In accordance with Clause 3 of House Rule XI and
Rule 14(a)(3) and 18 of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, which
authorize the Committee to establish an investigative subcommittee of its own
initiative, the Committee has voted to establish an investigative subcommittee
to conduct an inquiry regarding Representative Robert W. Ney.
Pursuant to the Committee’s action, the
investigative subcommittee shall have jurisdiction to determine whether
Representative Ney violated the Code of
Official Conduct or any law, rule, regulation, or other standard of conduct
applicable to his conduct in the performance of his duties or the discharge of his
responsibilities, with respect to allegations that Representative Ney received
gifts, travel benefits, campaign contributions to political committees and
organizations, or any other items of value from Jack A. Abramoff, Michael P. S.
Scanlon, Tony C. Rudy, Neil G. Volz, or any individuals or entities associated
with those individuals, and the relationship, if any, between the gifts, travel
benefits, campaign contributions to political committees and organizations, or
other items of value, and Representative Ney’s status or actions as a Member of
Congress.
Representative Lamar S. Smith will serve as Chairman
of the investigative subcommittee, and Representative Gene Green will serve as
its Ranking Minority Member. The other
two members of the subcommittee are Representative Marsha Blackburn and Representative
Xavier Becerra.