HR 391
116th Congress
House
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Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
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White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2019
Introduced: January 9, 2019
Introduced by:
Lynch, Stephen F.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
Jun 12, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2019
This bill creates transparency requirements for ethics waivers (i.e., waivers from the requirement to sign an ethics pledge) issued to executive branch appointees.
Specifically, such ethics waivers must be transmitted to the Office of Government Ethics and made publicly available online.
What's happening now
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1