HR8597-118

Introduced

To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, the Financial Stability Act of 2010, and the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 3, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, the Financial Stability Act of 2010, and the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Labor, Technology.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HE8B6D48F51D343DA8CC1462FA8E3295F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Government Act of 2024.
  • Section H3C1E0289F5234A2896ED90509DB59543: 2. Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
  • Section H85EACB4696284EC19B92B5C5DFC2C382: 101. Greater disclosure and electronic filing of personal financial information Section 102(a)(1)(B) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App....
  • Section H1CE693ECFB83469AA2E16B93275F8AC7: 102. Greater disclosure of travel reports Clause 8(b)(3) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following...
  • Section HBFAEC791D003474194BC8496E3800DF2: 103. Greater disclosure of gift reports Clause 5(b)(5) of rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended— by striking shall make available...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, the Financial Stability Act of 2010, and the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Labor, Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, the Financial Stability Act of 2010, and the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Labor Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 3, 2024

Mr. Quigley (for himself and Ms. Norton) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Labor Technology
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"centralized regulatory review" §H74CED33630AD4B86A166E77176C0C899

the institutional process of Presidential oversight of individual agency rules governed by Executive Order 12866 (58 Fed. Reg. 51735

"final OLC opinion" §HD22E64E47C5E4EF98A2FA895377B668E

an OLC opinion that— the Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General for OLC, or a Deputy Assistant General for OLC, has determined is final

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