Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that Members take the same annual ethics training as senior staff.
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 3, 2010
Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to: (1) receive annual ethics training offered by the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; and (2) certify to the committee by January 31 of each year that he or she attended such training in the last year.
Requires the training to be the same given to senior staff by the Committee.
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