United States House Committee on Ethics

House Committee on Ethics
Standing committee
Active; ; United States House of Representatives; 119th Congress
History
Formed	1967
Leadership
Chair	Michael Guest (R) ; Since January 3, 2023
Ranking member	Mark DeSaulnier (D) ; Since January 3, 2025
Structure
Seats	10
Political parties	Majority (5) Republican (5); Minority (5) Democratic (5);
Jurisdiction
Purpose	"to administer travel, gift, financial disclosure, outside income, and other regulations; advise members and staff; issue advisory opinions and investigate potential ethics violations"
Policy areas	Ethics
Senate counterpart	United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics
Website
	ethics.house.gov (bipartisan)
Rules
	Rule X.1(o), Rules of the House of Representatives; Ethics Committee Rules;

The U.S. House Committee on Ethics, also known simply as the Ethics Committee, is one of the committees of the United States House of Representatives. It was known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.^[1]

The House Ethics Committee has been controversial as many see it as very partisan and bias towards political parties who are not in the majority.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Current members

Majority	Minority
Michael Guest, Mississippi, Chair John Rutherford, Florida Andrew Garbarino, New York Ashley Hinson, Iowa Nathaniel Moran, Texas	Mark DeSaulnier, California, Ranking Member Deborah Ross, North Carolina Glenn Ivey, Maryland Sylvia Garcia, Texas Suhas Subramanyam, Virginia

References

↑ Hooper, Molly K. (December 22, 2010). "New GOP rules will make it tougher for House to raise debt ceiling". The Hill. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
↑ Attkisson, Sharyl (October 25, 2010). "A Double Standard for House Ethics?". CBS News.
↑ Parker, Ashley (December 7, 2010). "Waters Calls for Investigation of House Ethics Committee". The New York Times.
↑ Pershing, Ben (December 7, 2010). "Despite critics, Hill ethics office likely to survive". The Washington Post.
↑ Wang, Marian (March 11, 2010). "Investigating the Investigators: How the House Ethics Committee Works". ProPublica. Retrieved February 22, 2012.

[1] Hooper, Molly K. (December 22, 2010). "New GOP rules will make it tougher for House to raise debt ceiling". The Hill. Retrieved 2011-01-06.

[2] Attkisson, Sharyl (October 25, 2010). "A Double Standard for House Ethics?". CBS News.

[3] Parker, Ashley (December 7, 2010). "Waters Calls for Investigation of House Ethics Committee". The New York Times.

[4] Pershing, Ben (December 7, 2010). "Despite critics, Hill ethics office likely to survive". The Washington Post.

[5] Wang, Marian (March 11, 2010). "Investigating the Investigators: How the House Ethics Committee Works". ProPublica. Retrieved February 22, 2012.

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