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Exhibit 744

Office of Congressional Ethics Report and Findings, Review No. 21-3355 (Rep. Pat Fallon)

Exhibit 744 ยท Congressional report

Office of Congressional Ethics Report and Findings, Review No. 21-3355 (Rep. Pat Fallon)

The OCE also found that the Committee has been inconsistent in the manner in which it has calculated and assessed fines.

The OCE Board voted 5-0 to refer, finding substantial reason to believe Rep. Fallon (R-TX) failed to file timely PTRs; between January and December 2021 he failed to timely disclose 122 transactions. Fallon's spokesperson attributed the lapse to unfamiliarity as a freshman member. Section II.B sets out the Committee's late-fee schedule ($200 for the first late PTR; $200 per month of late transactions for the 2nd to 4th; $200 per late transaction from the 5th) and states that the OCE found some members were never directed to pay a fine and that the Committee was inconsistent in assessing fines. Findings state they do not determine whether a violation occurred. Fallon declined an interview.

Source
Office of Congressional Ethics, U.S. House of Representatives
Date
Adopted 18 February 2022; transmitted 2 March 2022
Quoted from
Findings of Fact para. 29, p. 12
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://ethics.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/OCE-Report-and-Findings_10.pdf
Accessed
2026-11-09
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Finding POL-4.4
Primary record The House Committee on Ethics charges $200 for a first late periodic transaction report, $200 per month of late transactions for the second through fourth, and $200 per late transaction from the fifth, and the Office of Congressional Ethics found in 2022 that the Committee had been inconsistent in assessing fines and that some members were never directed to pay.
Finding POL-4.5
Primary record On 29 July 2022 the House Committee on Ethics unanimously dismissed referrals over late periodic transaction reports for Representatives Fallon (R) and Jacobs (R) and Suozzi (D), stating that there was not clear evidence the errors were knowing or willful.