,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bh1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,*affetz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se   
,adm9i/ration1 & 9 addition to !        
,committee on ,rules1 = a p]iod to be   
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ,memb]s 
( ,congress to disclose del9qu5t tax    
liability & to require an e?ics inquiry 
into1 & ! g>ni%m5t ( ! wages (1 a ,memb]
 ) ,f$]al tax liability4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,memb]s 
( ,congress ,tax ,acc\ntability ,act (  
#bjac4  #b4 ,am5dm5t to ! ,e?ics 9      
,gov]nm5t ,act ( #aigh  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,section #ajb7;a7 ( ! ,e?ics 9 ,gov]nm5t
 ,act ( #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#i7  
7,a7 ,= individuals describ$ 9 section  
#aja7;f77#i71 ! am\nt ( any del9qu5t tax
 liability ow$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates or any

 ,/ate or local gov]nm5t entity4  7,b7  
,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m del9qu5t tax     
liability means any tax liability :i*   
has be5 assess$ & ) respect to :i* all  
judicial & adm9i/rative rem$ies h be5   
exhau/$1 or h laps$4  4  7b7 ,inclusion 
9 report ,section #ajb7;b77#a77;,a7 ( ! 
,e?ics 9 ,gov]nm5t ,act ( #aigh 7#e     
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is am5d$ by /rik+      
p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ p>agraphs 7#a7 & 
7#i74  #c4 ,e?ics inquiry ,if a ,memb] (
 ,congress reports a del9qu5t tax       
liability on ! ,memb]'s annual          
disclosure =m requir$ "u section        
#ajb7;a77#i7 ( ! ,e?ics 9 ,gov]nm5t ,act
 ( #aigh 7z add$ by section #b71 !      
appropriate congressional e?ics         
committee %all imm$iately op5 an inquiry
 into ! tax del9qu5cy ( t ,memb] =      
purposes (--  7#a7 det]m9+ ! total      
del9qu5t tax liability ( ! ,memb]2  7#b7
 det]m9+ ! reason ! ,memb] has incurr$ a
 del9qu5t tax liability2  7#c7 det]m9+  
:e!r ! ,memb] has a plan to elim9ate su*
 del9qu5t tax liability2 &  7#d7 det]m9+

 :e!r su* del9qu5t tax liability has    
reflect$ poorly on ,congress4  #d4      
,f$]al tax liability ,a ,memb] (        
,congress :o discloses a del9qu5t tax   
liability "u section #ajb7;a77#i7 ( !   
,e?ics 9 ,gov]nm5t ,act ( #aigh 7z add$ 
by section #b7 %all1 n lat] ?an #cj     
cal5d> days aft] fil+ ! =m1 arrange ) ! 
,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate or ! ,*ief         
,adm9i/rative ,(fic] ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives1 z appropriate1 & !     
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,s]vice to h ! ,memb]'s
 sal>y r$uc$ by an am\nt appropriate to 
pay ! taxes ow$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates )9 a 
reasonable "t p]iod4  #e4 ,memb] (      
congress def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m ,memb]
 ( ,congress means a ,s5ator or a       
,repres5tative 91 or ,delegate or       
,resid5t ,commission] to1 ! ,congress4