Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of the Department of the Interior's Departmental Ethics Office.

Bill: 117-hres-1253
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
Introduced: 2022-07-22
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional-executive branch relations

Department of the Interior

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Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-28
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 118.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution directs the Department of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of Interior's Departmental Ethics Office.</p>

action_date: 2022-09-28
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p>This resolution directs the Department of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of Interior's Departmental Ethics Office.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1253 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2022 Mr. Westerman submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources RESOLUTION Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of the Department of the Interior’s Departmental Ethics Office.

That the Secretary of the Interior is directed to transmit, to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, memorandum, correspondence, and other communication or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to the operation of the Department of the Interior’s Departmental Ethics Office and the creation of ethics guidance, including the following: (1) Any documents and communications relating to the process for creating ethics compliance materials, including but not limited to— (A) any reference to the creation of Ethics Guidance on Recusal Obligations; (B) any reference to the creation of Ethics Recusal and Screening Arrangements; (C) any reference to how the Departmental Ethics Office collects information from political appointees; and (D) any reference to how the Departmental Ethics Office verifies the information provided by political appointees. (2) Any documents and communications relating to the time frame in which political appointees are provided final ethics guidance. (3) Any documents and communications relating to ethics waivers for political appointees; including but not limited to— (A) any reference to requests for ethics waivers; (B) any reference to denying an ethics waiver; and (C) any reference to granting an ethics waiver. (4) Any documents and communications relating to the drafting and finalization of ethics guidance for all Interior Department political appointees. (5) Any meeting or communication that occurred between the Designated Agency Ethics Official and all Interior Department political appointees, relating to the drafting and finalization of ethics guidance.

tv_txt: IV House Calendar No. 118 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1253 [Report No. 117–501] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2022 Mr. Westerman submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources September 28, 2022 Reported adversely with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced resolution, see copy of resolution as introduced on July 22, 2022 RESOLUTION Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of the Department of the Interior’s Departmental Ethics Office.

That the Secretary of the Interior is directed to transmit, to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, memorandum, correspondence, and other communication or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to the operation of the Department of the Interior’s Departmental Ethics Office and the creation of ethics guidance, including the following: (1) Any documents and communications relating to the process for creating ethics compliance materials, including but not limited to any reference to— (A) the creation of Ethics Guidance on Recusal Obligations; (B) the creation of Ethics Recusal and Screening Arrangements; (C) how the Departmental Ethics Office collects information from political appointees; and (D) how the Departmental Ethics Office verifies the information provided by political appointees. (2) Any documents and communications relating to the time frame in which political appointees are provided final ethics guidance. (3) Any documents and communications relating to ethics waivers for political appointees; including but not limited to any reference to— (A) requests for ethics waivers; (B) denying an ethics waiver; and (C) granting an ethics waiver. (4) Any documents and communications relating to the drafting and finalization of ethics guidance for all Interior Department political appointees. (5) Any meeting or communication that occurred between the Designated Agency Ethics Official and all Interior Department political appointees, relating to the drafting and finalization of ethics guidance.

September 28, 2022 Reported adversely with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed