Bill > S1491

This bill, known as the SEER Act 2025 (Special Government Employee Ethics Enforcement Reform Act of 2025), addresses several key issues related to special Government employees (SGEs), who are part-time federal workers with limited roles. The bill introduces new provisions to enhance transparency, ethics, and conflict of interest regulations for SGEs. Specifically, it requires SGEs who are not on advisory committees or who serve in leadership roles on such committees to be formally designated on personnel action forms, broadens conflict of interest rules to cover more specific scenarios, and mandates public disclosure of waivers. The bill also creates restrictions on SGEs' communications with agencies regarding large companies in which they have a financial interest, establishes a public online database tracking SGEs' service, and expands financial disclosure requirements. Additionally, the bill modifies existing rules so that federal ethics regulations more comprehensively apply to SGEs who serve more than 60 days in a 365-day period, with stricter rules applying to those serving more than 130 days. The underlying motivation is to increase accountability, reduce potential conflicts of interest, and provide greater transparency about the roles and potential financial entanglements of special Government employees across federal agencies.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1491/all-info