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119th CONGRESS
1st Session |
To prohibit chief executive officers convicted of covered crimes from serving in the executive branch, and for other purposes.
Mr. Deluzio (for himself, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Sykes, Ms. Craig, and Ms. Scholten) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
To prohibit chief executive officers convicted of covered crimes from serving in the executive branch, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “No Corporate Crooks Act”.
SEC. 2. Restriction on service in the executive branch.
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who served or was employed as a chief executive officer at an entity and was finally convicted of a covered crime shall be ineligible for appointment to a position in the executive branch.
(2) COVERED CRIME DEFINED.—The term “covered crime” means any of the following:
(A) Bribery.
(B) Copyright infringement.
(C) Corruption.
(D) Cybercrime.
(E) Embezzlement.
(F) Fraud.
(G) Insider trading.
(H) Wage theft.
(I) Tax evasion.
(b) Penalty.—Any individual found in violation of this section shall be removed from service or employment in the executive branch.