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Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act

Introduced: December 19, 2020 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 19, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act

This bill addresses issues of corruption and public integrity, campaign reform, and ethics in government.

Specifically, the bill

  • prohibits members of Congress, cabinet secretaries, federal judges, and other senior government officials from owning and trading individual stock or serving on corporate boards;
  • institutes a lifetime ban on lobbying by former members of Congress, Presidents, and agency heads;
  • requires disclosure of funding or editorial conflicts of interest in rulemaking and establishes an Office of the Public Advocate;
  • requires the Supreme Court to follow the ethics rules for all other federal judges and encourages diversity on the federal bench;
  • creates a new, independent anti-corruption agency dedicated to enforcing federal ethics laws;
  • requires elected officials and candidates for federal office to disclose more financial and tax information and requires increased disclosure of corporate money behind lobbying; and
  • makes changes to the Federal Election Commission.
What's happening now December 19, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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