Representative Shelley Berkley

Members involved

• Shelley Berkley (D-NV)

Statement

In early 2012, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee for the 112th Congress authorized Committee staff to conduct an inquiry pursuant to Committee Rule 18(a) into allegations that Representative Shelley Berkley improperly used her official position for her financial interest, dispensed special favors or privileges to her husband, and allowed her husband to contact her or members of her staff on behalf of a third party. On February 9, 2012, during the course of the Committee’s independent investigation into the allegations, the Committee received a referral from the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) regarding allegations that Representative Berkley violated House rules and standards regarding conflicts of interest by taking official action on behalf of the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC) to prevent the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from revoking UMC’s kidney transplant program’s Medicare approval. On June 29, 2012, based on information obtained during the Committee’s initial investigation of this matter, the Committee unanimously voted to empanel an Investigative Subcommittee (ISC) to investigate the allegations.

Documents

• Statement on ethics.house.gov
• Document 1 (PDF)
• Document 2 (PDF)
• Document 3 (PDF)
• Document 4 (PDF)

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