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US S2321

US S2321
Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act


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Introduced
01/18/2018
In Committee
01/18/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act

AI Summary

This bill, the Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act, aims to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to require the development of ethics plans for certain presidential transition teams. The key provisions of the bill include: 1) requiring the president-elect to submit a list of individuals who have applied for or been granted security clearances; 2) defining "nonpublic information" and placing restrictions on transition team members' use of such information; 3) mandating that the transition team implement and enforce an ethics plan to guide the conduct of the team, including requirements related to lobbyists, foreign agents, and conflicts of interest; and 4) expanding the disclosure requirements for transition team members, such as their sources of income and potential conflicts of interest.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (8)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (on 01/18/2018)

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