Senate Select Committee on Ethics
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The Senate Select Committee on Ethics is a standing committee of the United States Senate responsible for overseeing and investigating the ethical conduct and standards of its members and staff.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Senate Select Committee on Ethics canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethics committee
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standing committee of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| authorityDerivedFrom |
Senate resolutions
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Senate rules ⓘ |
| canConduct |
adjudicatory review of alleged misconduct
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full-scale investigations ⓘ preliminary inquiries ⓘ |
| canHold | hearings ⓘ |
| canIssue |
private letters of admonition
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public letters of admonition ⓘ |
| canRecommend |
admonition of a senator
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censure of a senator ⓘ expulsion of a senator ⓘ referral of matters to appropriate law enforcement authorities ⓘ reprimand of a senator ⓘ restitution or other remedial action ⓘ |
| chairSelectedBy | majority party members of the committee ⓘ |
| composition | six senators ⓘ |
| compositionDetail |
three Democratic senators
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three Republican senators ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasSubpoenaPower | true ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
employees of the United States Senate
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members of the United States Senate ⓘ officers of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber | United States Senate ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United States Capitol ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| membershipRule | equal party representation ⓘ |
| oversees |
compliance with Senate gift rules
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compliance with Senate travel rules ⓘ compliance with conflict of interest rules ⓘ compliance with outside employment and income rules ⓘ compliance with post-employment restrictions for Senate staff ⓘ |
| partOf | committee system of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| provides |
confidential ethics guidance
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public ethics guidance and advisory opinions ⓘ |
| reportsTo | United States Senate ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
conducting ethics training and education
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enforcing the Senate Code of Official Conduct ⓘ interpreting Senate ethics rules ⓘ investigating alleged violations of Senate ethics rules ⓘ providing ethics advice to senators and staff ⓘ reviewing financial disclosure reports of senators ⓘ reviewing financial disclosure reports of senior Senate staff ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
ethics in government
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legislative ethics ⓘ |
| viceChairSelectedBy | minority party members of the committee ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ethics.senate.gov ⓘ |
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