House Bill 7140
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Nov 16, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
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
7140
Congress
115
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 makes widespread changes to federal laws governing campaign finance, public corruption, ethics, lobbying, and conflicts of interest.
Among other things, the bill does the following:
- strengthens post-employment lobbying restrictions,
- expands financial disclosure requirements,
- creates a new ethics agency to oversee federal employees,
- makes changes to presidential conflict of interest laws,
- requires certain transition teams to develop ethics plans, and
- makes the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges applicable to Supreme Court Justices.
November 16, 2018
11/16/2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 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.
11/16/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:41:02 PM