The new resolution includes examples of reports released on former members.
Representative Sean Casten attends a news conference on the US Securities and Exchange Commission climate rule in Washington, Mar. 6, 2024.Illinois Democratic Rep. Sean Casten on Tuesday afternoon introduced anto try to force the bipartisan House Ethics Committee to release its investigative report on former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was President-elect Donald Trump's selection as attorney general.
Speaker Mike Johnson has opposed releasing the report, saying that the Ethics Committee customarily drops its investigations once a member has left Congress.Rep. Casten’s updated resolution includes several previous examples of the committee releasing reports on former members of Congress. The move by Casten comes as the Ethics Committee is slated to meet on Thursday to discuss the Gaetz report.
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