House to weaken Congressional ethics office's ability to probe lawmakers for misconduct, including stock trades

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted in favor of a new set of rules aimed at severely curtailing the ability of the Congressional Ethics Office to investigate potential misconduct by members of Congress, including stock trades. The vote by the agency, which investigates allegations of misconduct against members of Congress, would immediately remove three of the four Democratic-appointed board members and bar the office from hiring new staff a month later. Foresight News previously reported that the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (Office of Government Ethics) issued a legal advisory notice, prohibiting government staff who own cryptocurrencies from participating in the formulation of encryption policies, and requiring U.S. government staff to declare that the value exceeds $1,000 or has generated more than $200. NFT assets with USD returns.