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H.R. 3571 110th Congress House

To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to permit individuals who have served as employees of the Office of Compliance to serve as Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, or…

Official title: To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to permit individuals who have served as employees of the Office of Compliance to serve as Executive Dire… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to permit individuals who have served as employees of the Office of Compliance to serve as Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, or General Counsel of the Office, and to permit individuals appointed to such positions to serve one additional term.

Introduced: September 18, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 26, 2007
Became Public Law No: 110-164.
Dec 26, 2007
Signed by President.
Dec 20, 2007
Presented to President.
Dec 20, 2007
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2007
Cleared for White House.
Dec 19, 2007
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S16055)
Dec 19, 2007
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S16055)
Dec 18, 2007
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 547.
Dec 18, 2007
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.
Nov 14, 2007
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 3, 2007
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Oct 2, 2007
Mr. Brady (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Oct 2, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 2, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11107)
Oct 2, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11107)
Oct 2, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3571.
Oct 2, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11107-11108)
Sep 18, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sep 18, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 26, 2007

Became Public Law No: 110-164.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 with respect to the prohibition against any member of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance (OC) having held a position as a Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives or the Senate, or of certain other legislative branch instrumentalities or entities, within four years of the date of appointment to the OC Board. (The Act also applies such disqualifications to the OC positions of Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, and General Counsel.)

Exempts OC officers or employees from such prohibition (thus allowing a current or former OC officer or employee to be appointed to serve as a Board member, Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, or General Counsel of the Office).

Permits an individual appointed, after the enactment of this Act, as Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, or General Counsel of the Office to serve two terms.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3571: To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to permit individuals who have served as employees of the Office of Compliance to serve as Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, or General Counsel of the Office, and to permit individuals appointed to such positions to serve one additional term.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3571/
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"H.R. 3571: To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to permit individuals who have served as employees of the Office of Compliance to serve as Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, or General Counsel of the Office, and to permit individuals appointed to such positions to serve one additional term.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3571/.
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H.R. 3571, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3571/.
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