CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

Amendments

Puerto Rico: require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in process of such restructuring (H.R. 1192), H230 [19JA]

Bills and resolutions

Congress: prohibit Members and senior staff from buying or selling individual stocks and other investments while in office and prohibit Members from serving on corporate boards while in office (H.R. 1579), consideration (see H. Res. 899), H330 [1FE]

Courts: establish judicial ethics (see S. 4177), S2420 [10MY] (see H.R. 7706), H4796 [10MY]

——— promulgate code of conduct for Supreme Court Justices and increase transparency and promote accountability for all Federal judges (see S. 4010), S2040 [6AP] (see H.R. 7426), H4396 [6AP]

FDA: address potential conflicts of interest among contractors (see H.R. 8828), H7841 [14SE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from contracting with consulting firms that simultaneously contract with China and U.S. Government (see S. 4546), S3340 [18JY]

——— require disclosure of conflicts of interest relative to rulemaking (see H.R. 9390), H8708 [1DE]

Federal employees: modify timing to file periodic transaction reports (see H.R. 6486), H300 [25JA]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress, congressional staff, President, Vice President, and senior officials from owning investments while in office and prohibit Members from serving on corporate boards while in office (see H.R. 6844), H1146 [25FE]

——— require Members of Congress, congressional staff, President, Vice President, and senior officials to report Government payments in financial disclosures and ban stock trading for senior officials (see S. 3612), S612 [9FE] (see H.R. 6694), H1113 [9FE]

GSA: prohibit from entering into or maintaining Federal building outlease with current President, Vice President, Member of Congress, or head of executive agency (see H.R. 7714), H4796 [10MY]

House Rules: prohibit Members of Congress from owning individual stocks (see H. Res. 873), H216 [18JA]

Members of Congress: ban lobbying after leaving office, prohibit individual stock ownership, and restrict travel benefits and certain perks for former Members (see H.R. 7782), H5009 [16MY]

——— prohibit from buying or selling individual securities and lobbying for compensation after leaving Congress (see S. 3550), S442 [1FE]

——— prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members and their spouses (see S. 3631), S647 [10FE]

——— require disclosure of financial interests in cryptocurrency (see H.R. 7862), H5212 [20MY]

Political campaigns: prohibit congressional candidates from accepting contributions from any political committee other than their authorized committee and from establishing leadership political action committee (see H.R. 9134), H8378 [4OC]

Political ethics: improve anti-corruption and public integrity laws by strengthening lobbying laws, disclosing conflicts of interest, improving judicial integrity, and requiring more financial disclosure by elected officials (see S. 5315), S9625 [20DE] (see H.R. 9623), H9909 [20DE]

SEC: improve quality of proxy advisory firms to protect investors and economy and to foster accountability, transparency, responsiveness, and competition in the industry (see H.R. 9527), H9851 [14DE]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see S. 4188), S2450 [11MY] (see H.R. 7647), H4713 [3MY]

Remarks in House

Biden, Robert H. (Hunter): allegations that investigation into certain business dealings while Presiden Biden served as Vice President is connected to Russian disinformation campaigns, H4377 [6AP]

Congress: prohibit Members and senior staff from buying or selling individual stocks and other investments while in office and prohibit Members from serving on corporate boards while in office (H.R. 1579), H3785 [17MR]

Courts: promulgate code of conduct for Supreme Court Justices and increase transparency and promote accountability for all Federal judges (H.R. 7426), H5431 [9JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit ownership or trading of stocks by senior officials for any company that received certain amount in revenue from Dept., during preceding calendar year, H7176 [27JY]

GSA: prohibit from entering into or maintaining Federal building outlease with current President, Vice President, Member of Congress, or head of executive agency (H.R. 7714), H4901 [12MY]

Puerto Rico: require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in process of such restructuring (H.R. 1192), Senate amendment, H230–H232 [19JA]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, Robert H. (Hunter): allegations that investigation into certain business dealings while President Biden served as Vice President is connected to Russian disinformation campaigns, S479 [2FE], S1796–S1798 [28MR], S1821, S1822 [29MR], S1969–S1971 [5AP], S3192 [11JY], S7015 [7DE]

——— investigation into certain business dealings while President Biden served as Vice President, S4488 [7SE], S4813 [19SE]

Elections: allegations of spying relative to 2016 election, S691 [15FE]

Government: require Members of Congress, congressional staff, President, Vice President, and senior officials to report Government payments in financial disclosures and ban stock trading for senior officials (S. 3612), S582 [9FE]

Sussman, Michael: trial relative to Dept. of Justice and FBI investigations of 2016 election, S2647 [24MY]