House Bill 1461
117th Congress(2021-2022)
White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 1, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1461
Congress
117
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
White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2021
This bill creates transparency requirements for ethics waivers (i.e., waivers from the requirement to sign an ethics pledge) issued to executive branch appointees.
Specifically, such ethics waivers must be transmitted to the Office of Government Ethics and made publicly available online.
March 1, 2021
03/01/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
03/01/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:26 PM