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HOUSE 336117th CongressMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to provide evidence or to release United States citizen Paul Whelan.

Last Action
4/27/2022

Actions

  • 2021-01-15Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • 2021-01-15Introduced in House
  • 2021-01-15Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-01-15 (00)

Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust in Congress Act or the TRUST in Congress Act

This bill requires a Member of Congress, as well as any spouse or dependent child of a Member, to place specified investments into a qualified blind trust (i.e., an arrangement in which certain financial holdings are placed in someone else's control to avoid a possible conflict of interest) until 180 days after the end of their tenure as a Member of Congress.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Chip Roy (R-TX)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • Bill Foster (D-IL)
  • Mondaire Jones (D-NY)
  • Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
  • Scott Perry (R-PA)
  • Fred Keller (R-PA)
  • Ron Wright (R-TX)
  • JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
  • Dean Phillips (D-MN)
  • Val Demings (D-FL)
  • BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
  • Michael Cloud (R-TX)
  • Karen Bass (D-CA)
  • Tom Malinowski (D-NJ)
  • Katie Porter (D-CA)
  • Haley Stevens (D-MI)
  • Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
  • TIM RYAN (D-OH)
  • Susan Wild (D-PA)

Subjects

  • Commodities markets
  • Family relationships
  • Financial services and investments
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government information and archives
  • Members of Congress
  • Securities
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