US SB882 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-0)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the President and Vice President to submit to Congress and the Office of Government Ethics a disclosure of financial interests. The President and Vice President shall (1) include a detailed description of each financial interest of the President and Vice President, the spouse of the President and Vice President, or a minor child of the President and Vice President; and (2) include the tax returns filed by or on behalf of the President and Vice President for the three most recent taxable years. The President, the Vice President, the spouse of the President or Vice President, and any minor child of the President or Vice President must divest any financial interest posing a potential conflict of interest by transferring such interest to a qualified blind trust. The Office of Government Ethics shall submit to Congress, the President, and the Vice President an annual report regarding the financial interests of such officials, their spouses, and any of their minor children.
Title
Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] |
Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] |
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] |
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] |
Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] |
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-03-26 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
SB20 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Subjects
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal officials
Financial services and investments
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Government studies and investigations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public contracts and procurement
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal officials
Financial services and investments
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Government studies and investigations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public contracts and procurement
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/882/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s882/BILLS-116s882is.pdf |