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H.R. 3462 115th Congress House

Office of Government Ethics Independence Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to provide that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics may be removed only for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.

Introduced: July 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightEmployee performanceFederal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruption
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Office of Government EthicsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jul 27, 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.
Jul 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 6, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Office of Government Ethics Independence Act of 2017

This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to specify that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics may be removed only pursuant to a finding by the President of neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 15
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 28, 2017
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 27, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 27, 2017
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 27, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jul 27, 2017
Sanford, Mark
· Jul 27, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3462: Office of Government Ethics Independence Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3462/
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