Skip to main content
CATCongressional Accountability Tracker
OfficialsLegislationCommitteesWatch LivePulseForecastMisconductPresidentLearn
CAT

Congressional Accountability Tracker. Public data about Congress, in one place, in plain English.

Built with public data. Not affiliated with the U.S. government.

Explore

  • Officials
  • Legislation
  • Committees
  • Congress Pulse
  • Trending Topics
  • Bipartisan Leaderboard
  • Weekly Digest
  • Misconduct
  • Forecast

Learn

  • How Congress Works
  • How a Bill Becomes Law
  • Campaign Finance 101
  • Glossary

Tools

  • My Representatives
  • Compare Members
  • Bill Watchlist
  • Search
  • District Map
  • Follow the Money
  • Watch Live
  • About This Site

Data Sources

Congress.gov
Bills, members, votesGovInfo
Floor speeches, reports, bill textFederal Election Commission
Campaign financeVoteView
Ideology scores (DW-NOMINATE)GovTrack
Misconduct data (CC0)U.S. Census Bureau
District demographics
Support This Project

This site is free. Donations help cover hosting, API fees, and keeping the data fresh.

All data is sourced from official government APIs and public records. This site is for informational purposes only.

© 2026 Congressional Accountability Tracker

ResolvedEthics Violation

failing to disclose a gift in 2007 and receiving a loan on terms not available to the general public in 2010

Gregory W. Meeks
Gregory W. Meeks
DemocratNY-5 · Representative
August 18, 2011
First Reported
December 20, 2012
Concluded
1 year, 4 months
Duration
2
Actions Taken

What Happened

In 2011 Meeks was investigated for failing to disclose a gift in 2007 and receiving a loan on terms not available to the general public in 2010. The House Committee on Ethics dismissed the loan allegation, but found the representative unknowingly failed to properly disclose the gifts.

Timeline

August 18, 2011House Office of Congressional Ethics

recommended that the Committee on Ethics further review the allegations

Source →
December 20, 2012House Committee on Ethics

dismissed the loan allegation, but found the representative unknowingly failed to properly disclose the gifts

Source →

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