H.R. 5095: To mandate all Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner of the House of Representatives to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics.

113th Congress · introduced 2014-07-14 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-07-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To mandate all Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner of the House of Representatives to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics.

Plain summary

Amends the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 to direct the House Committee on Ethics to conduct ongoing ethics training and awareness programs for Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner of the House of Representatives (Members). Requires the ethics training program to be completed by: (1) new Members within 60 days after commencing service; and (2) Members serving on or after noon, January 3, 2015, during each session of a Congress, beginning with the 1st session of the 114th Congress.

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To mandate all Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner of the House of Representatives to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · 58 cosponsors

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Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Andy Barr (R-KY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Bill Foster (D-IL), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr5095.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr5095 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113