking Member. 


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House Calendar No. 120 

112TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 112–419 

COMMITTEE ON ETHICS 

IN THE MATTER REGARDING ARRESTS OF MEMBERS OF 

THE HOUSE DURING A PROTEST OUTSIDE THE EMBASSY OF SUDAN IN WASHINGTON, DC, ON MARCH 16, 

2012 

MARCH 22, 2012 

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 March 20, 2012, the Committee convened for the purpose of 

considering the arrest on March 16, 2012, of Representatives Al 

Green, Jim McGovern, James P. Moran, and John W. Olver during 

a protest outside the Embassy of Sudan in Washington, D.C., for 

crossing a police line. Representatives Green, McGovern, Moran, 

and Olver each paid a $100 fine and were released following their 

arrest. The local proceedings related to these arrests 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 Representatives Green, McGovern, Moran, and Olver and determined that review by an investigative subcommittee is not required in this matter. 


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II. STATEMENT UNDER RULE XIII, 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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