CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: strengthen and expand restrictions on retired members and members of Reserve components of uniformed services accepting employment and compensation from foreign governments (see S. 2056), S2145 [20JN]

Biden, President: impeachment (see H. Res. 652), H4181 [11AU]

Courts: establish judicial ethics (see S. 1908), S2029 [8JN] (see H.R. 3973), H2787 [9JN]

Dept. of Defense: promote ethics and prevent corruption in contracting and other activities by limiting influence of contractors and foreign entities and ensuring transparency (see S. 2050), S2145 [20JN] (see H.R. 5306), H4210 [29AU]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit certain executive branch officials from holding individual stocks (see S. 693), S669 [7MR]

——— require disclosure of conflicts of interest relative to rulemaking (see H.R. 1507), H1248 [9MR]

FRS: restrict conflicts of interest on boards of directors of Federal reserve banks (see S. 957), S933 [23MR]

Government: prevent abuses of Presidential power, restore checks and balances and accountability and transparency, and defend elections against foreign interference (see H.R. 5048), H4140 [27JY]

——— 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. 1463), H1205 [8MR]

——— 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. 2463), S3521 [25JY] (see S. 3555), S6022 [18DE] (see H.R. 6842), H6992 [15DE]

House Rules: prohibit Members of Congress from owning individual stocks (see H. Res. 156), H875 [24FE]

Lobbyists: provide that former Members of Congress or congressional employees who receive compensation as lobbyists for foreign entities shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (see H.R. 2517), H1708 [6AP]

——— provide that former Members of Congress or congressional employees who receive compensation as lobbyists shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (see H.R. 2516), H1708 [6AP]

Members of Congress: ban lobbying after leaving office, prohibit individual stock ownership, restrict travel benefits and certain perks for former Members, and reduce pay if Speaker is not elected on first day of Congress (see H.R. 507), H323 [25JA]

——— prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members, their spouses, or their dependent children (see S. 1171), S1134 [17AP] (see H.R. 2678), H1845 [18AP]

——— prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members and their spouses (see H.R. 1679), H1300 [21MR]

——— require disclosure of business ties with foreign entities (see H.R. 2512), H1708 [6AP]

——— require disclosure of financial interests in cryptocurrency (see H.R. 5050), H4141 [27JY]

Political campaigns: prohibit candidates for Federal election from using amounts contributed to campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by candidate (see H.R. 2522), H1708 [6AP]

Political ethics: prohibit use of Federal funds or contracting at businesses owned by President, Vice President, heads of Executive departments, and Members of Congress, or their families (see H.R. 2524), H1708 [6AP]

——— require Federal political appointees to sign binding ethics pledge (see H.R. 5069), H4150 [28JY]

——— require President and Vice President to disclose and divest financial conflicts of interest and require Presidential appointees to recuse themselves from such matters before their agencies (see S. 1486), S1566 [9MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of certain visitor access records of White House or any other location where official business is regularly conducted (see H.R. 1652), H1293 [17MR]

SEC: improve quality of proxy advisory firms to protect investors and economy and to foster accountability, transparency, responsiveness, and competition in industry (see S. 1799), S1899 [1JN] (see H.R. 448), H275 [24JA] (see H.R. 4589), H3477 [12JY]

——— provide liability for certain failures to disclose material information in connection with proxy voting advice (see H.R. 4590), H3477 [12JY]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of conduct and ethics for Justices (see H. Res. 402), H2347 [15MY]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see S. 325), S311 (see S. 359), S312 [9FE] (see H.R. 926, 927), H824 [9FE]

——— require to issue code of conduct for Justices (see S. 1290), S1381 [26AP]

Letters

Alleged ethics violations by Justice Alito: Ethan V. Torrey, Supreme Court Legal Office, S379 [14FE]

Remarks in House

Biden, President: impeachment, H4259 [12SE], H4278, H4280, H4282 [13SE], H4307 [14SE], H4431 [20SE], H5187 [1NO]

Biden, Robert H. (Hunter): investigation into certain business dealings while President Biden served as Vice President, H3215 [12JY], H3493 [13JY], H3629 [17JY], H3648, H3649, H3686 [18JY], H3855 [19JY], H3861, H3862, H3875 [20JY], H3902 [25JY], H4278, H4280 [13SE], H5975–H5977 [29NO], H6930 [13DE]

Kushner, Jared: investigate financial ties with Saudi Arabian government, H4234 [12SE], H4414 [20SE]

Political campaigns: prohibit congressional candidates from accepting contributions from any political committee other than their authorized committee and from establishing leadership political action committee, H4330 [14SE]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of conduct and ethics for Justices, H5556 [8NO]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices, H2385 [17MY]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (H.R. 926), H3002 [21JN]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, Robert H. (Hunter): investigation into certain business dealings while President Biden served as Vice President, S1526 [4MY], S2042 [12JN], S3507 [25JY], S5887 [11DE]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): Subcommittee on Federal Courts oversight investigation relative to gifts received by Supreme Court justices, S5238 [31OC], S5386, S5394–S5397 [7NO], S5438 [9NO]

——— Supreme Court Ethics Reform hearing, S1474 [3MY]

——— Supreme Court ethics reform hearing, S1966–S1969 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: transparency relative to congressional oversight inquiries, S769 [14MR], S1334 [25AP]

FEMA: reorganize Emergency Food and Shelter Program, S1227 [19AP]

Supreme Court: adoption of Code of Conduct for Justices, S5467 [13NO], S5682 [30NO]

——— introduction of code of ethics for Justices, S5518 [15NO]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices, S1152 [18AP], S1354 [26AP], S1446 [2MY], S1779 [30MY], S1966 [6JN], S2264 [10JY], S2292 [11JY], S4712 [27SE], S5078–S5080 [18OC], S5238 [31OC], S5386, S5394–S5397 [7NO], S5482 [14NO]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (S. 359), S377–S379 [14FE], S1159–S1161 [18AP], S1474 [3MY], S2342, S2352–S2354 [12JY], S3131 [19JY], S3438 [20JY], S3504 [25JY], S3743 [27JY]

Reports filed

Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 359), S3894 [5SE]