Published May 23, 2024
House Republican Rep. James Comer (KY) and Democrat Rep. Katie Porter (CA) on Wednesday introduced legislation that would require presidents and vice presidents to disclose gifts valued at more than $10,000 received from or by immediate family members within two years before taking office, while in office, and for two years after leaving office.
Any guesses about who was unavailable for comment?
Here’s a hint: the bill is titled “The Presidential Ethics Reform Act.”
The Presidential Ethics Reform Act:
• Requires presidents and vice presidents to disclose payments, transfers, or other items of value from foreign sources received by themselves or immediate family members within two years before taking office, during time in office, and for two years after leaving office.
• Requires presidents and vice presidents to disclose conflicts of interest upon taking office and throughout time in office.
• Requires presidents and vice presidents to disclose gifts valued at more than $10,000 received from or by immediate family members within two years before taking office, during time in office, and for two years after leaving office.
• Requires presidents and vice presidents to disclose loans or loan repayments made to them by an immediate family member of any amount, or received by an immediate family member from any source (except commercial loans) for over $10,000, within two years before taking office, during time in office, and for two years after leaving office.
• Requires presidents and vice presidents to disclose when immediate family members accompany the president or vice president on official travel, specifying when they do so for business purposes.
• Requires presidents and vice presidents to disclose tax returns for the two years preceding time in office, during time in office, and for the two years following departure from office.
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SOURCE: www.redstate.com
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Published May 23, 2024
House Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., and Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif, join ‘Special Report’ to discuss their efforts on presidential ethics reform legislation.
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RELATED: White House mocks bipartisan ethics bill aimed at presidents, VPs — claims Biden ‘already’ ethical
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer introduced the legislation on Wednesday.AP
Published May 23, 2024
WASHINGTON — A top Republican leading the impeachment inquiry into President Biden and an outspoken Democrat unveiled new ethics legislation Wednesday meant to halt influence peddling among the country’s first and second families — but the White House lampooned the idea and insisted Biden “already” has been ethical.
The Presidential Ethics Reform Act, sponsored by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), would establish new mandatory disclosures while also requiring officeholders to release their tax returns.
“Influence peddling is a cottage industry in Washington and we’ve identified deficiencies in current law that have led to a culture of corruption,” Comer said.
