Temporary Deadline for Submitting Requests for Voluntary Travel Certification

Statement

Earlier this year, the Standards Committee instituted a voluntary procedure for travel certification whereby any private sponsor who wished to provide travel expenses for House Members or staff could seek Committee approval, or certification, of that trip prior to departure. The process was adopted after passage of H.R. 4975, the Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, on May 3, 2006. Under the Committee’s certification procedure, trip sponsors are required to provide the Committee with certain information regarding the trip and its participants. More detail on the required information and certification procedure is contained in the Committee’s memorandum dated May 10, 2006, which 1s available on the Committee website (www.house.gov/ethics). Due to the upcoming congressional recess, the Committee will temporarily suspend the voluntary certification process. Thus, any trip sponsor wishing to receive formal, written certification of a trip for House Members or staff must submit a request for certification containing all required information no later than Friday, September 22, 2006.

Documents

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

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