H.R. 244 · 117th Congress
Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act
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This bill expands and establishes new prohibitions related to conflicts of interest involving certain federal government employees.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 11, 2021
Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act
This bill expands and establishes new prohibitions related to conflicts of interest involving certain federal government employees.
Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal government employee from accepting a bonus from a former private sector employer for entering government service.
The bill prohibits certain senior officials from using their position to participate in matters wherein a former employer or client has a financial interest, and it establishes penalties for an official who violates this prohibition. The bill also increases lobbying restrictions to two years for certain senior officials.
In addition, the bill expands prohibitions that prevent certain former officials who were responsible for specified government contracts from receiving compensation from a participating contractor, contractor's affiliate, or subcontractor. The bill also prohibits a procurement officer in the federal government from working for a company that received a contract overseen by the procurement officer during the officer's last two years in government service.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act
Latest action (Jan 11, 2021): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 11, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.