3.0.0 4948 2023-01-13T04:48:57Z 2023-01-13T04:48:57Z House H HR 2006-03-14 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-03-14T17:32:45Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-03-14T17:32:40Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2006-03-14T17:32:35Z Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4975) to provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes. 109 783 HRES 2006-04-27 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 207 (Roll no. 110). (text: CR H1877-1878) 17:46:07 Related bill CRS 527 Reform Act of 2006 109 513 HR 2006-04-06 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 392. Related bill CRS Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 109 4667 HR 2006-02-06 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. Related bill CRS Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act 109 4920 HR 2006-03-09 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Rules, 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. Related bill CRS 527 Reform Act of 2006 109 4975 HR 2006-05-23 Laid on the table. See S. 2349 for further action. 11:59:19 Related bill CRS House Ethics Reform Act of 2006 109 4988 HR 2006-04-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1880) Related bill CRS Ethics and Lobbying Reform Act of 2006 109 5677 HR 2006-06-22 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Rules, 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. Related bill CRS Senate Legislative Transparency and Accountability Resolution of 2006 109 525 SRES 2006-06-29 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6811-6812) Related bill CRS 527 Reform Act of 2005 109 271 S 2005-03-08 Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 109 2128 S 2006-03-03 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369. Related bill CRS Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2006 109 2180 S 2006-03-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1760-1761) Related bill CRS 527 Reform Act of 2006 109 2349 S 2006-05-23 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Related bill CRS 2006-03-14 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2006-03-14 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2006-03-14 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-03-14 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2006-03-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E360) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-03-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-03-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 N W000791 Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] GREG WALDEN R OR 2 2006-03-14 True B001229 Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] BRIAN BAIRD D WA 3 2006-04-25 False Congress Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congressional Record Congressional agencies Congressional committees (House) Congressional employees Congressional ethics Congressional investigations Congressional officers Congressional privileges and immunities Congressional publicity Congressional reorganization Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Electronic government information Evidence (Law) Ex-Members of Congress Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Grievance procedures House Standards of Official Conduct House of Representatives House rules and procedure Law Legislative resolutions Lobbying Members of Congress Misconduct in office Right of privacy Congress 00 2006-03-14 Introduced in House 2006-04-11T15:05:41Z Ethics Reform Act of 2006 - Amends rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House to abolish the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

Establishes within the legislative branch an Independent Ethics Commission to perform the duties of the Committee.

Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to transfer functions of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House to the Commission with respect to: (1) registration of lobbyists; (2) disclosure and enforcement; (3) penalties; and (4) rules of construction.

Requires quarterly instead of semiannual filing of lobbying disclosure reports with the Commission in an electronic form to made available to the public free of charge over the Internet.

Requires the Commission to continue any investigations pending before the Committee six months after the enactment of this Act.

Sets forth House procedures for consideration of Commission recommendations.

]]> Ethics Reform Act of 2006 Display Title Ethics Reform Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To abolish the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the House of Representatives, establish an Independent Ethics Commission, and provide for the transfer of the duties and functions of the committee to the Commission. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Ethics Reform Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-03-14T05:00:00Z 2006-03-14 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.