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ResolvedEthics Violation

failure to complete security screening on May 13

Virginia Foxx
Virginia Foxx
RepublicanNC-5 · Representative
May 18, 2020
First Reported
May 18, 2020
Concluded
—
Duration
1
Actions Taken

Financial Details

$5,000

Amounts mentioned in case documentation

What Happened

Rep. Foxx failed to complete security screening on May 13, 2021 and was fined $5,000.

Timeline

May 18, 2020House Committee on Ethics

announced that Foxx had been fined by the Sergeant at Arms

Source →

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