House floor consideration of a resolution forcing the House Ethics Committee to release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is expected this week, after Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) on Tuesday renewed his move to force action on an updated version of the resolution — despite Gaetz having withdrawn his name to be President-elect Trump’s Attorney General.
The privileged resolution move will require House action on the matter within two legislative days, which could force action on the matter this week.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) publicly opposed releasing the Gaetz ethics report even before he withdrew his name, arguing it was improper to release a report on a nonmember. House GOP leaders are expected to make a motion to kill the resolution, such as by tabling it, to prevent a vote on the underlying resolution.
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