Statement of the Chair and Ranking Republican Member of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct Regarding Representative Maxine Waters

Members involved

• Maxine Waters (D-CA)

Statement

On July 28,2010, in accordance with clause 3 of House Rule XI and Rules 22 and 23 of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, the investigative subcommittee in the matter of Representative Maxine Waters transmitted a Statement of Alleged Violation and related motions and replies to the Chair and Ranking Republican Member of the Committee. Pursuant to Committee Rule 23(a), the Chair has designated members of the Standards Committee to serve on an adjudicatory subcommittee to determine whether any counts in the Statement of Alleged Violation have been proved by clear and convincing evidence and to make findings of fact. Chair Zoe Lofgren will act as Chair of the adjudicatory subcommittee and Ranking Republican Member 10 Bonner will act as the Ranking Member of the adjudicatory subcommittee. Representatives Ben Chandler, G.K. Butterfield, Peter Welch, Charles Dent, Gregg Harper, and Michael McCaul will also serve on the adjudicatory subcommittee. Under Committee Rule 23(a) and House Rule XI, clause 3(111)(1 )(B), members who served on the Waters investigative subcommittee may not serve on the adjudicatory subcommittee.

Documents

• Statement on ethics.house.gov
• Document 1 (PDF)
• Document 2 (PDF)

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