Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 3, 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 happenedMar 2, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 3, 2017
- Mar 2, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee - Mar 2, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee - Feb 3, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Financial Services Committee - Feb 3, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Judiciary Committee - Feb 3, 2017IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Feb 3, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Feb 3, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 3, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House