[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4669 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4669

 To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members and 
 staff of the House of Representatives to verify their compliance with 
                             the gift rule.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2006

  Mr. Garrett of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
           referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members and 
 staff of the House of Representatives to verify their compliance with 
                             the gift rule.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ethical Disclosure Act''.

SEC. 2. VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH GIFT RULE.

    Section 102(a) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) In the case of a Representative in Congress, a 
        Delegate to Congress, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto 
        Rico, or an officer or employee of the Congress whose 
        compensation is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer 
        of the House of Representatives, a statement certifying that 
        the individual is in compliance with clause 5 (relating to 
        gifts) of rule XXV of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives.''.
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