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Directing the Committee on Ethics to investigate whether Members who make false written allegations that fraud occurred in the conduct of the November 2020 Presidential election have violated the…

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Directing the Committee on Ethics to investigate whether Members who make false written allegations that fraud occurred in the conduct of the November 2020 Presidential election have violated the Code of Conduct and should be subject to appropriate sanction, including removal from the House.

Introduced: January 4, 2021 Introduced by: Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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This resolution requires the Committee on Ethics to investigate whether any Member of the House of Representatives violated the rules of the House by making a false written allegation that fraud occurred in the conduct of the November 2020 Presidential election. If the committee determines that such a violation occurred, it shall impose an appropriate sanction, including a recommendation that the Member be removed from the House of Representatives.

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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 12: Directing the Committee on Ethics to investigate whether Members who make false written allegations that fraud occurred in the conduct of the November 2020 Presidential election have violated the Code of Conduct and should be subject to appropriate sanction, including removal from the House.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-12/
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"H. Res. 12: Directing the Committee on Ethics to investigate whether Members who make false written allegations that fraud occurred in the conduct of the November 2020 Presidential election have violated the Code of Conduct and should be subject to appropriate sanction, including removal from the House.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-12/.
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H. Res. 12, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-12/.
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[H. Res. 12: Directing the Committee on Ethics to investigate whether Members who make false written allegations that fraud occurred in the conduct of the November 2020 Presidential election have violated the Code of Conduct and should be subject to appropriate sanction, including removal from the House.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-12/)
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