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Commission to Strengthen Confidence in Congress Act of 2006

Introduced: February 8, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commission to Strengthen Confidence in Congress Act of 2006 - Establishes in the legislative branch a Commission to Strengthen Confidence in Congress to evaluate and report to Congress on congressional ethics requirements, and recommend improvements to ethical safeguards.


What's happening now February 8, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 1, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4738: Commission to Strengthen Confidence in Congress Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4738/
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"H.R. 4738: Commission to Strengthen Confidence in Congress Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4738/.
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H.R. 4738, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4738/.
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