Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act
Latest action · Jan 27, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 306.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 5, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act
This bill establishes ethics requirements for a President-elect's transition team.
The bill requires each President-elect or Vice-President-elect, not later than 10 days after submitting an application for a security clearance for an individual and not later than 10 days after any such individual is granted a security clearance, to report to Congress with the name of such individual.
The Federal Transition Coordinator must negotiate a memorandum of understanding with the transition representative of each eligible candidate by October 1 (currently November 1) of a year during which a presidential election occurs.
Each memorandum of understanding shall include an agreement that the eligible candidate will implement and enforce an ethics plan to guide the conduct of the transition beginning on the date on which the candidate becomes the President-elect.
The ethics plan shall include
- a description of the ethics requirements that will apply to all transition team members;
- a description of how the transition team will address the role on the team of registered lobbyists, former registered lobbyists, persons registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, foreign nationals, other foreign agents, and transition team members with sources of income or clients that are not disclosed to the public;
- a Code of Ethical Conduct, to which each transition team member will sign and be subject to, that meets specified requirements; and
- a description of how the transition team will enforce the Code of Ethical Conduct.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 5, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 27, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 306.
- Jan 27, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 116-382.
- Mar 26, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 26, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 12.
- Feb 5, 2019Introduced in House
Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1 | For the People Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 14, 2019 |
| S 338 | Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act | Related bill | Feb 5, 2019 |
| S 394 | Presidential Transition Enhancement Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 3, 2020 |
| S 949 | For the People Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 28, 2019 |
| HR 1612 | Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act of 2019 | Related bill | Apr 12, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Congressional oversight
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Federal officials
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Public participation and lobbying
- Wages and earnings
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 27, 2020Reported in House
- Feb 5, 2019Introduced in House
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