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House of Representatives Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select)">Intelligence (Permanent Select)</a> • <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_Committee_on_Judiciary" title="United States House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary">Judiciary</a> • <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_Committee_on_Natural_Resources" title="United States House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources">Natural Resources</a> • <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_Committee_on_Oversight_and_Government_Reform" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform">Oversight and Government Reform</a> • <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_Committee_on_Rules" title="United States House of Representatives Committee on Rules">Rules</a> • <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_Committee_on_Science,_Space,_and_Technology" title="United States House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology">Science, Space, and Technology</a> • <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_Committee_on_Small_Business" title="United States House of Representatives Committee on Small Business">Small Business</a> • <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_Select_Committee_on_the_Strategic_Competition_Between_the_United_States_and_the_Chinese_Communist_Party" title="United States House of Representatives Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party">Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party</a> • <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_Committee_on_Transportation_and_Infrastructure" title="United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure">Transportation and Infrastructure</a> • <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_Committee_on_Veterans%27_Affairs" title="United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs">Veterans' Affairs</a> • <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_Committee_on_Ways_and_Means" title="United States House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means">Ways and Means</a></center></small><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><small><center><b>Background</b></center></small> <small><center><a href="/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a> • <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> • <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a> • <a href="/United_States_Constitution" title="United States Constitution">United States Constitution</a> • <a href="/113th_United_States_Congress" title="113th United States Congress">113th United States Congress</a> • <a href="/112th_United_States_Congress" title="112th United States Congress">112th United States Congress</a></center></small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="float:right; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0.4em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.8em; ;" class="toclimit-3"> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Leadership"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Leadership</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#118th_Congress"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">118th Congress</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#117th_Congress"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">117th Congress</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#116th_Congress"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">116th Congress</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#115th_Congress"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">115th Congress</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#114th_Congress"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">114th Congress</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#113th_Congress"><span class="tocnumber">1.6</span> <span class="toctext">113th Congress</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#112th_Congress"><span class="tocnumber">1.7</span> <span class="toctext">112th Congress</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Membership"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Membership</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Jurisdiction"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Jurisdiction</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Contact"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Contact</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <p>The <b>United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics</b> is a standing committee of the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a>. It held its inaugural session in an earlier form in 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Leadership">Leadership</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="118th_Congress">118th Congress</span></h3> <p>The committee chairman in the <a href="/118th_United_States_Congress" title="118th United States Congress">118th Congress</a> is <a href="/Chris_Coons" title="Chris Coons">Chris Coons</a> (<a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">D</a>). </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="117th_Congress">117th Congress</span></h3> <p>The committee chairman in the <a href="/117th_United_States_Congress" title="117th United States Congress">117th Congress</a> was <a href="/Chris_Coons" title="Chris Coons">Chris Coons</a> (<a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">D</a>). </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="116th_Congress">116th Congress</span></h3> <p>The committee chairman in the <a href="/116th_United_States_Congress" title="116th United States Congress">116th Congress</a> was <a href="/Johnny_Isakson" title="Johnny Isakson">Johnny Isakson</a> (<a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">R</a>). </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="115th_Congress">115th Congress</span></h3> <p>The committee chairman in the <a href="/115th_United_States_Congress" title="115th United States Congress">115th Congress</a> was <a href="/Johnny_Isakson" title="Johnny Isakson">Johnny Isakson</a> (<a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">R</a>). </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="114th_Congress">114th Congress</span></h3> <p>The committee chairman in the <a href="/114th_United_States_Congress" title="114th United States Congress">114th Congress</a> was <a href="/Johnny_Isakson" title="Johnny Isakson">Johnny Isakson</a> (<a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">R</a>). </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="113th_Congress">113th Congress</span></h3> <p>The committee chairwoman in the <a href="/113th_United_States_Congress" title="113th United States Congress">113th Congress</a> was <a href="/Barbara_Boxer" title="Barbara Boxer">Barbara Boxer</a> (<a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">D</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="112th_Congress">112th Congress</span></h3> <p>The committee chairwoman in the <a href="/112th_United_States_Congress" title="112th United States Congress">112th Congress</a> was <a href="/Barbara_Boxer" title="Barbara Boxer">Barbara