Office of Congressional Ethics

The Office of Congressional Ethics, established by the U.S. House of Representatives, is an independent, non-partisan entity charged with reviewing allegations of misconduct against members of the House of Representatives and their staff and, when appropriate, referring matters to the United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (commonly referred to as the Ethics Committee).

The OCE was created by House Resolution 895 of the 110th Congress in March 2008. Governed by an eight-person Board of Directors, Members of the OCE Board are private citizens and cannot serve as members of Congress or work for the federal government.

The current members of the OCE Board of Directors are:

• David Skaggs, Chair
• Porter Goss, Co-Chair
• Yvonne Burke
• Jay Eagen
• Karan English
• William Frenzel
• Allison Hayward
• Abner Mikva

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• OCE Official Site
• Committee on Standards of Official Conduct official site

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