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.
Actions
Feb 1, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.