Boxer</a> (<a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">D</a>). </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Membership">Membership</span></h2> <p><br /> </p> <div class="congressional-committees"> <h3>2023-2024 (118th Congress)</h3> <div style="overflow-y: auto"> <table border="1" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="color: white; background: #444"> <p style="padding: 10px; font-weight: bold">Committee on Ethics (Select), 2023-2024</p> </th> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 276px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: white; background: blue; padding: 5px">Democratic members (3)</td> <td style="width: 276px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: white; background: red; padding: 5px">Republican members (3)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 276px;"> <ul style="text-align: left"> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Coons">Chris Coons</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> Chairman</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Brian_Schatz">Brian E. Schatz</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jeanne_Shaheen">Jeanne Shaheen</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> </ul> </td> <td style="width: 276px;"> <ul style="text-align: left"> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/James_Lankford">James Lankford</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> Vice Chairman</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Deb_Fischer">Deb Fischer</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Risch">Jim Risch</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <span class="source-link" style="font-size: 12px"><a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/membership_assignments.htm"><i>Source: US Senate - Membership Assignments</i></a></span><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </div> <p><style> .congressional-committees table { width: 552px; width: auto !important; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; } .congressional-committees td, th { border: 1px solid black; padding: 0; vertical-align: top; } .congressional-committees th { padding: 30px; } </style> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="congressional-committees"> <h3>2021-2022 (117th Congress)</h3> <div style="overflow-y: auto"> <table border="1" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="color: white; background: #444"> <p style="padding: 10px; font-weight: bold">Committee on Ethics (Select), 2021-2022</p> </th> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 276px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: white; background: blue; padding: 5px">Democratic members (3)</td> <td style="width: 276px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: white; background: red; padding: 5px">Republican members (3)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 276px;"> <ul style="text-align: left"> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Coons">Chris Coons</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> Chair</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Brian_Schatz">Brian E. Schatz</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jeanne_Shaheen">Jeanne Shaheen</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> </ul> </td> <td style="width: 276px;"> <ul style="text-align: left"> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/James_Lankford">James Lankford</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> Vice Chair</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Risch">Jim Risch</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Deb_Fischer">Deb Fischer</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <span class="source-link" style="font-size: 12px"><a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/membership_assignments.htm"><i>Source: US Senate - Membership Assignments</i></a></span><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </div> <p><style> .congressional-committees table { width: 552px; width: auto !important; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; } .congressional-committees td, th { border: 1px solid black; padding: 0; vertical-align: top; } .congressional-committees th { padding: 30px; } </style> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="congressional-committees"> <h3>2019-2020 (116th Congress)</h3> <div style="overflow-y: auto"> <table border="1" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="color: white; background: #444"> <p style="padding: 10px; font-weight: bold">Committee on Ethics (Select), 2019-2020</p> </th> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 276px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: white; background: blue; padding: 5px">Democratic members (3)</td> <td style="width: 276px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: white; background: red; padding: 5px">Republican members (2)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 276px;"> <ul style="text-align: left"> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Coons">Chris Coons</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> Vice Chairman</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Brian_Schatz">Brian E. Schatz</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> </span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jeanne_Shaheen">Jeanne Shaheen</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> </span></li> </ul> </td> <td style="width: 276px;"> <ul style="text-align: left"> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Johnny_Isakson">Johnny Isakson</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> Chairman</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Risch">Jim Risch</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> </span></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <span class="source-link" style="font-size: 12px"><a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/membership_assignments.htm"><i>Source: US Senate - Membership Assignments</i></a></span><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </div> <p><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Pat_Roberts">Pat Roberts</a> (R) left this committee in 2020. </p> <p><style> .congressional-committees table { width: 552px; width: auto !important; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; } .congressional-committees td, th { border: 1px solid black; padding: 0; vertical-align: top; } .congressional-committees th { padding: 30px; } </style> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="congressional-committees"> <h3>2017-2018 (115th Congress)</h3> <div style="overflow-y: auto"> <table border="1" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="color: white; background: #444"> <p style="padding: 10px; font-weight: bold">Committee on Ethics (Select), 2017-2018</p> </th> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 276px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: white; background: blue; padding: 5px">Democratic members (3)</td> <td style="width: 276px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: white; background: red; padding: 5px">Republican members (2)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 276px;"> <ul style="text-align: left"> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Coons">Chris