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ResolvedEthics Violation

ommitting required financial disclosures and accepting an advance on her memoir

Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar
DemocratMN-5 · Representative
December 17, 2021
First Reported
March 22, 2022
Concluded
3 months
Duration
2
Actions Taken

What Happened

In 2021, Rep. Omar was accused of ommitting required financial disclosures and accepting an advance on her memoir. The Office of Congressional Ethics voted unanimously in December 2021 to recommend that the House Committee on Ethics dismiss the case for lack of evidence. In 2022, two of the four House Committee on Ethics members did not vote to dismiss, but House rules have no guidelines for how to proceed in this situation so no further action will be taken.

Timeline

December 17, 2021Office of Congressional Ethics

voted unanimously to recommend that the House Committee on Ethics dismiss the case for lack of evidence

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March 22, 2022House Committee on Ethics

did not dismiss the case because a majority did not agree to that, but will not pursue further action based on the Office of Congressional Ethics recommendation

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Data: GovTrack.us Misconduct Database (CC0 public domain)