Censures Representative Chuck Edwards of North Carolina by adopting an House Ethics Committee report on allegations against him and requiring the Speaker to read the censure publicly.

Official title: In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards.

Outcome Agreed to by the House

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House

Reported 03-AUG-2026

Passed 01-SEP-2026

Key points

Adopts the House Committee on Ethics report dated July 22, 2026, in the matter of allegations relating to Representative Edwards.
Censures Representative Edwards of North Carolina.
Requires Edwards to present himself in the well of the House immediately for the pronouncement of the censure.
Provides for the censure to be read publicly by the Speaker.

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Committee referrals (1)

Ethics Committee (House)

Policy area

Congress

Sponsor Michael Guest (R-MS) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.

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