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ResolvedEthics Violation

failure to complete security screening on May 19

Lloyd Smucker
Lloyd Smucker
RepublicanPA-11 · Representative
May 24, 2021
First Reported
June 28, 2021
Concluded
1 months
Duration
2
Actions Taken

Financial Details

$5,000

Amounts mentioned in case documentation

What Happened

Rep. Smucker failed to complete security screening on May 19, 2021 and was fined $5,000. Smucker appealed and on June 28, 2021, the Committee rejected his appeal.

Timeline

May 24, 2021House Committee on Ethics

announced that Smucker had been fined by the Sergeant at Arms

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June 28, 2021House Committee on Ethics

rejected Smucker's appeal of the fine

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Data: GovTrack.us Misconduct Database (CC0 public domain)