[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3886 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3886
To require Federal judges and Federal prosecutors to submit quarterly
financial disclosures to the Judicial Conference and the Attorney
General.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 7, 2023
Mr. Santos introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To require Federal judges and Federal prosecutors to submit quarterly
financial disclosures to the Judicial Conference and the Attorney
General.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Unanimous Oversight Act
of 2023'' or the ``GUO Act of 2023''.
SEC. 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.
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