S. 896 · 116th Congress
Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act
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This bill expands the duties and authorities of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE).
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 27, 2019
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act
Latest action (Mar 27, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 27, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.