Coons</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> Vice Chairman</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Brian_Schatz">Brian E. Schatz</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jeanne_Shaheen">Jeanne Shaheen</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> </ul> </td> <td style="width: 276px;"> <ul style="text-align: left"> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Johnny_Isakson">Johnny Isakson</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> Chairman</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Risch">Jim Risch</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <span class="source-link" style="font-size: 12px"><a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/membership_assignments.htm"><i>Source: US Senate - Membership Assignments</i></a></span><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </div> <p><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Pat_Roberts">Pat Roberts</a> (R) left this committee in 2018. </p> <p><style> .congressional-committees table { width: 552px; width: auto !important; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; } .congressional-committees td, th { border: 1px solid black; padding: 0; vertical-align: top; } .congressional-committees th { padding: 30px; } </style> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="congressional-committees"> <h3>2015-2016 (114th Congress)</h3> <div style="overflow-y: auto"> <table border="1" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="color: white; background: #444"> <p style="padding: 10px; font-weight: bold">Committee on Ethics (Select), 2015-2016</p> </th> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 276px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: white; background: blue; padding: 5px">Democratic members (3)</td> <td style="width: 276px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: white; background: red; padding: 5px">Republican members (2)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 276px;"> <ul style="text-align: left"> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Barbara_Boxer">Barbara Boxer</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> Vice Chairman</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Coons">Chris Coons</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Brian_Schatz">Brian E. Schatz</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> </ul> </td> <td style="width: 276px;"> <ul style="text-align: left"> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Johnny_Isakson">Johnny Isakson</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> Chairman</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Risch">Jim Risch</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <span class="source-link" style="font-size: 12px"><a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/membership_assignments.htm"><i>Source: US Senate - Membership Assignments</i></a></span><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </div> <p><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Pat_Roberts">Pat Roberts</a> (R) left this committee in 2016. </p> <p><style> .congressional-committees table { width: 552px; width: auto !important; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; } .congressional-committees td, th { border: 1px solid black; padding: 0; vertical-align: top; } .congressional-committees th { padding: 30px; } </style> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="congressional-committees"> <h3>2013-2014 (113th Congress)</h3> <div style="overflow-y: auto"> <table border="1" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="color: white; background: #444"> <p style="padding: 10px; font-weight: bold">Committee on Ethics (Select), 2013-2014</p> </th> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 276px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: white; background: blue; padding: 5px">Democratic members (3)</td> <td style="width: 276px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: white; background: red; padding: 5px">Republican members (2)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 276px;"> <ul style="text-align: left"> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Barbara_Boxer">Barbara Boxer</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> Chairman</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Pryor">Mark Pryor</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sherrod_Brown">Sherrod Brown</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> </ul> </td> <td style="width: 276px;"> <ul style="text-align: left"> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Johnny_Isakson">Johnny Isakson</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> Vice Chairman</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Risch">Jim Risch</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <span class="source-link" style="font-size: 12px"><a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/membership_assignments.htm"><i>Source: US Senate - Membership Assignments</i></a></span><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </div> <p><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Pat_Roberts">Pat Roberts</a> (R) left this committee in 2014. </p> <p><style> .congressional-committees table { width: 552px; width: auto !important; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; } .congressional-committees td, th { border: 1px solid black; padding: 0; vertical-align: top; } .congressional-committees th { padding: 30px; } </style> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="congressional-committees"> <h3>2011-2012 (112th Congress)</h3> <div style="overflow-y: auto"> <table border="1" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="color: white; background: #444"> <p style="padding: 10px; font-weight: bold">Committee on Ethics (Select), 2011-2012</p> </th> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 276px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: white; background: blue; padding: 5px">Democratic members (3)</td> <td style="width: 276px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: white; background: red; padding: 5px">Republican members (2)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 276px;"> <ul style="text-align: left"> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Barbara_Boxer">Barbara Boxer</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> Chairman</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Pryor">Mark Pryor</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sherrod_Brown">Sherrod Brown</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> </ul> </td> <td style="width: 276px;"> <ul style="text-align: left"> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Johnny_Isakson">Johnny Isakson</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"> Vice Chairman</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Risch">Jim Risch</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;"></span></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <span class="source-link" style="font-size: 12px"><a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/membership_assignments.htm"><i>Source: US Senate - Membership Assignments</i></a></span><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </div> <p><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Pat_Roberts">Pat Roberts</a> (R) left this committee in 2012. </p> <p><style> .congressional-committees table { width: 552px; width: auto !important; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; } .congressional-committees td, th { border: 1px solid black; padding: 0; vertical-align: top; } .congressional-committees th { padding: 30px; } </style> </p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Jurisdiction">Jurisdiction</span></h2> <p>According to the official <a href="/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">Senate</a> website, the jurisdiction of the Ethics Committee includes the following: </p> <table data-nosnippet="" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20" valign="top" style="border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;">“ </td> <td valign="top" style="border: none; padding: 4px 10px;"> <div style="-moz-column-count:3; -webkit-column-count:3; column-count:3;" class="mobile-columns"> <ul><li>Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behavior, and with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.