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Senate Select Committee on Ethics

The Senate Select Committee on Ethics is authorized to receive 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; recommend disciplinary action; recommend additional Senate rules or regulations to insure proper standards of conduct; and report violations of law to the proper federal and state authorities. (source)

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Chair:
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Vice Chair:
Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]
Democrats:
3
Republicans:
3

The chair is always selected from the majority party and the ranking member is the most senior member of the minority party. The majority party ensures it has a majority on every committee.

Members

Portrait of Christopher Coons
Chair
Democrat
Delaware
Portrait of James Lankford
Vice Chair
Republican
Oklahoma
Portrait of Deb Fischer
Republican
Nebraska
Portrait of James Risch
Republican
Idaho
Portrait of Brian Schatz
Democrat
Hawaii
Portrait of Jeanne Shaheen
Democrat
New Hampshire

Members are listed in order of their rank on the committee and its subcommittees. Committee membership information is from the unitedstates project on github.

Bills

Browse 15 bills previously referred to this committee.

Reports

Date PDF Bill

Press Statements

Committee press statements from ProPublica Represent:

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Dec 9, 2021

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Nov 15, 2021

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Oct 20, 2021

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Sep 17, 2021

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Aug 18, 2021

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Jul 23, 2021

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Jun 23, 2021

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — May 12, 2021

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Apr 14, 2021

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Mar 26, 2021

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Mar 10, 2021

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Feb 24, 2021

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Feb 12, 2021

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Jan 27, 2021

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Jan 15, 2021

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Dec 9, 2020

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Nov 13, 2020

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Oct 23, 2020

“Mandatory - Code of Conduct”
    — Sep 14, 2020

“Memorandum - Bi-Annual Certification of Ethics Training for New Senate Personnel (January 1 through June 30, 2020) Due September 15, 2020”
    — Sep 1, 2020