110 HR 6644 IH: To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require U.S. House of Representatives 2008-07-29 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6644 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2008 Mr. Moran of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to include information on the value of any personal residence and on the balance of any mortgage secured by a personal residence in the annual financial disclosure reports required to be filed under such Act.

1.

Inclusion of Information on Personal Residences in Annual Financial Disclosure Reports Filed by Members of Congress

(a)

Inclusion of Information

(1)

Amounts owed on mortgage

Section 102(a)(4)(A) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 102(a)(4)(A)) is amended by striking any mortgage and inserting in the case of a reporting individual who is not a Member of Congress, any mortgage. (2)

Value of property

Section 102(a)(5)(A) of such Act (5 U.S.C. App. 102(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking his spouse and inserting his spouse in the case of a reporting individual who is not a Member of Congress. (b)

Effective Date

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to reports required to be filed under section 101 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 on or after January 1, 2009.