HR 1037
114th Congress
House
Congress
Congressional officers and employees
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
ETHICS Act of 2015
Introduced: February 24, 2015
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 24, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ensuring Trust and Honorability in Congressional Standards Act of 2015 or the ETHICS Act of 2015
Requires the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives to conduct ongoing ethics training and awareness programs for Members, officers, and employees of the House.
Requires a Member, officer, or employee who serves in or is employed by the House, during each session of Congress, to complete a Committee program by the last day of the session, except that:
- an individual who did not serve or who was not employed in the previous session of Congress, or whose service or employment begins after the first day of the session, must complete the program within 60 days after that service or employment begins; and
- during the session in which this Act is enacted into law, each Member, officer, and employee must complete the program by the last day of the session or 60 days after the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs earlier.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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