Committee on House Administration, Agriculture Committee, Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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Integrity for Public Officials Act or the IPO Act This bill prohibits certain senior government officials, including Members of Congress, from engaging in specified transactions. Specifically, the bill prohibits these individuals from (1) purchasing or selling certain investments in securities, commodities, or futures; (2) entering into a transaction that creates a net short position in a security; or (3) serving as an officer or board member of a for-profit association, corporation, or other entity.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and 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.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and 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.
Civil actions and liabilityCommodities marketsCongressional officers and employeesCorporate finance and managementFinancial services and investmentsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionMembers of CongressSecurities
IPO Act
USA116th CongressHR-6461| House
| Updated: 4/7/2020
Integrity for Public Officials Act or the IPO Act This bill prohibits certain senior government officials, including Members of Congress, from engaging in specified transactions. Specifically, the bill prohibits these individuals from (1) purchasing or selling certain investments in securities, commodities, or futures; (2) entering into a transaction that creates a net short position in a security; or (3) serving as an officer or board member of a for-profit association, corporation, or other entity.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and 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.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and 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.
Civil actions and liabilityCommodities marketsCongressional officers and employeesCorporate finance and managementFinancial services and investmentsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionMembers of CongressSecurities