HR 6486 United States House · 117th Congress

Transparency in Government Officials Trading Act

Summary

Transparency in Government Officials Trading Act This bill advances the deadline for certain public employees and officials who must file a report of a securities transaction from 30 days after receiving notification of the transaction to within 24 hours after conducting the transaction. The bill requires that these reports be filed electronically. The bill also sets a penalty for failing to file a timely report—a fee in the amount of the transaction for which a report was not timely filed. Under existing law, the securities transaction reporting requirement applies to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and certain executive and legislative branch officers and employees.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

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Introduced Jan 25, 2022 Last action Nov 1, 2022

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Committee

Nov 1, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

lower

Jan 25, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

lower

Jan 25, 2022

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Introduced in House

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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors