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Version 49 · Public Law · Dec 5, 2019
This bill revises conflict-of-interest limitations for personnel at the Government Publishing Office (GPO).
Current law prohibits GPO personnel from having any printing-related interest.
This bill creates an exemption for certain interests—interests in diversified mutual funds, diversified unit investment trusts, employee benefit plans, and retirement plans—that have underlying holdings in printing-related interests.
People & committees
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] · D–CA
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 116-78.
Became Public Law No: 116-78.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6861)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6861)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H9210)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H9210)
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9209-9210)
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Ms. Lofgren asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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