United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3797 (104th)
Cleaner Government Act of 1996
Introduced
11 July 1996
Last action
17 July 1996 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Sponsors
Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5], Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-15], Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7], Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7], Ken Calvert, Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1], Rep. Seastrand, Andrea H. [R-CA-22], Rep. Chrysler, Dick [R-MI-8], Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4], Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11], Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-13], Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3], Rep. Largent, Steve [R-OK-1], Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19], Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Cleaner Government Act of 1996 - Amends Federal law to prohibit an executive branch employee from accepting a gift that a Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives is forbidden to accept. Mandates that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics report to the Congress and the public on violations that occurred during the previous calendar year not later than January 31 of each year.
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Timeline
11 July 1996
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Source: IntroReferral
11 July 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 July 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 July 1996
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 July 1996 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 July 1996
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 July 1996
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 July 1996
Sponsors
- Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Ken Calvert · R · Sponsor
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Seastrand, Andrea H. [R-CA-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chrysler, Dick [R-MI-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Largent, Steve [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3797
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3797
- us · 104-hr-3797 · source updated 21 August 2025