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H.Res.895: Establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics, and for other purposes.

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June 18, 2008 Maybe Baseball Should Investigate Congress

Support H.Res. 895!

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June 18, 2008 Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 895 ...

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March 17, 2008 Pete Sessions votes against intelligence, ethics

H. Res. 895: The House agreed to H. Res. 1031, providing for the D269adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 895) establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics, by a yea-and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 182 ...

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March 15, 2008 Office of Congressional Ethics

... ability to refer a matter if three members affirmatively vote to move it to the Ethics Committee. Rep. Capuano has a one-pager. The office will not undertake any review of a matter before 120 days after the passage of H.Res. 895. ...

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March 14, 2008 Welcome to Washington, Mr. Foster

Chris Soghoian writes at his blog Surveillance State about how Capitol Hill just got its first computer geek lawmaker ... , Foster cast what was quite possibly the deciding vote on H.Res.895, which would establish an Offic

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March 12, 2008 MegaVote for NC’s 11th Congressional District: March 11, 2008

MegaVote for NC’s 11th Congressional District: March 11, 2008 Posted by AM on March 12th, 2008 MegaVote is provided by Congress ... - H.Res.895 The House is scheduled to vote on this resolution that would establish a

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March 12, 2008 Sutton Leads Fight, Passes Groundbreaking Ethics Legislation

Floor Speech in Support of H.Res.1031 (Sutton) and H.Res.895.

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March 12, 2008 local stuffs

Congressional Ethics - H.Res.895 The House is scheduled to vote on this resolution that would establish an independent Office of Congressional Ethics in the House of Representatives. Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2009 - H.Con.Res. ...

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March 12, 2008 House Ethics Board Passes

On March 11th, the House passed legislation (H.Res. 895) to strengthen congressional ethics enforcement with a new Office of Congressional Ethics. This will bring greater accountability and transparency to the ethics enforcement process ...

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March 12, 2008 Hoyer speaks out in favor of Ethics Bill

Steny Hoyer (D-Mechanicsville) spoke on the House floor last night in favor of the adoption of H. Res. 895, which passed 229-182. The legislation will create an independent Office of Congressional Ethics comprised of six members who are ...

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March 11, 2008 Michigan In Congress - 3-07-08

Michigan in Congress, for the week ending 3/07/08: US Senate PASSED: Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act - Vote Passed ( ... . Establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics - keywor

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March 11, 2008 Video: Speaker Pelosi - Independent Ethics Board [NancyPelosi on ...

To increase the public trust in Congress, the House debates H.Res. 895, to strengthen congressional ethics enforcement with a new Office of Congressional Ethics. This will bring greater accountability and transparency to the ethics ...

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March 11, 2008 House Establishes Independent Ethics Board

To increase the public trust in Congress, the House has just passed H.Res. 895, to strengthen congressional ethics enforcement with a new Office of Congressional Ethics. This will bring greater accountability and transparency to the ...

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March 10, 2008 Notice of Action: H.Res. 895 – Establishing within the House of ...

Notice of Action: H.Res. 895 – Establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics, and for other purposes.

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March 09, 2008 The Week Ahead

H.Res. 895 – A resolution establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics (Rep. Capuano – Rules) H.Con.Res. ___ – Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 ...

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March 08, 2008 Middle Class Part 23: Immigration Policy, The Sub-Topic's ...

One such email I received contained this text- “The House is scheduled to vote this week on a resolution (H.Res. 895) that will institute, for the first time in history, an independent Office of Congressional Ethics with the power to ...

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March 05, 2008 Pile on

At least two major papers joined the call to Congress to pass independent ethics enforcement.  The LA Times endorses H.Res.895 and describes the enforcement body and why it likes the structure

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March 04, 2008 Some lawmakers actually think we are stupid enough to believe that ...

Well it seems that Republicans and Democrats whined and cried so much that a vote on this important issue H. Res. 895 was canceled. Well ladies and gents what do you think? At this time Congress polices itself. ...

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March 04, 2008 Some lawmakers actually think we are stupid enough to believe that ...

It seems that Republicans and Democrats whined and cried so much that a vote on this important issue H. Res. 895 was canceled. Well ladies and gents what do you think? At this time Congress polices itself. ...

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March 01, 2008 Impeach Bush and Cheney, March 1, 2008...Hot Button Impeachment ...

The House is scheduled to vote this week on a resolution (H.Res. 895) that will institute, for the first time in history, an independent Office of Congressional Ethics with the power to file and investigate ethics complaints. ...

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February 29, 2008 Real Ethics Reform.The most important issue of the century!!

This week congress is going to vote on a resolution (H. Res. 895). This law will for the first time ever institute, an independent Office of Congressional Ethics with the power to file and investigate ethic complaints. ...

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February 28, 2008 No vote today. House Ethics bill "hit a solid wall of opposition."

Yesterday, CREW sent a letter to all members of the House of Representatives urging them to support HR 4239, establishing a House ethics commission, rather than H. Res. 895, the resolution proposed by the Democratic members of the ...

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February 28, 2008 The Most Important Issue of the Century

This week congress is going to vote on a resolution (H. Res. 895). This law will For The First Time Ever Institute An Independent Office of Congressional Ethics with the Power To File and Investigate Ethic Complaints. ...

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February 27, 2008 Thugs

Now, on Thursday, the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on H. Res 895, which would enact the recommendations of the bipartisan Ethics Task Force to create an independent panel to investigate ethics complaints. ...

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February 27, 2008 CREW SENDS LETTER TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE URGING STRONG ETHICS ...

... to all members of the House of Representatives urging them to support HR 4239, establishing a House ethics commission, rather than H. Res. 895, the resolution proposed by the Democratic members of the Special Ethics Task Force. ...

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February 27, 2008 League of Women Voters Expresses ‘Deep Disappointment’ in House ...

H. Res. 895, Establishing an Office of Congressional Ethics, "Will Prove Inadequate"WASHINGTON, Feb....

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February 26, 2008 Shays, Castle Support Granting Ethics Commission Subpoena Power ...

Congressmen Christopher Shays (CT-4) and Mike Castle (DE – At Large) wrote to their colleagues today requesting support for their amendment to H.Res. 895 to grant the Chairman or Cochairman of the Ethics Commission subpoena power.

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February 25, 2008 H.Res. 895 – Establishing within the House of Representatives an ...

H.Res. 895 – Establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics, and for other purposes. Meeting Time: 8:05pm Monday 3/10 - reconvene; Text of Bill as Introduced; H.Res. 1031: Rule, Committee Report, ...

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January 22, 2008 H.Res.895 Establishing within the House of Representatives an ...

Establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics, and for other purposes.

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December 18, 2007 Bill Action: Introduced: H.Res. 895: Establishing within the House ...

Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA] introduced H.Res. 895: Establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics, and for other purposes. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]

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