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H.R. 859 115th Congress House

Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act

Official title: To prevent conflicts of interest that stem from executive Government employees receiving bonuses or other compensation arrangements from nongovernment sources,… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prevent conflicts of interest that stem from executive Government employees receiving bonuses or other compensation arrangements from nongovernment sources, from the revolving door that raises concerns about the independence of financial services regulators, and from the revolving door that casts aspersions over the awarding of Government contracts and other financial benefits.

Introduced: February 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBanking and financial institutions regulationCivil actions and liabilityCommodity Futures Trading Commission
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Consumer Financial Protection BureauDepartment of the TreasuryEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee hiringFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)Federal Housing Finance AgencyFederal Reserve SystemFederal officialsFinancial services and investmentsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionNational Credit Union AdministrationOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Personnel recordsPublic contracts and procurementPublic participation and lobbyingSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Wages and earnings
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 2, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Feb 3, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.
Feb 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 2, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act

This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and other laws to:

  • expand restrictions on federal government employees' acceptance of compensation from nongovernment sources,
  • generally require certain financial-services regulators to recuse themselves from any official action that would provide a direct and substantial pecuniary benefit for a recent former employer or client,
  • generally prohibit such a regulator from participating in matters that involve an individual or entity with whom the regulator is negotiating future employment,
  • prohibit a federal government employee from participating in a procurement involving a contractor that had recently employed that employee, and
  • expand restrictions on lobbying by certain former financial-services regulators.
 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 265 Identical bill Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act
  • HR 3537 We the People Act of 2017
  • HR 3848 We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017
  • S 1880 We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 859: Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-859/
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"H.R. 859: Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-859/.
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H.R. 859, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-859/.
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