Congressional Oversight Needed For Likely Illicit and Corrupt Transactions Act

2018-04-12

Introduced in House

Congressional Oversight Needed For Likely Illicit and Corrupt Transactions Act

This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require an officer or employee of the Executive Office of the President or the White House who is recused from a particular matter for a financial conflict of interest to notify Congress and the Office of Government Ethics and provide the specific reasons for the recusal.

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