To mandate all Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner of the House of Representatives to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics.
Latest action · Jul 14, 2014 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 14, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 to direct the House Committee on Ethics to conduct ongoing ethics training and awareness programs for Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner of the House of Representatives (Members).
Requires the ethics training program to be completed by: (1) new Members within 60 days after commencing service; and (2) Members serving on or after noon, January 3, 2015, during each session of a Congress, beginning with the 1st session of the 114th Congress.
Cosponsors 58
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2014 to Nov 12, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | E. Scott Rigell | Original | Jul 14, 2014 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jul 16, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Jul 16, 2014 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Jul 16, 2014 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jul 16, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 17, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jul 14, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2014Introduced in House
- Jul 14, 2014Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6216.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To mandate all Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner of the House of Representatives to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2014Introduced in House
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