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H.R. 4948 109th Congress House

Ethics Reform Act of 2006

Official title: To abolish the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the House of Representatives, establish an Independent Ethics Commission, and provide for the tran… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To abolish the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the House of Representatives, establish an Independent Ethics Commission, and provide for the transfer of the duties and functions of the committee to the Commission.

Introduced: March 14, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2006
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 14, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E360)
Mar 14, 2006
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ethics Reform Act of 2006 - Amends rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House to abolish the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

Establishes within the legislative branch an Independent Ethics Commission to perform the duties of the Committee.

Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to transfer functions of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House to the Commission with respect to: (1) registration of lobbyists; (2) disclosure and enforcement; (3) penalties; and (4) rules of construction.

Requires quarterly instead of semiannual filing of lobbying disclosure reports with the Commission in an electronic form to made available to the public free of charge over the Internet.

Requires the Commission to continue any investigations pending before the Committee six months after the enactment of this Act.

Sets forth House procedures for consideration of Commission recommendations.

 Related & companion bills 12
  • HRES 783 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4975) to provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities…
  • HR 513 527 Reform Act of 2006
  • HR 4667 Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006
  • HR 4920 Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act
  • HR 4975 527 Reform Act of 2006
  • HR 4988 House Ethics Reform Act of 2006
  • HR 5677 Ethics and Lobbying Reform Act of 2006
  • SRES 525 Senate Legislative Transparency and Accountability Resolution of 2006
  • S 271 527 Reform Act of 2005
  • S 2128 Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4948: Ethics Reform Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4948/
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"H.R. 4948: Ethics Reform Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4948/.
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H.R. 4948, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4948/.
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