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Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act

Introduced: January 16, 2019 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Jan 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act

This bill revises ethics requirements and modifies provisions related to conflicts of interest involving certain federal government employees.

Specifically, the bill

  • expands restrictions on certain federal government employees' acceptance of compensation from nongovernment sources,
  • generally requires certain federal government employees to recuse themselves from any official action that would provide a direct and substantial pecuniary benefit for a recent former employer or client,
  • generally prohibits such an employee from participating in matters that involve an individual or entity with whom the employee is negotiating future employment,
  • prohibits a federal government employee from participating in a procurement involving a contractor that had recently employed that employee, and
  • expands restrictions on lobbying by certain former federal government employees.
What's happening now January 16, 2019

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 156: Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-156/
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"S. 156: Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-156/.
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S. 156, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-156/.
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