Talk:Ethics in Government Act

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My guess is that this refers to some Act passed by the U.S. government? As other governments have their own Ethics Acts & regulations; I suggest this article be renamed to reflect the nation it is relevant to. :)

Question: What about gifts? Isn't one requirement to report gifts also? The Ted Stevens scandal seems to say he violated this Ethics Act (on his wikipedia page), and that was because he did not report gifts (which is not the same thing as income in my opinion. Doesn't this Ethics Act say anything about gifts also? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Guest173 (talk • contribs) 09:46, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Explanation required?

The lead states that, "The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 is a United States federal law that was passed in the wake of the Nixon Watergate scandal and the Saturday Night Massacre. It created mandatory, public disclosure of financial and employment history of public officials and their immediate families. It also created restrictions on lobbying efforts by public officials for a set period after leaving public office."

But it isn't clear from the article what happened in the events mentioned that made the Act necessary - does this require some explanation for those of us who are unfamiliar with the reasons behind this legislation? JezGrove (talk) 20:46, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]