Senator David Vitter Letter Dismissing Complaint 11 20 09 Senator Roland W Burris Public Letter of Qualified Admonition 8 7 09 Senator Kent Conrad Letter Dismissing Complaint 8 7 09 Senator Christopher J Dodd...Dodd Letter Dismissing Complaint 5 8 08 Senator David Vitter Letter Dismissing Complaint Without Prejudice 4 24 08 Senator Pete V Domenici Public Letter of Qualified Admonition 2 13 08 Senator Larry E Craig...

Committee shall report to the Committee and any other person may report to the Committee a sworn complaint or other allegation or information alleging that any Senator or officer or employee of the Senate...reflect upon the Senate Such complaints or allegations or information may be reported to the Chairman the Vice Chairman a Committee member or a Committee staff member Complaints allegations and information...Committee may be obtained from a variety of sources including but not limited to the following 1 sworn complaints defined as a written statement of facts submitted under penalty of perjury within the personal...

of Senate Resolution 338 provides that It shall be the duty of the Select Committee to 1 receive complaints and investigate allegations of improper conduct which may reflect upon the Senate violations of...Ethics to provide guidance and promulgate rules regarding the frank The Committee may investigate complaints involving a violation of the statute Ethics in Government Act 5 U S C 13101 et seq Adopted as Senate...

standards and conduct The proposed committee would have been empowered to receive and investigate complaints of unethical activity as well as to propose rules and make recommendations to the Senate on disciplinary...

dismissed A For lack of subject matter j urisdiction or in which even if the allegations in the complaint are true no violation of Senate rules would exist 72 B Because they failed to provide sufficient...

13 PART II SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEDURAL RULES 19 RULE 1 GENERAL PROCEDURES 19 RULE 2 PROCEDURES FOR COMPLAINTS ALLEGATIONS OR INFORMATION 24 RULE 3 PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY 25 RULE 4...FOR ADVISORY OPINIONS 42 RULE 11 PROCEDURES FOR INTERPRETATIVE RULINGS 43 RULE 12 PROCEDURES FOR COMPLAINTS INVOLVING IMPROPER USE OF THE MAILING FRANK 44 RULE 13 PROCEDURES FOR WAIVERS 45 RULE 14 DEFINITION...members of the Select Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business involving complaints or allegations of or information about misconduct including resulting preliminary inquiries adjudicatory...

13 PART II SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEDURAL RULES 19 RULE 1 GENERAL PROCEDURES 19 RULE 2 PROCEDURES FOR COMPLAINTS ALLEGATIONS OR INFORMATION 24 RULE 3 PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY 25 RULE 4...FOR ADVISORY OPINIONS 42 RULE 11 PROCEDURES FOR INTERPRETATIVE RULINGS 43 RULE 12 PROCEDURES FOR COMPLAINTS INVOLVING IMPROPER USE OF THE MAILING FRANK 44 RULE 13 PROCEDURES FOR WAIVERS 45 RULE 14 DEFINITION...members of the Select Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business involving complaints or allegations of or information about misconduct including resulting preliminary inquiries adjudicatory...

dismissed A For lack of subject matter jurisdiction or in which even if the allegations in the complaint are true no violation of Senate rules would exist 112 B Because they failed to provide sufficient...

General Procedures 367 Rule 2 Procedures for Complaints Allegations or Information 371 Rule 3 Procedures on Receipt of Allegations Other than a Sworn Complaint Preliminary Inquiry 371 Rule 4 Procedures for...the Guidance link under the News tab for recent updates Page ixCONTENTS Rule 12 Procedures for Complaints Involving Improper Use of the Mailing Frank 384 Rule 13 Procedures for Waivers 385 Rule 14 Definition...six member bipartisan com mittee with advisory functions and investigative authority to receive complaints and investigate allegations of improper conduct which may reflect upon the Senate violations of...

General Procedures 367 Rule 2 Procedures for Complaints Allegations or Information 371 Rule 3 Procedures on Receipt of Allegations Other than a Sworn Complaint Preliminary Inquiry 371 Rule 4 Procedures for...the Guidance link under the News tab for recent updates Page ixCONTENTS Rule 12 Procedures for Complaints Involving Improper Use of the Mailing Frank 384 Rule 13 Procedures for Waivers 385 Rule 14 Definition...six member bipartisan com mittee with advisory functions and investigative authority to receive complaints and investigate allegations of improper conduct which may reflect upon the Senate violations of...