To mandate all Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner of the House of Representatives to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics.

Amends the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 to direct the House Committee on Ethics to conduct ongoing ethics training and awareness programs for Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner of the House of Representatives (Members).

Requires the ethics training program to be completed by: (1) new Members within 60 days after commencing service; and (2) Members serving on or after noon, January 3, 2015, during each session of a Congress, beginning with the 1st session of the 114th Congress.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5095 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5095

To mandate all Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner of the 
 House of Representatives to complete annual ethics training conducted 
                      by the Committee on Ethics.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2014

  Mr. Cicilline (for himself and Mr. Rigell) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To mandate all Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner of the 
 House of Representatives to complete annual ethics training conducted 
                      by the Committee on Ethics.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MANDATORY ANNUAL ETHICS TRAINING FOR MEMBERS.

    Title V of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 is 
amended by redesignating sections 555 and 556 as sections 556 and 557 
and by inserting after section 554 the following new section:

``SEC. 555. MANDATORY ANNUAL ETHICS TRAINING FOR MEMBERS.

    ``(a) Training Program.--The Committee on Ethics of the House of 
Representatives shall conduct ongoing ethics training and awareness 
programs for Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner of the 
House of Representatives.
    ``(b) Requirements.--The ethics training program conducted by the 
Committee on Ethics shall be completed by--
            ``(1) new Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner 
        not later than 60 days after commencing service; and
            ``(2) Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner 
        serving on or after noon, January 3, 2015, during each session 
        of a Congress, beginning with the 1st session of the 114th 
        Congress.
    ``(c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on noon, 
January 3, 2015.''.

SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    The table of contents for title V of the Honest Leadership and Open 
Government Act of 2007 is amended by redesignating the items relating 
to sections 555 and 556 as 556 and 557 and by inserting after the item 
relating to section 554 the following:

``Sec. 555. Mandatory annual ethics training for Members.''.
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