A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that officers and employees of the executive branch are required to recuse themselves in matters affecting the financial interests of their previous employers, and for other purposes.
Key claim: S5103 would amend title 18 to require executive-branch officers and employees to recuse themselves from matters affecting the financial interests of their previous employers.
Abstract
(S5103 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-07-23): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Why this matters
Recusal duties tied to prior-employer financial interests would tighten federal ethics rules affecting how executive-branch officers and employees may participate in matters touching former employers, adding a new conflict-of-interest constraint that runs alongside OPM/MSPB accountability and suitability frameworks. For workers, it clarifies when they must step aside; for agencies, it expands recusal tracking and enforcement obligations. Status: introduced.