2 U.S.C. § 4723. Annual report by Select Committee on Ethics
The Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate shall issue an annual report due no later than January 31, describing the following:
- (1)(1)The number of alleged violations of Senate rules received from any source, including the number raised by a Senator or staff of the committee.
- (2)(2)
A list of the number of alleged violations that were dismissed—
- (A)(2)(A)for lack of subject matter jurisdiction or, in which, even if the allegations in the complaint are true, no violation of Senate rules would exist; or
- (B)(2)(B)because they failed to provide sufficient facts as to any material violation of the Senate rules beyond mere allegation or assertion.
- (3)(3)The number of alleged violations in which the committee staff conducted a preliminary inquiry.
- (4)(4)The number of alleged violations that resulted in an adjudicatory review.
- (5)(5)The number of alleged violations that the committee dismissed for lack of substantial merit.
- (6)(6)The number of private letters of admonition or public letters of admonition issued.
- (7)(7)The number of matters resulting in a disciplinary sanction.
- (8)(8)Any other information deemed by the committee to be appropriate to describe its activities in the preceding year.
(Pub. L. 110–81, title V, § 554, Sept. 14, 2007, 121 Stat. 773.)
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 72a–1i of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.