HISTORICAL OBSERVATION / ROW 137

First Branch Forecast '5 Steps the House Can Take Now to Address Its Ethics Crisis' (Schuman, May 14, 2026) — proposes Select Commission on Congressional Integrity (final report due Oct 1, 2026) + 4 immediate House reforms: extend Ethics Committee jurisdiction past member departure, end DOJ-deferral of Ethics investigations, grant OCC subpoena power, 50% funding increase for Ethics/OCC/OCWR

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Observed

May 16, 2026

Original stage

Stated need

Source

First Branch Forecast (firstbranchforecast.substack.com) — Daniel Schuman, American Governance Institute

Actor label

Daniel Schuman (Executive Director, American Governance Institute); House Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC); House Ethics Committee; Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR); Committee on House Administration

Original source type

Think tank / Civic org

https://firstbranchforecast.substack.com/p/5-steps-the-house-can-take-now-to