Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act of 2010
Latest action · Sep 20, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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.
- IntroducedJul 30, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise post-employment restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches.
Increases from one to two years the ban on lobbying contacts by the following individuals with a Member, officer, or employee of the entity in which they served before his or her tenure terminated: (1) former senior and very senior personnel of the executive branch and independent agencies (except for special government employees who serve less that 60 days in the two-year period before termination); (2) former Members of the House of Representatives or elected officers; (3) former elected officers and employees of the Senate; (4) former personal staff of House Members; (5) former employees of House committees or congressional joint committees; (6) House leadership staff; and (7) employees of other legislative offices.
Increases from one to two years the lobbying ban on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches for foreign entities.
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit payment of campaign funds, except reimbursements under $500, to immediate family members of candidates.
Requires the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to provide an ethics training course to registered lobbyists.
Expresses the sense of Congress that any changes to the duties and responsibilities of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) should strengthen, not undermine, its powers to further improve accountability and transparency in Congress.
Grants subpoena power to the OCE board to carry out its duties.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 30, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2010 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Sep 20, 2010 | |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Sep 20, 2010 | |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jul 30, 2010 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2010 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Sep 20, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Jul 30, 2010Introduced in House
- Jul 30, 2010Referred to House Judiciary
- Jul 30, 2010Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Rules, 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.
- Jul 30, 2010Referred to House Administration
- Jul 30, 2010Referred to House Rules
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the post-employment restrictions on certain executive and legislative branch officers and employees, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional elections
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional operations and organization
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Evidence and witnesses
- Family relationships
- Federal officials
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government studies and investigations
- Members of Congress
- Public participation and lobbying
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2010Introduced in House
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