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Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act

Introduced: May 22, 2018 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 22, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act

This bill expands the duties and authorities of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE).

Among other things, the bill authorizes the OGE to do the following:

  • issue subpoenas during investigations; and
  • order corrective actions (e.g., divestiture) and issue administrative remedies (e.g., suspension or demotion).
What's happening now May 22, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5902 Related bill Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · May 22, 2018
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 22, 2018
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 22, 2018
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 22, 2018
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 22, 2018
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 22, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2919: Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2919/
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"S. 2919: Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2919/.
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S. 2919, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2919/.
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