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Office of Government Ethics Amendment of 1992

Public Law 102-506 · S. 1145 · 102nd Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Oct 24, 1992 · Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI)

Cosponsors (1): Sen. William Cohen

Passage votes

  • HouseUnanimous consent
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Office of Government Ethics Amendment of 1992 - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to remove the specified limits on the authorization of appropriations for the Office of Government Ethics for FY 1991 through FY 1994.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.

  1. Oct 24, 1992Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 102-506.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 15, 1992PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 7, 1992Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Aug 4, 1992FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · A similar measure H.R. 2828 was laid on the table without objection.
  7. FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
  8. FloorFloor · The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 2828. Agreed to without objection.
  9. FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
  10. FloorFloor · Mr. Frank (MA) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committees and consider.
  11. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Judiciary Committee
  12. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  13. Sep 12, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Human Resources Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  14. Sep 11, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  16. Aug 2, 1991FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  17. Jul 31, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  18. Jun 27, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  19. May 23, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  20. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.