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HR 109 102th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Conflict of interests Ethics Federal employees Federal officials Honoraria

To amend the provision of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 prohibiting the acceptance of honoraria in order to create an exception for honoraria paid for reasons unrelated to the recipient's…

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To amend the provision of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 prohibiting the acceptance of honoraria in order to create an exception for honoraria paid for reasons unrelated to the recipient's duties or position.

Introduced: January 3, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 27, 1991
See H.R.325.
Feb 7, 1991
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 6, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
Jan 31, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Jan 31, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jan 22, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 3, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make a prohibition on the receipt of honoraria by Federal officers or employees (excluding individuals who are Members of the House of Representatives) inapplicable if the honorarium is unrelated to the official duties of an individual's position or is not paid because the individual holds such position.

What's happening now February 27, 1991

See H.R.325.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 325 Procedurally related To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 with respect to the prohibition on acceptance of honoraria.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Feb 21, 1991
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 109: To amend the provision of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 prohibiting the acceptance of honoraria in order to create an exception for honoraria paid for reasons unrelated to the recipient's duties or position.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-109/
MLA
"H.R. 109: To amend the provision of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 prohibiting the acceptance of honoraria in order to create an exception for honoraria paid for reasons unrelated to the recipient's duties or position.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-109/.
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H.R. 109, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-109/.
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[H.R. 109: To amend the provision of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 prohibiting the acceptance of honoraria in order to create an exception for honoraria paid for reasons unrelated to the recipient's duties or position.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-109/)
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