Directing the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to respond to the indictment of, or the filing of charges of criminal conduct in a court of the United States or any State against, any Member of the House of Representatives by empaneling an investigative subcommittee to review the allegations not later than 30 days after the date the Member is indicted or the charges are filed.

Bill: 110-hres-451
Sponsor: Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
Introduced: 2007-06-05 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees (House)
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Government Operations and Politics
House Standards of Official Conduct
House of Representatives
House rules and procedure
Indictments
Members of Congress
Misconduct in office

Summary:
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: 
 Provides that if a Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner, is indicted or otherwise formally charged with criminal conduct in a federal or state court, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall within 30 days: (1) empanel an investigative subcommittee to review the allegations; or (2) if the Committee does not take such action, report to the House on its reasons for not doing so, together with the actions, if any, the Committee has taken in response to the allegations.
 

action_date: 2007-06-05
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
 Provides that if a Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner, is indicted or otherwise formally charged with criminal conduct in a federal or state court, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall within 30 days: (1) empanel an investigative subcommittee to review the allegations; or (2) if the Committee does not take such action, report to the House on its reasons for not doing so, together with the actions, if any, the Committee has taken in response to the allegations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 387 - 10, 15 Present (Roll no. 429). (text: CR H5971)
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 387 - 10, 15 Present (Roll no. 429).(text: CR H5971)
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5978-5979)
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 451.
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5971-5976)
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: Mr. Hoyer moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: Introduced in House