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H.R. 6788 115th Congress House

E. Scott Pruitt Accountability for Government Officials Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a criminal penalty for certain Federal officers and employees using their public office for private gain, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 12, 2018 Introduced by: Ted Lieu Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencingFederal officialsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruption
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 12, 2018
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 Latest action September 12, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

E. Scott Pruitt Accountability for Government Officials Act of 2018

This bill establishes new criminal offenses for the use by a federal officer or employee of his or her public office for private gain. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term, or both.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6788: E. Scott Pruitt Accountability for Government Officials Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6788/
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"H.R. 6788: E. Scott Pruitt Accountability for Government Officials Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6788/.
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H.R. 6788, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6788/.
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