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White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2017

Introduced: May 30, 2017 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Jul 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
May 30, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
May 30, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2017

This bill requires an federal official who issues or approves a waiver or authorization relating to ethical standards applicable to executive branch political appointees under specified executive orders to transmit, within 30 days after issuing or approving such waiver or authorization, a written copy of the waiver or authorization to the Office of Government Ethics and make them available to the public on the websites of the agencies employing such appointees and the Office of Government Ethics. This requirement applies retroactively to January 20, 2017.

What's happening now July 12, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 12
Walz, Timothy
· Jun 8, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · May 30, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 30, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 30, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 30, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 30, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 30, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 30, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 30, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 30, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 30, 2017
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 30, 2017
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 30, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2762: White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2762/
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"H.R. 2762: White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2762/.
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H.R. 2762, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2762/.
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