Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement:
On August 2, 2021, the Committee received a notification from the Office of the Sergeant at Arms that Representative Mary Miller has been fined pursuant to House Resolution 38 and House Rule II, clause 3(g). Representative Miller filed an appeal with the Committee on August 25, 2021, after the Committee adopted its written rules. Pursuant to House Resolution 38 and clause 3(g)(3)(C) of House Rule II, 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.
A majority of the Committee did not agree to the appeal. Pursuant to House Resolution 38 and clause 3(g)(3)(C) of House Rule II, the Committee hereby publishes the required notification and Representative Miller’s written appeal.
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Press Release
Notice Regarding Appeal
Representative Miller’s Appeal