CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

Bills and resolutions

CFTC: reaffirm authority to enforce prohibited activity on prediction markets (see H.R. 8148), H2789 [27MR]

Courts: increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions (see S. 3826), S577 [11FE]

Government: ban certain Government officials from trading event contracts (see S. 4017), S881 [5MR]

——— modify reporting value categories for financial disclosure reports required by federally elected and senior Federal officials (see S. 3827), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7508), H2186 [11FE]

——— prohibit certain Federal officials, appointees, or employees from engaging in covered transactions involving prediction market contracts tied to Government policy, action, or political outcomes (see S. 4188), S1614 [25MR] (see H.R. 7004), H615 [9JA]

——— prohibit Federal elected and senior Federal officials from trading on prediction markets (see H.R. 8076), H2710 [25MR]

——— require new ethics obligations and restrict stock trading by Members of Congress, President, Vice President, and spouses or dependent children (see H.R. 7852), H2471 [5MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit stock puchases by Members, their spouses, or their dependent children and require notice of stock sales (see S. 4134), S1205 [18MR] (see H.R. 7008), H655 [12JA]

——— prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members, their spouses, or their dependent children (see S. 3649), S256 [15JA]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit pharmacy benefit managers, insurers, and prescription drug or medical device wholesalers from being under common ownership with certain medical service providers (see S. 3822), S552 [10FE]

Political ethics: require President and Vice President to disclose financial interests and divest of any financial interest posing potential conflict of interest (see H.R. 7207), H1349 [22JA]

SBA: require employees to certify that employee does not have any prohibited conflicts of interest relative to loans in which employee is involved (see H.R. 7401), H2040 [5FE]

Supreme Court: establish Office of Ethics Counsel and Office of Investigative Counsel (see S. 3914), S681 [25FE] (see H.R. 7692), H2327 [25FE]

United Arab Emirates: condemn and call for reversal of President Trump’s decision to allow export of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips despite risks to national security and conflicts of interest (see S. Res. 598), S510 [5FE]

Remarks in House

District of Columbia: prohibit donations for projects to alter any public buildings used by the President or Vice President, H2703 [25MR]

Investments: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress, President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents (H.R. 6731), H2124 [11FE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H1133 [21JA], H2455–H2459 [5MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to conflicts of interest, H1985 [4FE]

Remarks in Senate

Government: ban stock trading by Members of Congress, President, Vice President, Supreme Court Justices, certain FRS officials, and spouses or dependent children (S. 2877), S206 [14JA]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to conflicts of interest, S435 [2FE], S1175 [18MR]

Reports filed

Balance the Scales Act: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.R. 2958) (H. Rept. 119–504), H2233 [20FE]

Conflict-Free Leaving Employment and Activity Restrictions (CLEAR) Path Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2132), S343 [28JA]

Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 7401) (H. Rept. 119–500), H2232 [20FE]

Stop Insider Trading Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 7008) (H. Rept. 119–479), H1975 [3FE]

Texts of

S. Res. 598, condemn and call for reversal of President Trump’s decision to allow export of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to United Arab Emirates despite risks to national security and conflicts of interest, S513 [5FE]