</li> <li>It shall be the duty of the Select Committee to—</li></ul> <p>(1) receive complaints and investigate allegations of improper conduct which may reflect upon the Senate, violations of law, violations of the Senate Code of Official Conduct and violations of rules and regulations of the Senate, relating to the conduct of individuals in the performance of their duties as Members of the Senate, or as officers or employees of the Senate, and to make appropriate findings of fact and conclusions with respect thereto; </p><p>(2)(A) recommend to the Senate by report or resolution by a majority vote of the full committee disciplinary action to be taken with respect to such violations which the Select Committee shall determine, after according to the individual concerned due notice and opportunity for a hearing, to have occurred; (B) pursuant to subparagraph (A) recommend discipline, including—(i) in the case of a Member, a recommendation to the Senate for expulsion, censure, payment of restitution, recommendation to a Member’s party conference regarding the Member’s seniority or positions of responsibility, or a combination of these; and (ii) in the case of an officer or employee, dismissal, suspension, payment of restitution, or a combination of these; </p><p>(3) subject to the provisions of subsection (e), by a unanimous vote of 6 members, order that a Member, officer, or employee be reprimanded or pay restitution, or both, if the Select Committee determines, after according to the Member, officer, or employee due notice and opportunity for a hearing, that misconduct occurred warranting discipline less serious than discipline by the full Senate; </p><p>(4) in the circumstances described in subsection (d)(3), issue a public or private letter of admonition to a Member, officer, or employee, which shall not be subject to appeal to the Senate; </p><p>(5) recommend to the Senate, by report or resolution, such additional rules or regulations as the Select Committee shall determine to be necessary or desirable to insure proper standards of conduct by Members of the Senate, and by officers or employees of the Senate, in the performance of their duties and the discharge of their responsibilities; </p><p>(6) by a majority vote of the full committee, report violations of any law, including the provision of false information to the Select Committee, to the proper Federal and State authorities; and </p><p>(7) develop and implement programs and materials designed to educate Members, officers, and employees about the laws, rules, regulations, and standards of conduct applicable to such individuals in the performance of their duties.” </p> <ul><li>Senate Resolution 400 authorizes the Senate Select Committee on Ethics to investigate unauthorized disclosures of intelligence information by a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate and to report to the Senate on any substantiated allegation.</li> <li>39 U.S.C. §§ 3210-3220 authorizes the Senate Select Committee on Ethics to provide guidance and promulgate rules regarding the frank. The Committee may investigate complaints involving a violation of the statute.</li> <li>The Ethics in Government Act designates the Senate Select Committee on Ethics as the “supervising ethics office” for the Senate and charges the Committee with duties and responsibilities for financial disclosure reports (Title I) and outside employment (Title V) with respect to Members, officers, and employees of the Senate.</li> <li>The Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act (FGDA) designates the Senate Select Committee on Ethics as the “employing agency” for the Senate and charges the Committee with administering the provisions of the FGDA with respect to Members, officers, and employees of the United States Senate.</li> <li>5 U.S.C. § 7351 designates the Senate Select Committee on Ethics as the “supervising ethics office” for the Senate and charges the Committee with administering the statutory prohibitions on Members, officers, and employees of the Senate giving gifts to an official superior or receiving gifts from employees with a lower salary level.</li> <li>5 U.S.C. § 7353 designates the Senate Select Committee on Ethics as the “supervising ethics office” for the Senate and charges the Committee with administering the statutory prohibitions on Members, officers, and employees of the Senate soliciting or receiving gifts from parties with business before or interests in Senate work.</li> <li>The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act states that the Senate Select Committee on Ethics shall “develop and revise, as necessary” regulations governing privately sponsored travel; “conduct ongoing ethics training and awareness programs”; and issue annual reports describing its activities.</li> <li>The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act (STOCK Act) states that the Senate Select Committee on Ethics shall “issue interpretive guidance of the relevant rules of [the] chamber, including rules on conflicts of interest and gifts, clarifying that a Member of Congress and an employee of Congress may not use nonpublic information derived from such person’s position as a Member of Congress or employee of Congress or gained from the performance of such person’s official responsibilities as a means for making a private profit.”</li></ul> </div><sup id="cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3">[3]</a></sup> </td> <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;">” </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" class="cquotecite" style="border: none; padding-right: 4%"><cite style="font-style: normal;font-size: smaller; float: right;">—U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup></cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Contact">Contact</span></h2> <p>220 Hart Building <br />United States Senate <br />Washington, DC 20510-6175 </p><p>Phone: (202) 224-2981<br /> Fax: (202) 224-7416 </p> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/List_of_committees_in_the_United_States_Congress" title="List of committees in the United States Congress">List of committees in the United States Congress</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2> <div style="float:right; 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