3.0.0 3550 2019-11-15T21:34:22Z 2019-11-15T21:34:22Z House H HR 2011-12-02 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DUFFY:H.R. 3550.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Sections 5 and 8 of Article I of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H8125]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2011-12-05T20:36:06Z Referred to 2011-12-02T14:02:20Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2011-12-02T14:02:15Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-12-02T14:02:10Z Congressional Blind Trust Act of 2011 112 3549 HR 2011-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS 2011-12-05 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Committee 2011-12-02 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-12-02 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2011-12-02 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2011-12-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000614 Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] Sean Duffy R WI P. 7 N R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] ED ROYCE R CA 40 2011-12-06 False L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2011-12-06 False H001058 Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] Bill Huizenga R MI 2 2011-12-06 False F000451 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] Michael Fitzpatrick R PA G. 8 2011-12-07 False T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2011-12-13 False Y000031 Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] C. W. Young R FL Bill 10 2011-12-14 False Congress Civil actions and liability Commodities markets Congressional officers and employees Federal officials Financial services and investments Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Members of Congress Securities Congress 00 2011-12-02 Introduced in House 2012-02-22T20:33:53Z Restoring Ethical Standards, Transparency, and Responsibility in Congressional Trading Act or RESTRICT Act - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require the President, the Vice President, Members of Congress, and certain federal officers and employees to: (1) place all of his or her stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities, including securities held jointly with a spouse or dependent child, in a qualified blind trust; or (2) file a report with the appropriate ethics officer, within three business days after a transaction is settled, on any purchase, sale, or exchange in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities, including those jointly held with the individual's spouse or dependent child.

Exempts from this requirement any financial interests in or income derived from: (1) the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), including the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP); (2) any other federal retirement system for U.S. officers and employees, including the President, or for members of the uniformed services; or (3) benefits received under the Social Security Act.

Subjects violators of this Act to specified civil and criminal penalties.

]]> RESTRICT Act Short Titles as Introduced RESTRICT Act Short Titles as Introduced Restoring Ethical Standards, Transparency, and Responsibility in Congressional Trading Act Display Title RESTRICT Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require certain individuals subject to that Act to either place their securities in a blind trust or to report the sale, purchase, or exchange of securities. Introduced in House 2011-12-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3550ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3550ih.xml 2011-12-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.