US HR745

Bill

US HR745

Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act of 2019

Introduced
01/24/2019

In Committee
03/26/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to provide for reform in the operations of the Office of Government Ethics, and for other purposes. This bill expands the duties and authorities of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) and reauthorizes the OGE through FY2023. Among other things, the bill authorizes the OGE to issue subpoenas during investigations, and order corrective actions (e.g., divestiture) and issue administrative remedies (e.g., suspension or demotion). The OGE must provide ethics education and training to all designated and alternate designated agency ethics officials, who must register with, and report to, the OGE and their appointing authority. Agency ethics officials must provide specified ethics records to the OGE in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable format; such information must be published on the OGE's website.

AI Summary

This bill, the Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act of 2019, aims to reform the operations of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE). It reauthorizes the OGE through fiscal years 2019 to 2023 and expands its duties and authorities. The bill allows the OGE to issue subpoenas, order corrective actions like divestiture, and issue administrative remedies such as suspension or demotion. It requires the OGE to provide ethics education and training to all designated and alternate designated agency ethics officials, who must register with and report to the OGE and their appointing authority. The bill also mandates that agency ethics officials provide specified ethics records to the OGE in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable format, which the OGE must then publish on its website.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs, Justice

Sponsors (3)

Jamie Raskin (D)*, Elijah Cummings (D), Jerry Nadler (D),

Last Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 325. (on 02/21/2020)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/745/all-info

(4 Companion Bills)

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/745/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr745/BILLS-116hr745rh.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr745/BILLS-116hr745rh.pdf.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr745/BILLS-116hr745ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr745/BILLS-116hr745ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1	For the People Act of 2019	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.	Related
HR1612	To ensure election security, enhance Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics through transparency, establish accountability and integrity measures for Congress, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.	Related
HRes172	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 1) to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To
S949	For the People Act of 2019	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Related

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