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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2529 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require the President, Vice President, and Cabinet-level officers to release their tax returns, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2023 

Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 

Accountability, 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 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require the President, Vice President, and Cabinet-level officers to release 

their tax returns, 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 ‘‘Public Service Trans5 parency Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF TAX RETURNS BY CANDIDATES 

2 FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OR 

3 NOMINEE FOR CABINET-LEVEL POSITIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13104 of title 5, United 

5 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(j)(1) Any report filed pursuant to section 13103(c) 

8 by an individual who is a candidate for the office of Presi9 dent or Vice President shall include the individuals return 

10 of Federal income tax for the taxable year ending in or 

11 with the applicable calendar year covered by such report 

12 and such returns for the previous two taxable years. 

13 ‘‘(2) Any report filed pursuant to section 13103(b) 

14 by an individual who is a nominee for a Cabinet-level posi15 tion shall include the individuals return of Federal income 

16 tax for the taxable year ending in or with the applicable 

17 calendar year covered by such report and such returns for 

18 the previous two taxable years. 

19 ‘‘(3) Any report filed pursuant to section 13103 (d) 

20 and (e) by the President, Vice President, or any individual 

21 occupying a Cabinet-level position shall include the Presi22 dent’s, Vice President’s, or individual’s (as the case may 

23 be) return of Federal income tax for the taxable year end24 ing in or with the applicable calendar year covered by such 

25 report. 


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1 ‘‘(4) If any person covered by paragraph (1), (2), or 

2 (3) files the return for such taxable year with the Internal 

3 Revenue Service after the due date for such report, such 

4 return shall be submitted (in the same manner as such 

5 a report) not later than 30 days after such return was 

6 so filed. 

7 ‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘Cabinet-level posi8 tion’ means— 

9 ‘‘(A) the head of any Executive department (as 

10 that term is defined in section 101); and 

11 ‘‘(B) any other position designated by the 

12 President as a position within the Cabinet.’’. 

13 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub14 section (a) shall apply to any individual who becomes a 

15 candidate for the office, or assumes the office, of President 

16 or Vice President, or becomes a nominee for, or assumes, 

17 a Cabinet-level position (as that term is defined in section 

18 13104(j)(5) of title 5, United States Code, as added by 

19 subsection (a)), after the date of enactment of this Act. 

20 SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE PERMITTED. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6103(i) of the Internal 

22 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 

23 the following new paragraph: 

24 ‘‘(9) DISCLOSURE OF TAX RETURNS UNDER

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1 fice of Government Ethics may disclose returns de2 scribed in section 13104(j)(5) of title 5, United 

3 States Code, to the extent such returns are required 

4 to be made available pursuant to such section.’’. 

5 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub6 section (a) shall apply to disclosures made after the date 

7 of the enactment of this Act. 

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