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Senate Bill 896
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 27, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 27, 2019
Latest Action
Mar 27, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
896
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut
Democrat
Mazie Hirono
Hawaii
Democrat
Tammy Duckworth
Illinois
Democrat
Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota
Democrat
Tom Udall
New Mexico
Democrat
Sheldon Whitehouse
Rhode Island
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act

This bill expands the duties and authorities of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE).

Among other things, the bill authorizes the OGE to

  • issue subpoenas during investigations; and
  • order corrective actions (e.g., divestiture) and issue administrative remedies (e.g., suspension or demotion).

Additionally, the OGE shall be the central repository of all laws, rules, and regulations relating to conflicts of interest and other ethics issues, recusals, waivers, and exemptions of such laws, rules, and regulations. The OGE shall make available to the public all financial disclosure reports and records relating to conflicts of interest and other ethics issues that are determined to be public information.

The OGE must provide ethics education and training to all designated and alternate designated agency ethics officials, who must register with, and report to, the OGE and their appointing authority.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
March 27, 2019
Actions (2)
03/27/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
03/27/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 6:32:40 PM
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