3.0.0 3550 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z Senate S 2022-02-01 117 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-02-01T22:27:23Z 2022-02-01 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2022-02-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001197 Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] Ben Sasse R NE N Congress Congress 00 2022-02-01 Introduced in Senate 2022-10-21T23:19:28Z Ethics Reform Act

This bill establishes a number of ethics requirements for members of Congress and the President and Vice President.

Specifically, the bill

  • prohibits members of Congress from buying or selling individual securities other than widely held investment funds;
  • prohibits former members of Congress from engaging in certain compensated lobbying activities;
  • requires the Internal Revenue Service to disclose tax return information of candidates for President and Vice President; and
  • prohibits the President, Vice President, Cabinet, and their immediate family members from raising funds from certain foreign entities.

The bill also prohibits contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda.

]]> Ethics Reform Act Display Title Ethics Reform Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Ethics Reform Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit Members of Congress from buying or selling individual securities and lobbying for compensation after leaving Congress, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3550is/xml/BILLS-117s3550is.xml 2022-02-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.