H.R. 391 · 116th Congress
White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2019
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Stephen Lynch
- Introduced
- 2019-01-09
- Latest action
- 2019-06-12 · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Summary
White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2019
This bill creates transparency requirements for ethics waivers (i.e., waivers from the requirement to sign an ethics pledge) issued to executive branch appointees.
Specifically, such ethics waivers must be transmitted to the Office of Government Ethics and made publicly available online.