Ethics Reform Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1136
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2007-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congressional Record
Congressional agencies
Congressional committees (House)
Congressional employees
Congressional ethics
Congressional investigations
Congressional officers
Congressional privileges and immunities
Congressional publicity
Congressional reorganization
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Electronic government information
Evidence (Law)
Ex-Members of Congress
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Grievance procedures
House Standards of Official Conduct
House of Representatives
House rules and procedure
Law
Legislative resolutions
Lobbying
Members of Congress
Misconduct in office
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 
Ethics Reform Act of 2007 - Amends Rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House to abolish the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
 
Establishes within the legislative branch an Independent Ethics Commission to perform the duties of the Committee.
 
Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to transfer functions of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House to the Commission with respect to: (1) registration of lobbyists; (2) disclosure and enforcement; (3) penalties; and (4) rules of construction.
 
Requires quarterly instead of semiannual filing of lobbying disclosure reports with the Commission in an electronic form to made available to the public free of charge over the Internet.
 
Requires the Commission to continue any investigations pending before the Committee six months after the enactment of this Act.
 
Sets forth House procedures for consideration of Commission recommendations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5335-5336)
action_date: 2007-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2007-02-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E394-395)
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House