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Cleaner Government Act of 1996

Introduced: July 11, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Jul 17, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Jul 11, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Jul 11, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cleaner Government Act of 1996 - Amends Federal law to prohibit an executive branch employee from accepting a gift that a Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives is forbidden to accept.

Mandates that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics report to the Congress and the public on violations that occurred during the previous calendar year not later than January 31 of each year.

What's happening now July 17, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 11, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3797: Cleaner Government Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3797/
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"H.R. 3797: Cleaner Government Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3797/.
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H.R. 3797, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3797/.
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