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shall develop its own recommendation. If the complaint is against the Chair of
the Rules & Calendar Committee, the chair is excused and the vice chair shall
conduct the deliberation. If the Rules & Calendar Committee votes to dismiss
the complaint, the Chair of the Rules & Calendar Committee or vice chair shall
dismiss the complaint. Otherwise, the special master's or select committee's
report and recommendation and the recommendation of the Rules & Calendar
Committee shall be presented to the Speaker.
(e) The Speaker shall present the committee's recommendation, along
with the special master's report and recommendation, to the House for final
action.
(f) Nothing in this rule prohibits the Chair of the Rules & Calendar
Committee from correcting or preventing the alleged violation by informal
means if the chair determines that a violation is inadvertent, technical, or
otherwise de minimis.
(g) Nothing in this rule prohibits the respondent and the Chair of the
Rules & Calendar Committee, the special master, or a select committee from
agreeing to a consent decree, which shall state findings of fact, and such penalty
as may be appropriate. If the House accepts the consent decree, the complaint
pursuant to these rules shall be resolved.
(h) The House may move forward with disciplinary proceedings
without waiting for the outcome of a criminal case.
18.3—Confidentiality
Any material provided to the House in response to a complaint filed under Rule
18 that is confidential under applicable law shall remain confidential and shall
not be disclosed except as authorized by applicable law. Execpt as otherwise
provided in this rule, a complaint and the records relating to a complaint shall
be available for public inspection upon the dismissal of a complaint, a
determination as to probable cause, informal resolution of a complaint, or the
receipt by the Speaker of a request in writing from the respondent that the
complaint and other records relating to the complaint be made public records.
18.4—Conflict
If a complaint is filed against the Chair of the Rules & Calendar Committee, the
initial review of the complaint shall be managed by the Speaker or, if
designated by the Speaker, the Speaker pro tempore. If a complaint is filed
against the Speaker, the duties of the Speaker pursuant to Rule 18 shall be
transferred to the Speaker pro tempore.
18.5—Time Limitations
(a) A complaint must be filed with the Speaker within 2 years after the
alleged violation.
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