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H.R. 7140 115th Congress House

Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act

Official title: To improve the anti-corruption and public integrity laws, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 16, 2018 Introduced by: Pramila Jayapal Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and the Budget, 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.
Nov 16, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 16, 2018

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and the Budget, 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.

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Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act

This bill makes widespread changes to federal laws governing campaign finance, public corruption, ethics, lobbying, and conflicts of interest.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

  • strengthens post-employment lobbying restrictions,
  • expands financial disclosure requirements,
  • creates a new ethics agency to oversee federal employees,
  • makes changes to presidential conflict of interest laws,
  • requires certain transition teams to develop ethics plans, and
  • makes the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges applicable to Supreme Court Justices.
 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4826 Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act
  • S 2321 Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act
  • S 3357 Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 10
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 16, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 16, 2018
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 16, 2018
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Nov 16, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 16, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7140: Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7140/
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"H.R. 7140: Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7140/.
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H.R. 7140, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7140/.
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