H.R. 859 — Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act

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Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act

This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and other laws to:

expand restrictions on federal government employees' acceptance of compensation from nongovernment sources,
generally require certain financial-services regulators to recuse themselves from any official action that would provide a direct and substantial pecuniary benefit for a recent former employer or client,
generally prohibit such a regulator from participating in matters that involve an individual or entity with whom the regulator is negotiating future employment,
prohibit a federal government employee from participating in a procurement involving a contractor that had recently employed that employee, and
expand restrictions on lobbying by certain former financial-services regulators.

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2017-02-03
Introduced in House
2017-02-03
Introduced in House
2017-02-03
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.
2017-02-03
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.
2017-02-03
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.
2017-02-03
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.
2017-03-02
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2017-03-02
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act

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