House Bill 9029
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Dec 18, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
9029
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.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act
This bill addresses issues of corruption and public integrity, campaign reform, and ethics in government.
Specifically, the bill
- prohibits members of Congress, cabinet secretaries, federal judges, and other senior government officials from owning and trading individual stock or serving on corporate boards;
- institutes a lifetime ban on lobbying by former members of Congress, Presidents, and agency heads;
- requires disclosure of funding or editorial conflicts of interest in rulemaking and establishes an Office of the Public Advocate;
- requires the Supreme Court to follow the ethics rules for all other federal judges and encourages diversity on the federal bench;
- creates a new, independent anti-corruption agency dedicated to enforcing federal ethics laws;
- requires elected officials and candidates for federal office to disclose more financial and tax information and requires increased disclosure of corporate money behind lobbying; and
- makes changes to the Federal Election Commission.
December 18, 2020
12/18/2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
12/18/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:56 PM