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Search Results: keywords:"financial disclosure"

S. 1171 — To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prevent Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks and owning stocks, and for other purposes.
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December 19, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:12,923
The bill, known as the "Ending Trading and Holdings In Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act," aims to prevent Members of Congress, along with their spouses and dependent children, from trading and owning stocks and certain other financial interests. It requires these individuals to divest or...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to stop Congress members and their families from buying and selling company shares so they can't secretly get rich from their jobs, and they have to tell everyone about their money and follow certain rules to keep things fair and honest.
S. 3744 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to lower barriers to increase patient access to health care.
February 07, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:897
S. 3744, known as the “Health ACCESS Act,” aims to change part of the Social Security Act to make it easier for people to access healthcare. It focuses on allowing healthcare providers to pay information service providers under certain conditions. These conditions ensure that...
Simple Explanation
The Health ACCESS Act is a bill that wants to make it easier for people to find and use healthcare by making rules for how doctors can pay companies that help share information about doctors to people looking for help, so the information stays fair and honest.
S. 5337 — To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require social media companies to disclose the gross revenues from transactions involving individuals who are younger than 21 years of age, and for other purposes.
November 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:967
S. 5337, titled the "Youth Revenue Transparency Act," aims to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This bill requires social media companies to disclose financial information about their earnings from users under the age of 21 and how much money they spend on marketing aimed at this age...
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S. 5337, called the "Youth Revenue Transparency Act," wants social media companies to tell everyone how much money they make from people under 21 and how much they spend on ads for them, so everyone knows how they affect young people.
H. R. 8553 — To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to establish a separate unit within the Department of Justice for the investigation and enforcement of such Act, to provide the Attorney General with the authority to impose civil money penalties for violations of such Act, and to require agents of foreign principals who are registered under such Act to disclose transactions involving things of financial value conferred on officeholders.
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May 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,168
H.R. 8553, also known as the "Protect Against Unlawful Lobbying (PAUL) Act of 2024," aims to strengthen the enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938. The bill proposes establishing a dedicated unit within the Department of Justice to investigate and enforce...
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The PAUL Act of 2024 wants to create a new team to catch people who break rules about being lobbyists for other countries, and it gives the team money to do this. People working for other countries have to tell the truth about any gifts or money they give to U.S. leaders.
S. 3664 — To require executive branch employees to report certain royalties, and for other purposes.
January 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,302
S. 3664, titled the “Royalty Transparency Act,” requires executive branch employees in the United States to report any royalties they receive, along with similar information for their spouses and dependent children if applicable. This bill also mandates that such financial...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants people working for the government to tell if they get any money for things they create, like songs or inventions, and share this information online, so everyone can see it.
H. R. 8531 — To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to promulgate regulations relating to the disclosure of certain commercial data, and for other purposes.
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May 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,018
H.R. 8531, also known as the "DASHBOARD Act of 2024," requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to develop new rules for how companies, known as commercial data operators, share information about the value of the personal data they collect from users. The bill...
Simple Explanation
The DASHBOARD Act of 2024 wants companies to tell people how much their information is worth, how it's being used, and let them delete it if they want, while also making sure to show the total value of this data in money terms to make everything clear and fair.
H. R. 10224 — To require nominees for certain senior positions in the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to publicly disclose information about recent financial transactions with foreign governments.
November 21, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,609
H.R. 10224 is a proposed law that would require people nominated for high-level positions in the U.S. Departments of Defense, State, Treasury, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to publicly share details about any financial transactions they have had with...
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H.R. 10224 wants people who might get big jobs in the U.S. government to tell everyone if they got money or did jobs for other countries recently, so that everyone can know who they're connected to.
S. 5382 — To require nominees for certain senior positions in the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to publicly disclose information about recent financial transactions with foreign governments.
November 21, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,244
S. 5382 requires individuals nominated for senior positions in the Department of Defense, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to publicly disclose information about their financial dealings with foreign...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants people who are chosen for important jobs in different government offices to tell everyone if they've made money from other countries in the last five years. This helps people know who might be influenced by other countries.
H. R. 8609 — To amend title 28, United States Code, to establish an Office of Ethics Counsel and an Office of Investigative Counsel within the Supreme Court of the United States.
