ToplineThe House Ethics Committee rejected an appeal made by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) over a $5,000 fine for evading a mandatory security screening at the Capitol, meaning Gohmert will be the first member of Congress fined under new security rules instituted in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack. UNITED STATES - MARCH 17: Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, speaks during the Freedom Caucus press ... [+] conference on immigration outside the Capitol on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. said a majority of the committee – split evenly between Democrats and Republicans – “did not agree” to Gohmert’s appeal. That’s the amount Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) will have to pay in fines if his pending appeal before the committee is rejected. Clyde “deliberately avoided” security screenings on two separate occasions in February, including one in which he walked around a metal detector, according to the Capitol Police.

Source: Forbes March 30, 2021 19:45 UTC