HR 6026 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require each candidate for nomination or election to the office of President or Vice President to include in the financial disclosure reports the candidate is required to file under such Act a statement regarding whether or not the Secretary of the Treasury is in the process of auditing any of the candidate's individual Federal income tax returns.

Introduced Sep 14, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Jared Huffman D-CA

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Latest action · Sep 14, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 14, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require candidates for nomination or election to the office of President or Vice President to include in financial disclosure reports a statement from the Department of the Treasury indicating whether or not the Internal Revenue Service is in the process of auditing any of the candidates' individual federal income tax returns, and, if so, the year of the tax return involved.

Each candidate who won the nomination of a political party for election to the office of President or Vice President in 2016 must comply with this bill by September 26, 2016.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 14, 2016.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalSep 14, 2016
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-WADenny HeckOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-TXGene GreenOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-COJared PolisOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-WIMark PocanOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-FLPatrick MurphyOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-CARaul RuizOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-OHTim RyanOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-MNTimothy J. WalzOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalSep 14, 2016
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalSep 14, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Sep 14, 2016

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 14, 2016Introduced in House
  2. Sep 14, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Research

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Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or office thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 139, September 14, 2016, page H5501.

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require each candidate for nomination or election to the office of President or Vice President to include in the financial disclosure reports the candidate is required to file under such Act a statement regarding whether or not the Secretary of the Treasury is in the process of auditing any of the candidate's individual Federal income tax returns.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

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  1. Sep 14, 2016Introduced in House

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