S 2919
115th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Department of Justice
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Office of Government Ethics
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act
Introduced: May 22, 2018
Introduced by:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 22, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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