[House Report 112-192] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] House Calendar No. 66 112th Congress 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Report 112-192 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE MATTER OF ALLEGATIONS RELATING TO REPRESENTATIVE LUIS V. GUTIERREZ __________ R E P O R T of the COMMITTEE ON ETHICSAugust 5, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed ---------- U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2011 COMMITTEE ON ETHICS JO BONNER, Alabama LINDA T. SANCHEZ, California Chairman Ranking Member MICHAEL T. McCAUL, Texas JOHN A. YARMUTH, Kentucky K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania PEDRO R. PIERLUISI, Puerto Rico GREGG HARPER, Mississippi JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut Report Staff Daniel A. Schwager, Chief Counsel/Staff Director Deborah Sue Mayer, Director of Investigations Kelle A. Strickland, Counsel to the Chairman Daniel J. Taylor, Counsel to the Ranking Member Christopher R. Tate, Counsel LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ---------- House of Representatives, Committee on Ethics, Washington, DC, August 5, 2011. Hon. Karen L. Haas, Clerk, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Ms. Haas: Pursuant to clauses 3(a)(2) and 3(b) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, we herewith transmit the attached Report, ``In the Matter Regarding Allegations Relating to Representative Luis V. Gutierrez.'' Sincerely, Jo Bonner, Chairman. Linda T. Sanchez, Ranking Member. 112th Congress Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 112-192 ====================================================================== COMMITTEE ON ETHICS IN THE MATTER REGARDING ALLEGATIONS RELATING TO REPRESENTATIVE LUIS V. GUTIERREZ _______ August 5, 2011 _______ Mr. Bonner, from the Committee on Ethics, submitted the following R E P O R T In accordance with H. Res. 451, adopted on June 5, 2007, and extended in the 112th Congress by H. Res. 5, Section 4(d) and Rule 18(e)(2) of the Committee on Ethics (Committee), the Committee hereby submits the following Report to the House of Representatives: I. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION On August 1, 2011, the Committee convened for the purpose of considering the arrest on July 26, 2011, of Representative Luis V. Gutierrez during a protest outside the White House in Washington, D.C., for failure to obey a lawful order of a police officer. Representative Gutierrez paid a $100 fine and was released following his arrest. The local proceedings related to Representative Gutierrez' arrest are now resolved. The Committee voted against empanelling an investigative subcommittee regarding this matter. The Committee considered the scope and nature of the conduct of Representative Gutierrez and determined that review by an investigative subcommittee is not required in this matter. II. STATEMENT UNDER RULE 13, CLAUSE 3(c) OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Committee made no special oversight findings in this Report. No budget statement is submitted. No funding is authorized by any measure in this Report.