I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7200 
To require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children 
to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2020 
Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself and Mr. ROY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To require Members of Congress and their spouses and de-
pendent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transparent Represen-
tation Upholding Service and Trust in Congress Act’’ or 
the ‘‘TRUST in Congress Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS AND THEIR SPOUSES AND DE-
PENDENT CHILDREN IN BLIND TRUST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) MEMBERS OCCUPYING OFFICE ON DATE OF 
ENACTMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, a Member of Congress and 
any spouse or dependent child of such Member shall 
place any covered investment owned by such Mem-
ber, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind 
trust. 
(2) MEMBERS ASSUMING OFFICE AFTER DATE 
OF ENACTMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date an individual becomes a Member of Congress 
after the date of enactment of this Act, such indi-
vidual and any spouse or dependent child of such in-
dividual shall place any covered investment owned by 
such individual, spouse, or dependent child into a 
qualified blind trust. 
(3) MINGLING OF ASSETS.—A spouse or de-
pendent child of a Member of Congress may place 
a covered investment in a qualified blind trust estab-
lished by such Member under paragraph (1) or (2). 
(4) ASSETS UPON SEPARATION.—A Member of 
Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such 
Member may not dissolve any qualified blind trust in 
which a covered investment has been placed pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) or (2), or otherwise control 
such an investment, until the date that is 180 days 
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after the date such Member ceases to be a Member 
of Congress. 
(b) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
(1) MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE.—A Member of 
Congress who is a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall— 
(A) not later than 15 days after the date 
a qualified blind trust is established under sub-
section (a), certify to the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives that such trust has been estab-
lished and that any covered investment owned 
by such Member or a spouse or dependent child 
of such Member has been placed in such trust; 
or 
(B) certify to the Clerk that such Member 
or a spouse or dependent child of such Member 
does not own any covered investment. 
(2) MEMBERS OF THE SENATE.—A Member of 
Congress who is a Senator shall— 
(A) not later than 15 days after the date 
a qualified blind trust is established under sub-
section (a), certify to the Secretary of the Sen-
ate that such trust has been established and 
that any covered investment owned by such 
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Member or a spouse or dependent child of such 
Member has been placed in such trust; or 
(B) certify to the Secretary that such 
Member or a spouse or dependent child of such 
Member does not own any covered investment. 
(3) REPORT.—The Clerk of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall 
make available on the public internet website of the 
Clerk and the Secretary, respectively, any certifi-
cation made under paragraph (1) or (2). 
(c) EXCEPTION.—A spouse or dependent child who 
receives compensation from their primary occupation 
through any covered investment shall not be required to 
place such covered investment in a qualified blind trust 
under this Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘commodity’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 1a of the 
Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a). 
(2) COVERED
INVESTMENT.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered investment’’— 
(A) means investment in a security, a com-
modity, or a future, or any comparable eco-
nomic interest acquired through synthetic 
means such as the use of a derivative; and 
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(B) does not include— 
(i) a widely held investment fund de-
scribed in section 102(f)(8) of the Ethics 
in Government Act of 1978; or 
(ii) a United States Treasury bill, 
note, or bond. 
(3) DEPENDENT CHILD.—The term ‘‘dependent 
child’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
109(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. 
(4) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘‘Mem-
ber of Congress’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 109(12) of such Act. 
(5) QUALIFIED
BLIND
TRUST.—The term 
‘‘qualified blind trust’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 102(f)(3) of such Act. 
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