Bill115th CongressFiled Feb 1, 2017Government Operations and Politics
S. 265
Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 1, 2017)
Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act
This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and other laws to:
- expand restrictions on federal government employees' acceptance of compensation from nongovernment sources,
- generally require certain financial-services regulators to recuse themselves from any official action that would provide a direct and substantial pecuniary benefit for a recent former employer or client,
- generally prohibit such a regulator from participating in matters that involve an individual or entity with whom the regulator is negotiating future employment,
- prohibit a federal government employee from participating in a procurement involving a contractor that had recently employed that employee, and
- expand restrictions on lobbying by certain former financial-services regulators.
What just happenedFeb 1, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI](D-WI)Sponsor
6 cosponsors6 D
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- Introduced in SenateFeb 1, 2017
- Feb 1, 2017IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Feb 1, 2017IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate