GUO Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3886
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-07
Policy area: Law
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3886 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2023 Mr. Santos introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require Federal judges and Federal prosecutors to submit quarterly financial disclosures to the Judicial Conference and the Attorney General.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Government Unanimous Oversight Act of 2023 or the GUO Act of 2023 . 2. Quarterly financial disclosure requirement (a) In general In addition to any requirements under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, on a quarterly basis, each Federal judge and each spouse thereof shall submit to the Judicial Conference, and each United States Attorney and Assistant United States Attorney, and each spouse thereof, shall submit to the Attorney General, a financial disclosure containing such information as the Judicial Conference or the Attorney General, as appropriate, may reasonably require. (b) Judicial Conference reporting requirement If the Judicial Conference determines, based on a financial disclosure submitted under subsection (a), that a Federal judge or a spouse thereof has received compensation, reimbursement, or another payment from a foreign government, the Judicial Conference shall refer such matter to the Attorney General. (c) Enforcement If the Attorney General determines, based on a financial disclosure submitted under subsection (a) or a report received under subsection (b), that an individual has violated Federal law, the Attorney General shall take appropriate steps to enforce any such law. (d) Report Upon making a determination that Federal law has been violated under subsection (c), the Attorney General shall submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate on such violation. (e) Penalty An individual who fails to file a report required under subsection (a) shall be fined in an amount of $5,000 for each 30-day period that the individual fails to file such report.