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S. 265

Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act

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.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI](D-WI)Sponsor
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    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

    Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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    Introduced in Senate

Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act — Informed