Ethics in Government Act

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Ethics in Government Act of 1978

Long title	An Act to establish certain Federal agencies, effect certain reorganizations of the Federal Government, to implement certain reforms in the operation of the Federal Government and to preserve and promote the integrity of public officials and institutions, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	EIGA
Nicknames	Ethics in Government Act of 1978
Enacted by	the 95th United States Congress
Effective	October 26, 1978
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 95–521
Statutes at Large	92 Stat. 1824
Codification
Titles amended	5 U.S.C.: Government Organization and Employees
U.S.C. sections created	Title 5-Appendix - Ethics
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as "Public Official Integrity Act" (S. 555) by Abraham Ribicoff (D-CT) on February 1, 1977 Committee consideration by Senate Governmental Affairs, Senate Judiciary Passed the Senate on June 27, 1977 (74–5) Passed the House on September 27, 1978 (in lieu of H.R. 1, passed 365–6) Reported by the joint conference committee on October 1978; agreed to by the Senate on October 7, 1978 (cleared) and by the House on October 12, 1978 (370–23) Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 26, 1978
Major amendments
Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act
United States Supreme Court cases
Morrison v. Olson, April 26, 1988

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 was intended to fight corruption in government.