Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act This bill expands ethics and disclosure requirements for presidential transition teams. Among other changes, the bill requires presidential candidates to develop and publicly release ethics plans for their transition teams, requires team members to sign an ethical code of conduct, requires teams to report to Congress regarding security clearances, and expands disclosure requirements for team members who are assigned to federal departments or agencies.
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To amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to require the development of ethics plans for certain transition teams, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-4826| House
| Updated: 1/18/2018
Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act This bill expands ethics and disclosure requirements for presidential transition teams. Among other changes, the bill requires presidential candidates to develop and publicly release ethics plans for their transition teams, requires team members to sign an ethical code of conduct, requires teams to report to Congress regarding security clearances, and expands disclosure requirements for team members who are assigned to federal departments or agencies.
Congressional oversightElections, voting, political campaign regulationFederal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic participation and lobbyingWages and earnings