S 4849
116th Congress
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Ambassador Oversight and Transparency Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct 22, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Ambassador Oversight and Transparency Act
This bill requires the President and each individual appointed or assigned to be a chief of mission to make certain disclosures, including (1) the source and extent of the individual's knowledge related to the area in which they have been nominated to serve, and (2) specified campaign contributions. The President must also certify that any contributions made by the nominee played no role in the nomination.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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