By John McArdle, CQ-Roll Call

Republicans believe Rep. Alan Grayson , D-Fla., violated ethics rules when he took to the House floor Wednesday afternoon and promoted a new Web site which includes a link to a page that accepts donations to his re-election campaign.

But whether Republicans will take the next step and file an actual ethics complaint against him is another matter. Members of Congress generally operate under an agreement not to file complaints against one another.

Grayson brought a poster board to the House floor which touted the new Web site, www.namesofthedead.com, which he created with his own money. He explains on the site that he wanted to use the Web page as a way to honor the more than 44,000 Americans who die each year “simply because they have no health insurance.”

The site has a link to Grayson’s campaign site where supporters can donate. House ethics rules prevent members from mixing official business with campaign business and from campaigning or fundraising in the Capitol.

“We do believe he violated House ethics rules and we believe that if a complaint were to be filed we think there’d be substantial grounds for doing so,” said Andy Sere, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Grayson told the Orlando Sentinel the Republican charges were a “stretch.”

“Let them file a complaint. I’m sure I’ll be vindicated,” Grayson said, according to the Florida newspaper.

Grayson also made waves on the House floor in September when he criticized Republicans on health care overhaul.