CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

Bills and resolutions

FDA: reduce regulatory burdens that unnecessarily delay new medical devices from reaching the market (see S. 2067), S323 [2FE]

Federal employees: prohibit senior Government officers and employees from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or instrumentalities for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 4343), H1805 [29MR]

FRS: restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of directors of Federal Reserve banks (see S. 3219), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 6023), H4063 [26JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists from concurrently receiving Federal pensions (see H.R. 5737), H2662 [11MY]

Remarks in House

Members of Congress: prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists from concurrently receiving Federal pensions and require increase in pension contributions, H2631 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Congress: extend the same financial conflict of interest rules to Senators and their staff that apply to congressional committee and Executive Office of the President staff, S182 [31JA], S241–S243 [1FE], S295, S309 [2FE]

FDA: improve medical device approval process, S4615, S4618 [26JN]

——— promote development of medical devices for patients with rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices, S3494 [23MY]

Supreme Court: apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to justices and establish procedures for the recusal of justices from cases, S1402 [6MR]