VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

Articles and editorials

There Are Clear Distinctions Between Trump and Biden’s Two Cases, H133 [10JA]

Bills and resolutions

Classified information: provide civil penalties for unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material (see H.R. 1791), H1437 [24MR]

——— require individuals who held elected Federal office to certify after leaving office that they do not have any classified materials in their possession (see H.R. 581), H428 [26JA]

——— require Members of Congress and President and Vice President to complete program of training in handling and safeguarding classified information (see H.R. 940), H824 [9FE]

Climate: create publicly accessible database of fossil-fuel powered travel of President, Vice President, and political appointees (see S. 2189), S2224 [22JN]

Congress: clarify counting of electoral votes to be National Special Security Event (see H.R. 2657), H1759 [17AP]

Courts: authorize removal of action or prosecution against President, Vice President, former President, or former Vice President (see H.R. 2553), H1717 [10AP]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit use of certain forfeited funds made available to State or local law enforcement agencies to investigate or prosecute current or former President, Vice President, or candidate for President (see H.R. 2582), H1724 [13AP]

Executive Office of the President: require certain financial disclosures regarding all children of President and Vice President (see H.R. 5164), H4165 [4AU]

——— require President, Vice President, and Cabinet-level officers to release tax returns (see H.R. 2529), H1708 [6AP]

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

Government: constitutional amendment to establish upper limit on age of eligibility for service as President, Vice President, or Member of Congress (see H.J. Res. 87), H4222 [5SE]

——— 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]

Harris, Vice President: remove from position as head of Biden administration strategy to address root causes of migration (see H. Res. 253), H1438 [24MR]

Political ethics: prohibit immediate family members of President, Vice President, and cabinet officials from using their family’s influence to benefit in foreign business dealings (see H.R. 5836), H4909 [29SE]

——— 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 disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents, Vice Presidents, Members of Congress, and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 2515), H1708 [6AP]

——— 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.: constitutional amendment to require individuals to demonstrate cognitive competence as condition of holding office of President or Vice President (see H.J. Res. 35), H866 [21FE]

——— establish panel of constitutional experts to recommend to Congress appropriate process for providing for death of candidate in contingent presidential or vice-presidential selection (see H.R. 4491), H3171 [6JY]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 908), H823 [9FE]

Senate: limit funding for Senate Office of the Vice President (see H.R. 1846), H1622 [29MR]

Voting: condition eligibility of State or jurisdiction to receive Federal funds to support administration of elections on requiring voters to present photo identification to receive or cast ballot in such elections (see H.R. 5189), H4181 [11AU]

——— ensure election integrity and security and establish consistent standards and procedures for voter registration and voting in Federal elections (see H.R. 156), H103 [9JA]

——— ensure election integrity and security by establishing consistent photo identification requirements for voting in Federal elections (see H.R. 154), H103 [9JA]

Remarks in House

Biden, President: discovery of classified documents after leaving office as Vice President, H132–H134 [10JA], H220 [12JA]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for Office of the Vice President, H5603 [8NO]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, President: discovery of classified documents after leaving office as Vice President, S220 [2FE]

Executive Office of the President: possession of classified documents by former Presidents and Vice Presidents after leaving office, S140 [30JA]

Harris, Vice President: tribute to matching record of number of tie-breaking votes in Senate, S2350 [12JY]

——— tribute to record of number of tie-breaking votes in Senate, S5726 [5DE]