article_snippet: The OCE is an outside panel that reviews ethics complaints against the United States House of Representatives members and makes recommendations to the ethics committee, which is composed of equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats.
article_snippet: the ethics committee, which is composed of equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats, however, has no authority to investigate ethics-challenged lawmakers after ethics-challenged lawmakers quit.
article_snippet: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a liberal watchdog group, pounced a few hours after Schock's announcement.
article_snippet: Her group has separately filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, which can continue to investigate.