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Congressional Research Service Report: 'Ethics Pledges & Other Executive Branch Appointee Restrictions Since 1993'
February 24, 2021
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44974) on Feb. 23, 2021, entitled "Ethics Pledges and Other Executive Branch Appointee Restrictions Since 1993: Historical Perspective, Current Practices, and Options for Change" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus:

Summary

On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13989 on ethics. E.O. 13989 created an ethics pledge for executive branch . . .

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