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Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act

USA117th CongressS-1546| Senate 
| Updated: 5/11/2021
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act This bill expands the duties and authorities of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE). Among other things, the bill authorizes the OGE to issue subpoenas during investigations; and order corrective actions (e.g., divestiture) and issue administrative remedies (e.g., suspension or demotion). Additionally, the OGE shall be the central repository of all laws, rules, and regulations relating to conflicts of interest and other ethics issues, recusals, waivers, and exemptions of such laws, rules, and regulations. The OGE shall make available to the public all financial disclosure reports and records relating to conflicts of interest and other ethics issues that are determined to be public information. The OGE must provide ethics education and training to all designated and alternate designated agency ethics officials, who must register with, and report to, the OGE and their appointing authority.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-896
Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act
May 11, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 11, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-896
    Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act


  • May 11, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 11, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Government Operations and Politics

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of JusticeFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsOffice of Government EthicsOffice of Personnel Management (OPM)

Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act

USA117th CongressS-1546| Senate 
| Updated: 5/11/2021
Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act This bill expands the duties and authorities of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE). Among other things, the bill authorizes the OGE to issue subpoenas during investigations; and order corrective actions (e.g., divestiture) and issue administrative remedies (e.g., suspension or demotion). Additionally, the OGE shall be the central repository of all laws, rules, and regulations relating to conflicts of interest and other ethics issues, recusals, waivers, and exemptions of such laws, rules, and regulations. The OGE shall make available to the public all financial disclosure reports and records relating to conflicts of interest and other ethics issues that are determined to be public information. The OGE must provide ethics education and training to all designated and alternate designated agency ethics officials, who must register with, and report to, the OGE and their appointing authority.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-896
Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act
May 11, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 11, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-896
    Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act


  • May 11, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 11, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of JusticeFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsOffice of Government EthicsOffice of Personnel Management (OPM)