"Given that the committee will already be consider Rep. Fossella's criminal conduct, the committee should take the opportunity to consider whether, by using taxpayer funded travel to pursue his romantic relationship with Lt. Col.Fay, Rep. Fossella violated House travel rules and the prohibition against conduct that does not reflect creditably on the House," CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan wrote.

"The committee should consider not only the trips previously reported, but also should investigate whether Rep. Fossella availed himself of other unreported congressional delegation travel opportunities in order to conduct his illicit affair...At the very least, Rep. Fossella should be require to reimburse the Treasury for the costs of his travel"

Sloan acknowledged the odds of Fossella's legislative colleagues acting on her request is low (unlike with the drunk driving charge, it is not required to investigate potential rules violations), adding: "Counting on the Ethics Committee to take action is like waiting for Godot."

CREW has already called on Fossella to resign.