summary
Introduced
01/09/2017
01/09/2017
In Committee
02/06/2017
02/06/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2017 This bill requires the President and Vice President to submit to Congress and the Office of Government Ethics a disclosure of financial interests. Among the contents of such disclosure, 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. Within a reasonable period of time after such financial interest is transferred to a qualified blind trust, the trustee of such trust shall: (1) sell the financial interest; and (2) use the proceeds from the sale of the financial interest to purchase conflict-free holdings. 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. The Attorney General, the attorney general of any state, or any person aggrieved by a violation of divestiture requirements posing a potential conflict of interest may seek declaratory or injunctive relief if: (1) the Office of Government Ethics is unable to issue a report indicating whether the President or Vice President is in substantial compliance with such divestiture requirements; or (2) there is probable cause to believe the President or the Vice President has not complied with such requirements. The bill amends the federal criminal code to require the recusal of presidential appointees from decisions affecting the financial holdings of a President or the spouse of a President. Prohibitions pertaining to contracts entered into by Members of Congress are extended to contracts by the President or Vice President. The bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require the disclosure of tax returns by the incumbent President and presidential nominees of a major political party for the three most recent taxable years. The bill declares the sense of Congress that a violation of the divestiture requirements of this bill or the Ethics in Government in Government Act of 1978 by the President or the Vice President would constitute a high crime or misdemeanor.
AI Summary
This bill, the Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2017, requires the President and Vice President to disclose their financial interests, including tax returns, and divest any interests that pose a potential conflict of interest by transferring them to a qualified blind trust. The bill also requires recusal of presidential appointees from decisions affecting the President or spouse's financial holdings, extends certain prohibitions on contracts to the President and Vice President, and requires disclosure of tax returns by the incumbent President and presidential nominees. The bill declares that a violation of the divestiture requirements would constitute a high crime or misdemeanor.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Justice
Sponsors (156)
Katherine Clark (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Pete Aguilar (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Ami Bera (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Cheri Bustos (D),
Michael Capuano (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
André Carson (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
John Conyers (D),
Jim Cooper (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
Charlie Crist (D),
Joseph Crowley (WFP),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Susan Davis (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Val Demings (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
Keith Ellison (D),
Eliot Engel (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Elizabeth Esty (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Tulsi Gabbard (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Al Green (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Luis Gutiérrez (D),
Colleen Hanabusa (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Jim Himes (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hakeem Jeffries (D),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Ruben Kihuen (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ron Kind (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
James Langevin (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
John Larson (D),
Brenda Lawrence (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Sander Levin (D),
John Lewis (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
David Loebsack (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Nita Lowey (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Donald McEachin (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Richard Nolan (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Beto O'Rourke (D),
Frank Pallone (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Stacey Plaskett (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Jared Polis (D),
David Price (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
Kurt Schrader (D),
Bobby Scott (D),
José Serrano (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Louise Slaughter (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Niki Tsongas (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Timothy Walz (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Peter Welch (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (on 02/06/2017)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/371/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr371/BILLS-115hr371ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr371/BILLS-115hr371ih.pdf.pdf |
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