Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007

To provide for reform in the operations of the executive branch.

2/12/2007--Introduced.
Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require recording and filing by each executive branch official with the Office of Government Ethics on any significant contact made between that official and any private party relating to an official government action. Outlines the authorities and responsibilities of the Director of the Office of Government Ethics with regard to such reports. Provides for penalties and fines. Sets prohibitions on covered executive branch officials who are entering or leaving government service. Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to:
(1) prohibit a former federal agency contracting official from accepting compensation from a contractor as a lawyer or lobbyist of the contractor within a specified time frame;
(2) prohibit former federal officials from accepting compensation from contractors if it is either a reward or if the acceptance of the compensation is inappropriate and affects the integrity of the procurement process;
(3) require federal procurement officers to disclose job offers made on behalf of relatives; and
(4) prohibit a federal employee who is a former employee of a contractor with the government from being personally and substantially involved with the award or administration of a contract to the employee's former employer for a specified period. Sets a prohibition on unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes. Requires an advertisement or other communication paid for by an executive agency to disclose that such advertisement or communication is paid for by that agency. Directs each federal agency to submit to the Archivist of the United States and specified congressional committees a report describing the use of "pseudo" classification designations. Requires the Archivist to report on the use of such designations and promulgate regulations banning them. Defines "'pseudo' classification designations" as information control designations that are not defined by federal statute or Executive order relating to the classification of national security information but that are used to manage, direct, or route government information, or control its accessibility, regardless of its form or format.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
• and 20 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Thomas Davis
  • Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
  • Rep. Rahm Emanuel [D, IL-5]
  • Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D, PA-11]
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
  • Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
  • Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
  • Christopher Shays
  • Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
  • Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
  • Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]
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Committees

• House Oversight and Government Reform

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.984

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
February 12, 2007

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• Feb 14, 2007: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
• Added to calendar on Feb 14, 2007: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent..
• Feb 14, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Added to calendar on Feb 14, 2007: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 0..
• Introduced on Feb 12, 2007.
• Feb 12, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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