Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 26, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 26, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2019
This bill requires the President and Vice President to submit to Congress and the Office of Government Ethics a disclosure of financial interests.
The President and Vice President shall (1) include a detailed description of each financial interest of the President and Vice President, the spouse of the President and Vice President, or a minor child of the President and Vice President; and (2) include the tax returns filed by or on behalf of the President and Vice President for the three most recent taxable years.
The President, the Vice President, the spouse of the President or Vice President, and any minor child of the President or Vice President must divest any financial interest posing a potential conflict of interest by transferring such interest to a qualified blind trust.
The Office of Government Ethics shall submit to Congress, the President, and the Vice President an annual report regarding the financial interests of such officials, their spouses, and any of their minor children.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 26, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 26, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 20 | Presidential Tax Transparency Act | Related bill | Jan 3, 2019 |
| S 65 | Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | Jan 9, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to address financial conflicts of interest of the President and Vice President.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Corporate finance and management
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Federal officials
- Financial services and investments
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Public contracts and procurement
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2019Introduced in Senate
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