Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act
Latest action · Feb 5, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 5, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 a President-elect to submit to Congress a report with a list of any individual (1) for whom an application for a security clearance was submitted, by 10 days after its submission; or (2) provided a security clearance, by 10 days after it was provided.
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 reflects the content of the ethics plans and that meets other specified requirements; and
- a description of how the transition team will enforce the Code of Ethical Conduct.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 5, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Feb 5, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 5, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 5
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 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 964 | Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act | Related bill | Jan 27, 2020 |
| 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 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2019Introduced in Senate
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