To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to provide that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics may be removed only for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
David Cicilline
Sponsor. Representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district. Democrat.
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on July 27, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Graves Statement on Passage of Game Changing Tax Reform Legislation”
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Rep. Garret Graves [R-LA6]
on Dec 19, 2017
History
Jul 27, 2017
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Introduced
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H.R. 3462 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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