CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

Articles and editorials

FDA Lax on Conflicts of Interest, E474 [24MR]

Bills and resolutions

Federal employees: improve post-employment restrictions on representation of foreign entities by senior Government officers and employees (see S. 3713), S6883 [5AU]

Senate Rules: require witnesses before a committee hearing to file a disclosure form identifying financial interests or compensation from an entity directly related to subject of the hearing (see S. Res. 665), S7789 [29SE]

Supreme Court: authorize the designation and assignment of retired justices to particular cases in which an active justice is recused (see S. 3871), S7787 [29SE]

Taxation: exclude executive branch officers and employees from nonrecognition rules relative to the sale of property to comply with conflict-of-interest requirements (see H.R. 5639), H4974 (see H.R. 5639), H5203 [29JN]

Remarks in House

Economy: require CFTC and SEC to conduct rulemakings to eliminate conflicts of interest arising from control of clearing and trading facilities by swap entities, H5217 [30JN]

FDA: address potential conflicts of interest in selection of Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee members, E474 [24MR]

Intelligence services: establish conflict of interest regulations prohibiting certain outside employment for intelligence community employees, H886 [25FE]

Remarks in Senate

Federal employees: improve post-employment restrictions on representation of foreign entities by senior Government officers and employees (S. 3713), S6888 [5AU]

Senate Rules: require witnesses before a committee hearing to file a disclosure form identifying financial interests or compensation from an entity directly related to subject of the hearing (S. Res. 665), S7836 [29SE]

Supreme Court: authorize the designation and assignment of retired justices to particular cases in which an active justice is recused (S. 3871), S7792 [29SE]

Texts of

S. 3713, improve post-employment restrictions on representation of foreign entities by senior Government officers and employees, S6888 [5AU]

S. 3871, designation and assignment of retired Supreme Court justices to particular cases in which an active justice is recused, S7793 [29SE]

S. Res. 665, require witnesses before a Senate committee hearing to file a disclosure form identifying financial interests or compensation from an entity directly related to subject of the hearing, S7836 [29SE]