OCE Referral Regarding Rep. Bill Huizenga
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On August 16, 2019, the Office of Congressional Ethics Transmitted a referral to the Committee on Ethics of the United States House of Representatives regarding Rep. Bill Huizenga.
Nature of the Review
Rep. Huizenga's campaign committee, Huizenga for Congress ("Campaign Committee"), may have accepted contributions from individuals employed in Rep. Huizenga's congressional office. If Rep. Huizenga failed to ensure that his campaign committee complied with applicable rules, regarding contributions from congressional employees, then he may have violated House rules, standards of conduct, and federal law.
The Campaign Committee reported campaign disbursements that may not be legitimate and verifiable campaign expenditures attributable to bona fide campaign or political purposes. If Rep. Huizenga converted campaign funds from the Campaign Committee to personal use, or if Rep. Huizenga's Campaign Committee expended funds that were not attributable to bona fide campaign or political purposes, then Rep. Huizenga may have violated House rules, standards of conduct, and federal law.
OCE Recommendation
The Board recommended that the Committee further review the above allegation concerning Rep. Huizenga because there is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Huizenga's Campaign Committee accepted contributions from individuals employed in Rep. Huizenga's congressional office.
The Board recommended that the Committee further review the above allegation concerning Rep. Huizenga because tehre is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Huizenga's Campaign Committee reported campaign disbursements that were not legitimate and verifiable campaign expenditures attributable to bona fide campaign or political purposes.
Committee Action
On November 14, 2019, the Committee on Ethics released a statement indicating it would continue to gather information necessary to complete its review. The Committee published the OCE report and findings and announced the allegations would be further reviewed pursuant to Committee Rule 18(a).