[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1130 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1130

 To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend the authority 
  to withhold from public availability a financial disclosure report 
filed by an individual who is a judicial officer or judicial employee, 
 to the extent necessary to protect the safety of that individual or a 
       family member of that individual, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2007

 Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
  California, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. 
  Goodlatte) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend the authority 
  to withhold from public availability a financial disclosure report 
filed by an individual who is a judicial officer or judicial employee, 
 to the extent necessary to protect the safety of that individual or a 
       family member of that individual, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Judicial Disclosure Responsibility 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF FAMILY MEMBERS.

    Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or a family member 
        of that individual'' after ``that individual''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ``or a family 
        member of that individual'' after ``the report''.

SEC. 3. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS.

    (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ``2005'' 
each place that term appears and inserting ``2009''.
    (b) Report Contents.--Section 105(b)(3)(C) of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(iv) the nature or type of information redacted;
            ``(v) what steps or procedures are in place to ensure that 
        sufficient information is available to litigants to determine 
        if there is a conflict of interest;
            ``(vi) principles used to guide implementation of redaction 
        authority; and
            ``(vii) any public complaints received relating to 
        redaction.''.
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