To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to provide that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics may be removed only for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.
USA115th CongressHR-3462| House
| Updated: 9/6/2017
David N. Cicilline
Democratic Representative
Rhode Island
Cosponsors (22)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Mark Sanford (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Office of Government Ethics Independence Act of 2017 This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to specify that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics may be removed only pursuant to a finding by the President of neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Government Operations and Politics
Congressional oversightEmployee performanceFederal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionOffice of Government EthicsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to provide that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics may be removed only for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.
USA115th CongressHR-3462| House
| Updated: 9/6/2017
Office of Government Ethics Independence Act of 2017 This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to specify that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics may be removed only pursuant to a finding by the President of neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
David N. Cicilline
Democratic Representative
Rhode Island
Cosponsors (22)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Mark Sanford (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightEmployee performanceFederal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionOffice of Government EthicsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents