The House Ethics Committee reauthorized investigations into Reps. Chris Collins, Duncan Hunter and David Schweikert. They are accused of campaign-finance and insider-trading crimes and other violations.
WASHINGTON—The House Ethics Committee is reopening investigations into three Republican lawmakers accused of campaign-finance and insider-trading crimes and other violations, the committee said Friday.
The panel named lawmakers to lead inquiries into Reps. Chris Collins of New York, Duncan Hunter of California and David Schweikert of Arizona for the new session of Congress. The investigations of Messrs. Collins and Hunter will be on hold until the Justice Department concludes criminal cases launched against them.
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