HRES 1609 United States House · 118th Congress

Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and release records of the Committee's review of the alleged misconduct of Matthew Louis Gaetz II of Florida while serving as a Member of the House of Representatives.

This resolution directs the House Committee on Ethics to preserve all documents related to its investigation of alleged misconduct by former Representative Matt Gaetz (FL) and publicly release the committee's final report, including findings and recommendations. It requires the committee to anonymize witness identities and redact personal information of minors or victims before release, as discussed in November 2024. The bill specifically applies to the ethics committee's review of allegations Gaetz engaged in misconduct during his service (2017-2024), including potential violations of House rules or federal law. This is a procedural requirement for transparency, not a policy change affecting broader legislation.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
House Passage
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Dec 5, 2024 Last action Dec 5, 2024
Floor votes · House Dec 5, 2024

How they voted

204198
Passed · 31 other
Total votes 433
Dec 5, 2024
D Democratic213
197 Nay 16
92% Nay
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican219
203 Yea 1 Nay 15
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

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Dec 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.
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Dec 5, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Dec 5, 2024
Introduced
Submitted in House
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Dec 5, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: Passed (204-198-31)
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Steve Cohen
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