SEER Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2894 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2894 To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the definition of special Government employee, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2025 Ms. Stansbury (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lynch, Ms. McCollum, and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the definition of special Government employee, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``SGE Ethics Enforcement Reform Act of 2025'' or the ``SEER Act of 2025'' SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Some special Government employees have substantial financial conflicts of interest due to their other business activities while in Federal service. (2) Special Government employees are subject to the criminal conflict-of-interest statute applicable to full-time Government employees, section 208 of title 18, United States Code. However, Federal employees, including special Government employees, do not have to resolve conflicts under that provision if the relevant work does not constitute a particular matter. (3) Unlike senior executive branch employees under chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, the vast majority of special Government employees are not required to make their financial disclos