3.0.0 65 2023-01-11T13:35:18Z 2023-01-11T13:35:18Z Senate S 2017-01-09 115 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-01-09T21:26:46Z Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act 115 3357 S 2018-08-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Presidential Tax Transparency Act 115 305 HR 2017-04-05 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Eshoo. Petition No: 115-1. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/115/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0001.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) Related bill CRS Presidential Tax Transparency Act 115 26 S 2017-01-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2017 115 371 HR 2017-02-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Identical bill CRS We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017 115 1880 S 2017-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2017-01-09 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-01-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2017-01-09 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2017-01-09 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-01-09 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-01-09 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-01-09 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2017-01-09 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2017-01-09 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-01-09 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2017-01-09 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2017-01-09 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2017-01-09 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2017-01-09 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2017-01-09 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2017-01-09 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2017-01-09 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2017-01-09 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-01-09 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-01-09 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-01-09 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-01-09 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2017-01-09 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2017-01-09 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2017-01-09 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2017-02-16 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2017-02-16 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2017-03-08 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2017-03-21 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2017-06-14 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2017-06-29 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2018-04-19 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2018-07-25 False H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2018-11-13 False Government Operations and Politics 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 studies and investigations Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Public contracts and procurement Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-01-09 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-10T18:00:31Z Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2017

This bill requires the President and Vice President to submit to Congress and the Office of Government Ethics a disclosure of financial interests.

Among the contents of such disclosure, 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.

Within a reasonable period of time after such financial interest is transferred to a qualified blind trust, the trustee of such trust shall: (1) sell the financial interest; and (2) use the proceeds from the sale of the financial interest to purchase conflict-free holdings.

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.

The Attorney General, the attorney general of any state, or any person aggrieved by a violation of divestiture requirements posing a potential conflict of interest may seek declaratory or injunctive relief if: (1) the Office of Government Ethics is unable to issue a report indicating whether the President or Vice President is in substantial compliance with such divestiture requirements; or (2) there is probable cause to believe the President or the Vice President has not complied with such requirements.

The bill amends the federal criminal code to require the recusal of presidential appointees from decisions affecting the financial holdings of a President or the spouse of a President. Prohibitions pertaining to contracts entered into by Members of Congress are extended to contracts by the President or Vice President.

The bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require the disclosure of tax returns by the incumbent President and presidential nominees of a major political party for the three most recent taxable years.

The bill declares the sense of Congress that a violation of divestiture requirements of this bill or the Ethics in Government in Government Act of 1978 by the President or the Vice President would constitute a high crime or misdemeanor.

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