Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Dan Crenshaw
Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement:
On September 27, 2021, the Committee received a notification from the Office of the Sergeant at Arms that Representative Dan Crenshaw has been fined pursuant to House Resolution 73. Representative Crenshaw appealed the fine to the Committee on September 30, 2021, after the Committee adopted its written rules. Pursuant to Section 1(b)(2) of House Resolution 73, upon receipt of an appeal after the Committee adopts its written rules, the Committee has 30 days to consider the appeal, and the fine will be upheld unless the appeal is agreed to by a majority of the Committee.
On October 21, 2021, a majority of the Committee agreed to the appeal. Pursuant to Section 1(b)(2) of House Resolution 73, the Committee hereby publishes the required notification.
###