FAIR Act

Bill: 115-hr-568
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2017-01-13
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Federal officials

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government information and archives

Members of Congress

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Financial Accountability in Reporting Act or the FAIR Ac</b>t </p> <p>This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require an individual who filed a financial disclosure report as a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, or Member of Congress to file a financial disclosure report by May 15 of the year in which the individual assumed the position or within 30 days of assuming the position, whichever is later. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 568 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2017 Ms. Sánchez (for herself, Ms. Jayapal , and Ms. Velázquez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committee on House Administration , 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 the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require certain Federal officials to make requisite financial disclosures within 30 days of assuming office, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial Accountability in Reporting Act or the FAIR Act . 2. Financial disclosures within 30 days of assuming office (a) In general Section 101(a) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 ( 5 U.S.C. App. 101 ) is amended— (1) by striking or as a candidate for the position ; and (2) by adding after the period at the end the following: An individual who assumes any such position and who filed a report as a candidate for such position under subsection (c) shall file a report containing the information described in section 102(b) by May 15 of the year in which the individual assumed the position or within 30 days of assuming the position, whichever is later. . (b) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to any individual assuming the position of an officer or employee described in subsection (f) of section 101 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 ( 5 U.S.C. App. 101(f) ) on or after the date of enactment of this section.