3.0.0 265 2023-01-11T13:34:51Z 2023-01-11T13:34:51Z Senate S 2017-02-01 115 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-02-01T22:20:16Z We the People Act of 2017 115 3537 HR 2017-09-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017 115 3848 HR 2018-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. Related bill CRS Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act 115 859 HR 2017-03-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Identical bill CRS We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017 115 1880 S 2017-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2017-02-01 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-02-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI N W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-02-01 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-02-01 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-02-01 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2017-02-01 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-02-01 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2017-02-10 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Banking and financial institutions regulation Civil actions and liability Commodity Futures Trading Commission Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Department of the Treasury Employee benefits and pensions Employee hiring Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Federal Housing Finance Agency Federal Reserve System Federal officials Financial services and investments Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption National Credit Union Administration Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Personnel records Public contracts and procurement Public participation and lobbying Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Wages and earnings Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-02-01 Introduced in Senate 2018-01-19T19:18:19Z 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.
]]> Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act Display Title Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to prevent conflicts of interest that stem from executive Government employees receiving bonuses or other compensation arrangements from nongovernment sources, from the revolving door that raises concerns about the independence of financial services regulators, and from the revolving door that casts aspersions over the awarding of Government contracts and other financial benefits. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act Introduced in Senate 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s265is/xml/BILLS-115s265is.xml 2017-02-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.