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June 04, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,763
The bill H. R. 8609, titled “Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act,” aims to establish two new offices within the Supreme Court of the United States: the Office of Ethics Counsel and the Office of Investigative Counsel. The Office of Ethics Counsel, led by a Chief...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8609 is a bill that wants to make two special offices at the top U.S. court to help judges follow rules and be fair, with one office giving advice and another checking if they do something wrong.
S. 3664 — To require executive branch employees to report certain royalties, and for other purposes.
September 09, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:3,756
S. 3664, titled the "Royalty Transparency Act," is a legislative bill requiring executive branch employees to disclose royalties they receive from inventions developed during their government employment. It mandates that these disclosures, including those related to...
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This bill, called the "Royalty Transparency Act," wants people who work for the government to tell everyone if they get money from special ideas they created at work, and this information will be shared online. It's like when you invent something cool at school, and you must let the teacher know, so all your friends can see too!
H. R. 7784 — To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to clarify reporting requirements.
March 21, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,155
The Start Applying Labor Transparency Act (SALT Act) aims to amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, focusing on transparency in financial dealings related to labor organizations. It requires labor organizations to report payments, loans, or...
Simple Explanation
The SALT Act wants to make sure everyone knows about the money and deals that affect workers' rights to team up and talk about better work conditions. It says that any payments or deals made to influence these rights need to be reported and that the rules for how to do this should be ready in six months.
S. 4328 — To require any labor organization that is or would be the collective bargaining representative for any employees to provide information regarding the amount of funds in any defined benefit plan of the labor organization before any labor organization election, and for other purposes.
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May 14, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,650
The bill, known as the "Making All Fund Information Available Act," mandates that labor organizations acting as collective bargaining representatives provide detailed information about their defined benefit plans before any election organized by the labor union. This includes notifying...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants labor groups to tell workers about the money they have saved for employee benefits before any big vote. It's like making sure everyone knows how much is in the piggy bank before deciding what to do.
H. R. 6842 — To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, and the STOCK Act to require certain senior officials to report payments received from the Federal Government, to improve the filing and disclosure of financial disclosures by Members of Congress, congressional staff, very senior employees, and others, and to ban stock trading for certain senior Government officials, and for other purposes.
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December 15, 2023
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:5,790
H.R. 6842 aims to enhance transparency and accountability for senior government officials by mandating the reporting of payments received from the Federal Government, improving financial disclosure filing, and prohibiting stock trading for certain officials. It includes...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 6842 is a rule to make sure that important people in the government tell everyone when they get paid by the government, and they're not allowed to trade stocks. This helps keep things fair and honest.
H. R. 6930 — To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require political committees to file separate reports for contributions of $1,000 or more which are received fewer than 20 days before the date of any election in which the committee makes a contribution to, or an expenditure or electioneering communication on behalf of or in opposition to, a candidate or political party in the election, and for other purposes.
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January 10, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:534
H.R. 6930, known as the “Stopping Hidden Interests and Non-disclosure in Elections Act” or the “SHINE Act,” aims to increase transparency in election contributions. It requires political committees to file separate and timely reports for any contributions of $1,000 or more...
Simple Explanation
The SHINE Act is a rule that wants to make sure everyone knows who is giving big money to help or hurt people running for election right before voting day. It says if groups get $1,000 or more very close to the election, they need to tell everyone about it right away so there are no secrets.
H. R. 7853 — To require executive branch employees to report certain royalties, and for other purposes.
April 02, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,514
H.R. 7853, the “Royalty Transparency Act,” requires executive branch employees to report royalties they receive, particularly those relating to inventions made during their government work. The bill aims to increase transparency by having government agencies publish reports on royalties...
Simple Explanation
The Royalty Transparency Act wants to make sure workers for the U.S. government tell everyone about money they get from inventions made while at work, to help everyone know what's happening and avoid any secret deals.
H. R. 8211 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former employees of covered health agencies from serving on the board of entities involved in development and research of a drug, biological product, or device and from profiting from a drug, biological product, or device, and for other purposes.
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May 01, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,665
H. R. 8211, also known as the “Fixing Administrations Unethical Corrupt Influence Act” or the “FAUCI Act,” aims to prevent former top officials from the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from...
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The bill wants to stop important people who used to work for big health agencies from helping companies make medicine or devices right after they leave their jobs, so there is no funny business with money or secret plans. If they break the rules, they could get in big trouble, like paying a lot of money or even going to jail.

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