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HR 2717 98th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Authorization Conflict of interests Congress and Members of Congress Congressional ethics Economics and Public Finance Federal advisory bodies Federal budgets Federal employees and officials Federal officials Financial disclosure Income Nominations for office Office of Personnel Management Political ethics Presidential aides Presidential appointments Presidential powers Presidents and Vice Presidents

A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make certain changes in the authority of the Office of Government Ethics, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 25, 1983 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 1983
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Sep 19, 1983
Other Measure S.461 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu.
Sep 19, 1983
Laid on Table in House by Voice Vote.
Sep 19, 1983
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 19, 1983
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 16, 1983
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Report No: 98-89 (Part II).
May 16, 1983
Placed on Union Calendar No: 122.
May 11, 1983
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
May 11, 1983
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 5, 1983
Reported to House by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 98-89 (Part I).
Apr 28, 1983
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Apr 28, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 26, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Apr 26, 1983
Ordered to be Reported.
Apr 26, 1983
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 25, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Apr 25, 1983
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Apr 25, 1983
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to authorize the Director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), to issue regulations pertaining to conflicts of interest and ethics in the executive branch. (Currently, the Director may only recommend rules for promulgation by OPM or the President.)

Directs the President to: (1) include in each annual Government budget transmitted to Congress the expenditures and proposed appropriations necessary to support OGE for the next five fiscal years; and (2) include in each statement of changes in budget authority, expenditures, or receipts the effect of such changes on OGE funding.

Includes certain high level White House aides among those officials whose financial disclosure reports must be transmitted to the Director. Limits the outside earned income of such individuals for a calendar year to 15 percent of their salary for such year.

Requires a presidential nominee to update his or her financial report by the date of the first Senate confirmation hearing with respect to earned income received as of five days before such hearing. Permits an individual whose nomination the President or President-elect has publicly announced to file such financial report at any time after such announcement.

Requires an individual to notify the designated agency official, OGE, or a Senate confirmation committee upon completing actions the individual agrees to take to comply with this Act or other ethics or conflict of interest laws. Requires the individual to make such notification by the date specified for completion of action in the agreement or, if no date is specified, within three months after the agreement is made. Directs an individual who agrees to recuse himself or herself from particular categories of official action to: (1) reduce to writing those subjects to which the agreement applies and the process for determining whether such individual must recuse himself or herself in a specific instance; and (2) file such document in lieu of such notification.

Revises the conditions a trust must satisfy to be considered a qualified blind trust which is exempt from certain reporting requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. Includes among the new conditions a requirement that the supervising ethics office determine that certification of the trust as a qualified blind trust is necessary and appropriate to assure compliance with applicable ethics laws and regulations.

Extends the authorization of appropriations for OGE for five years.

What's happening now September 19, 1983

Other Measure S.461 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu.

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