Presidential Appointments Improvement Act of 2003
Latest action · Apr 2, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 2, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires a person to file a financial disclosure report within 30 days of taking the oath of office of President or Vice President, unless the person is the incumbent in such position.
Requires disclosure of the source, description, and category of income from any source aggregating more than $500 in a year. Revises, for disclosure purposes, the categories of value for reporting income investment, assets, and liabilities and the thresholds for reporting interests in property or in a trade or business. Raises from: (1) $10,000 to $20,000 the threshold for the reporting of liabilities; and (2) $5,000 to $25,000 the threshold for the reporting by non-elected individuals of compensation received for personal services. Requires reports to include the sources of income earned by the spouse which exceeds $500 (currently $1,000).
Requires the the Office of Personnel Management, within 15 days after a major party nominates its candidate for President, to transmit to that candidate an electronic record on presidentially appointed positions.
Requires each Federal agency to submit to the President and specified congressional committees a plan providing for the reduction of the number of positions and the levels of positions within that agency that require an appointment by the President.
Requires the Director of the Office of Government Ethics to review the conflict of interest laws relating to Federal employment and to report recommendations for legislation to improve coordination, uniformity, and efficiency in their administration.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2003 to Jun 25, 2003; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Apr 2, 2003 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Jun 25, 2003 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 2, 2003 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Apr 2, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32635 | H.R. 10 (9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act) and S. 2845 (National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004): A Comparative Analysis Archived | Report | Oct 21, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to streamline the financial disclosure process for executive branch employees.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Presidential Appointments Improvement Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative fees
- Administrative procedure
- Advice and consent of the Senate
- Bank accounts
- Bonds
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
- Conflict of interests
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consultants
- Corporation directors
- Credit cards
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Earnings
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic data interchange
- Electronic government information
- Families
- Federal employees
- Federal officials
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Financial disclosure
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fraud
- Freedom of information
- Futures trading
- Gifts
- Government ethics
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Government securities
- Government travel
- Governmental investigations
- Honoraria
- Housing and Community Development
- Internet
- Investments
- Labor and Employment
- Labor unions
- Law
- Legislation
- Married people
- Nonprofit organizations
- Office of Government Ethics
- Partnerships
- Politicians
- Presidential appointments
- Presidential transitions
- Real estate appraisal
- Real property
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Stocks
- Transportation and Public Works
- Travel costs
- Trusts and trustees
- Vice Presidents
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2003Introduced in Senate
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