The House Ethics Committee says it is investigating a complaint against Del. Madeleine Bordallo of Guam, following a report by the independent Office of Congressional Ethics.
The committee did not specify the nature of the allegation against Bordallo, but a spokesman for the delegate said the inquiry was the result of a politically motivated complaint regarding her lodging on Guam. Bordallo, a Democrat, is in her eighth term as the territory's non-voting member of Congress.
Spokesman Adam Carbullido said Bordallo is co-operating fully with the ethics panel and is committed to abiding by House rules and federal law. Bordallo denies any wrongdoing.
The ethics panel says in a statement that the inquiry alone does not reflect any judgment of wrongdoing.
The panel will announce further steps by Sept. 11.
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