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House Ethics Committee dismissal of three late-report referrals, July 2022

On 29 July 2022 the House Committee on Ethics unanimously dismissed referrals from the Office of Congressional Ethics about late periodic transaction reports by Representatives Pat Fallon, Chris Jacobs and Thomas Suozzi.

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  • House Committee on Ethics voted unanimously to dismiss; found no clear evidence the errors were knowing or willful Primary record 1
  • Office of Congressional Ethics had sent the referrals; for Suozzi its board found substantial reason to believe he failed to file reports Primary record 2
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  1. 29 Jul 2022 House Ethics Committee dismissal of three late-report referrals, July 2022
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  1. Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics regarding Representative Pat Fallon, Representative Chris Jacobs, and Representative Thomas Suozzi, House Committee on Ethics, 29 Jul 2022. Primary record
    The Committee unanimously voted to dismiss the referrals. The Committee concluded that there was not clear evidence that the errors and omissions in the Members’ PTRs were knowing or willful and that the Members were generally unclear on the requirements relating to PTR filings.
  2. OCE Referral Regarding Rep. Thomas Suozzi, Office of Congressional Ethics (now the Office of Congressional Conduct), 1 Aug 2022. Primary record
    The Board recommended that the Committee further review the above allegation concerning Rep. Suozzi because there is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Suozzi failed to file PTRs for reportable transactions.
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