ETHICS Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1037
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2015-02-24
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Ensuring Trust and Honorability in Congressional Standards Act of 2015 or the ETHICS Act of 2015</b></p> <p>Requires the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives to conduct ongoing ethics training and awareness programs for Members, officers, and employees of the House.</p> <p>Requires a Member, officer, or employee who serves in or is employed by the House, during each session of Congress, to complete a Committee program by the last day of the session, except that:</p> <ul> <li> an individual who did not serve or who was not employed in the previous session of Congress, or whose service or employment begins after the first day of the session, must complete the program within 60 days after that service or employment begins; and</li> <li> during the session in which this Act is enacted into law, each Member, officer, and employee must complete the program by the last day of the session or 60 days after the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs earlier.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1037 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mr. Cicilline (for himself and Mr. Rigell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To require all Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives to complete annual ethics training, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Trust and Honorability in Congressional Standards Act of 2015 or the ETHICS Act of 2015 . 2. Mandatory annual ethics training for Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives (a) Training Program The Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives shall conduct ongoing ethics training and awareness programs for Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives. (b) Timing for Completion of Program During each session of Congress in which a Member, officer, or employee serves in or is employed by the House of Representatives, the Member, officer, or employee shall complete a program conducted by the Committee on Ethics under this section not later than the last day of the session, except that— (1) an individual who did not serve or who was not employed in the previous session of Congress, or whose service or employment begins after the first day of the session, shall complete the program not later than 60 days after the individual’s service or employment begins; and (2) during the session of Congress in which this Act is enacted into law, each Member, officer, and employee shall complete the program not later than the last day of the session or 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs earlier. (c) Member Defined In this Act, the term Member of the House of Representatives includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.