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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4715 

To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require more detailed 

travel disclosure filings from judicial officers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 17, 2019 

Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. CLINE, Ms. NORTON, and Ms. JACKSON LEE) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require 

more detailed travel disclosure filings from judicial officers, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Judicial Travel Ac5 countability Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TRAVEL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. 

7 Section 102(a)(2) of the Ethics in Government Act 

8 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 

9 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘(A) The identity’’ and in2 serting ‘‘(A)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), 

3 the identity’’; and 

4 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(ii) In the case of a judicial officer, the iden6 tity of the source, a brief description, and the value 

7 of all gifts aggregating more than the minimal value 

8 as established by section 7342(a)(5) of title 5, 

9 United States Code, or $250, whichever is greater, 

10 received from any source, other than a relative, dur11 ing the preceding calendar year, except that any gift 

12 with a fair market value of $100 or less, as adjusted 

13 at the same time and by the same percentage as the 

14 minimal value is adjusted, need not be aggregated 

15 for purposes of this subparagraph.’’; and 

16 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(D)(i) In the case of a judicial officer required 

18 to file an annual financial disclosure statement con19 taining information described in subparagraph 

20 (A)(ii) or (B), not later than 15 days after the date 

21 on which a trip required to be disclosed in the state22 ment ends, the judicial officer shall file— 

23 ‘‘(I) a detailed description of the meetings 

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1 cluding the names of the other known attendees 

2 of the meeting or event; 

3 ‘‘(II) the total transportation expenses, in 

4 dollars, for the judicial officer; 

5 ‘‘(III) the total transportation expenses, in 

6 dollars, for any family member who accom7 panied the judicial officer; 

8 ‘‘(IV) the total lodging expenses, in dollars, 

9 for the judicial officer; 

10 ‘‘(V) the total lodging expenses, in dollars, 

11 for any family member who accompanied the ju12 dicial officer; 

13 ‘‘(VI) the total meal expenses, in dollars, 

14 for the judicial officer; and 

15 ‘‘(VII) the total meal expenses, in dollars, 

16 for any family member who accompanied the ju17 dicial officer. 

18 ‘‘(ii) As soon as practicable after any informa19 tion required to be filed by a judicial officer under 

20 clause (i) is filed, the information shall be made 

21 available on a public website.’’. 

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