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H.R. 599 116th Congress House

Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act

Official title: To strengthen and enhance certain ethics requirements for the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 16, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liabilityEmployment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionJudicial procedure and administration
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 16, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 25, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act

This bill expands and establishes new prohibitions related to conflicts of interest involving certain federal government employees.

Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal government employee from accepting a bonus from a former private sector employer for entering government service.

The bill prohibits certain senior officials from using their position to participate in matters wherein a former employer or client has a financial interest, and it establishes penalties for an official who violates this prohibition. The bill also increases lobbying restrictions to two years for certain senior officials.

In addition, the bill expands prohibitions that prevent certain former officials who were responsible for specified government contracts from receiving compensation from a participating contractor, contractor's affiliate, or subcontractor. The bill also prohibits a procurement officer in the federal government from working for a company that received a contract overseen by the procurement officer during the officer's last two years in government service.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 6759 Identical bill Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act
  • HR 1 For the People Act of 2019
  • HR 1612 Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act of 2019
  • S 156 Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act
  • S 949 For the People Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 599: Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-599/
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