TRUST in Elections Act

Bill: 117-hr-2557
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2021-04-15
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Federal officials

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government information and archives

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-04-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Tax Returns Unveiled to Secure Transparency in Elections Act or the TRUST in Elections Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires any candidate for President or Vice President to report their last 10 years of federal income tax returns to the Office of Government Ethics, which the office shall publish on its public website after making the necessary redactions to prevent identity theft or physical danger. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2557 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2021 Ms. Adams introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform , 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 the disclosure of tax returns of candidates for the office of President or Vice President, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Returns Unveiled to Secure Transparency in Elections Act or the TRUST in Elections Act . 2. Disclosure of tax returns of candidates for the office of President and Vice President (a) In general Section 102 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) (1) Any report filed pursuant to section 101(c) by an individual who is a candidate for the office of President or Vice President shall include the individual’s return of Federal income tax for the previous 10 taxable years. (2) The Director of the Office of Government Ethics may issue regulations authorizing the redaction of personal information as the Director deems necessary to prevent identity theft or physical danger from disclosure of tax returns required under paragraph (1). (3) Not later than 30 days after the date that any tax returns are submitted by an individual pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director shall publish such tax returns on the public Internet website of the Office. . (b) Disclosure permitted Section 6103(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) Disclosure of tax returns under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 The Director of the Office of Government Ethics may publically disclose returns described in section 102(j) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 ( 5 U.S.C. App. 102(j) ) to the extent such returns are required to be made available pursuant to such section. . (c) Application The amendment made by— (1) subsection (a) shall apply to any individual who becomes a candidate for the office, or assumes the office, of President or Vice President, after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) subsection (b) shall apply to disclosures made after the date of the enactment of this Act.