3.0.0 97 2022-02-03T05:16:29Z 2022-02-03T05:16:29Z House H HR 2007-01-04 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2007-02-02T19:36:06Z hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2007-02-02T19:35:58Z Referred to 2007-01-04T17:02:15Z hsso00 Ethics Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-01-04T17:02:30Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-01-04T17:02:25Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2007-01-04T17:02:20Z Establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics, and for other purposes. 110 895 HRES 2008-03-11 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1031, H. Res. 895 is considered passed House as amended. (consideration: CR H1534-1537; text as passed: CR H1534-1536) 22:27:00 Related bill CRS Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the House Ethics Commission. 110 1018 HRES 2008-03-04 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. Related bill CRS House Ethics Commission Establishment Act of 2007 110 1754 HR 2007-03-29 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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 2007-02-02 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2007-02-02 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2007-01-04 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Rules, and Standards of Official Conduct, 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 hsso00 Ethics Committee 2007-01-04 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Rules, and Standards of Official Conduct, 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 2007-01-04 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Rules, and Standards of Official Conduct, 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 2007-01-04 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Rules, and Standards of Official Conduct, 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 2007-01-04 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Rules, and Standards of Official Conduct, 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 2007-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000243 Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] MICHAEL CASTLE R DE N. N P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2007-01-04 True Congress Administrative fees Bribery Campaign funds Charter airlines Conflict of interests Congressional Record Congressional agencies Congressional committee membership Congressional committees (House) Congressional elections Congressional employees Congressional ethics Congressional investigations Congressional officers Congressional publicity Congressional reorganization Congressional reporting requirements Congressional travel Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Data banks Economics and Public Finance Election candidates Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Employee training Evidence (Law) Ex-Members of Congress Families Financial disclosure Fines (Penalties) Gifts Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork House Standards of Official Conduct House of Representatives House rules and procedure Judges Labor and Employment Law Licenses Lobbying Married people Members of Congress Misconduct in office Political action committees Political conventions Presidential elections Private aviation Public corruption Science, Technology, Communications Senate rules and procedure Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Valuation Congress 00 2007-01-04 Introduced in House 2007-01-25T22:17:07Z Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act - Establishes an independent Investigations Commission within the legislative branch.

Requires annual ethics training for Members and employees of the House of Representatives and for registered lobbyists.

Amends Rule XXV (Limitations on Outside Earned Income and Acceptance of Gifts) of the Rules of the House to require advance authorization by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of any privately-funded trip by any Member, officer, or employee of the House.

Amends such Rule and Rule XXXV (Gifts) of the Standing Rules of the Senate with respect to: (1) the market value of a flight on an airplane not licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate for compensation or hire; (2) a ban on gifts worth less than $50; and (3) disbursements for a national party convention event in honor of a Member, officer, or employee.

Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) to: (1) transfer certain functions of the Clerk of the House to the Committee with respect to registration of lobbyists; (2) revise certain registration and disclosure requirements; and (3) prescribe civil fines for lobbyists offering certain gifts to Members, officers, or employees.

Amends the federal criminal code to revise the one-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Members, officers, or employees of either chamber of Congress.

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use.

Prohibits payment of campaign funds, except nominal reimbursements, to immediate family members of candidates.

Prohibits involvement of a registered lobbyist in administration of certain campaign committees unless a candidate for federal office.

Amends Rule XXIII (Code of Official Conduct) of the Rules of the House and Rule XXXVII (Conflict of Interest) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to require a Member of Congress or Senator to prohibit all of his or her staff from having any official contact with the Member's or Senator's spouse or immediate family member if such individual is a registered lobbyist or is employed or retained by one to influence legislation.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the use of a family relationship by a lobbyist who is an immediate family member of a Member of Congress to gain special advantages over other lobbyists is inappropriate.

]]> Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act Short Titles as Introduced Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act Display Title Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to reform the ethics process, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2007-01-04T05:00:00Z 2007-02-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. 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.