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HRES 1018 110th Congress House Congress Congressional agencies Congressional committees (House) Congressional ethics Congressional investigations Congressional reorganization House Standards of Official Conduct House of Representatives House rules and procedure

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the House Ethics Commission.

Introduced: March 4, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Mar 4, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes within the House of Representatives an independent House Ethics Commission.

Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House to revise the duties of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to conform with this Act.

What's happening now March 4, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Related & companion bills 7
  • HRES 895 Related bill Establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics, and for other purposes.
  • HR 97 Related bill Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act
  • HR 1136 Related bill Ethics Reform Act of 2007
  • HR 1754 Related bill House Ethics Commission Establishment Act of 2007
  • HR 2544 Related bill Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007
  • HR 2822 Related bill Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007
  • HR 4239 Related bill Establishing the House Independent Commission on Standards Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 6, 2008
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 6, 2008
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 4, 2008
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 4, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1018: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the House Ethics Commission.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1018/
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"H. Res. 1018: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the House Ethics Commission.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1018/.
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H. Res. 1018, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1018/.
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