HR 2455 · 115th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Separation of Government and President's Financial Interests Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.(2017-06-07)
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Separation of Government and President's Financial Interests Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the scope of an existing conflict-of-interest restriction on federal executive branch officials. Current law prohibits a federal executive branch official from personally and substantially participating in a government matter in which that official (or an immediate family member, business partner, or associated organization of that individual) has a financial interest. This bill broadens the scope of the provision to also prohibit an executive branch official from personally and substantially participating in a government matter in which the President has a financial interest.…
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