,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ae1 #bjbj,ms4 
,spanberger 7for herself and ,mr4 ,roy7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,house   
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
,members of ,congress and their spouses 
and dependent children to place certain 
assets into blind trusts1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,transparent        
,representation ,upholding ,service and 
,trust in ,congress ,act or the ,,trust 
in ,congress ,act4  #b4 ,placement of   
certain assets of ,members of ,congress 
and their spouses and dependent children
 in blind trust  7a7 ,in general  7#a7  
,members occupying office on date of    
enactment ,not later than #ij days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 a  
,member of ,congress and any spouse or  
dependent child of such ,member shall   
place any covered investment owned by   
such ,member1 spouse1 or dependent child

 into a qualified blind trust4  7#b7    
,members assuming office after date of  
enactment ,not later than #ij days after
 the date an individual becomes a       
,member of ,congress after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 such individual 
and any spouse or dependent child of    
such individual shall place any covered 
investment owned by such individual1    
spouse1 or dependent child into a       
qualified blind trust4  7#c7 ,mingling  
of assets ,a spouse or dependent child  
of a ,member of ,congress may place a   
covered investment in a qualified blind 
trust established by such ,member under 
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b74  7#d7 ,assets   
upon separation ,a ,member of ,congress 
and any spouse or dependent child of    
such ,member may not dissolve any       
qualified blind trust in which a covered
 investment has been placed pursuant to 
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 or otherwise    
control such an investment1 until the   
date that is #ahj days after the date   
such ,member ceases to be a ,member of  

,congress4  7b7 ,accountability  7#a7   
,members of the ,house ,a ,member of    
,congress who is a ,member of the ,house
 of ,representatives shall-- 7,a7 not   
later than #ae days after the date a    
qualified blind trust is established    
under subsection 7a71 certify to the    
,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives
 that such trust has been established   
and that any covered investment owned by
 such ,member or a spouse or dependent  
child of such ,member has been placed in
 such trust2 or  7,b7 certify to the    
,clerk that such ,member or a spouse or 
dependent child of such ,member does not
 own any covered investment4  7#b7      
,members of the ,senate ,a ,member of   
,congress who is a ,senator shall-- 7,a7
 not later than #ae days after the date 
a qualified blind trust is established  
under subsection 7a71 certify to the    
,secretary of the ,senate that such     
trust has been established and that any 
covered investment owned by such ,member
 or a spouse or dependent child of such 

,member has been placed in such trust2  
or  7,b7 certify to the ,secretary that 
such ,member or a spouse or dependent   
child of such ,member does not own any  
covered investment4  7#c7 ,report ,the  
,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives
 and the ,secretary of the ,senate shall
 make available on the public internet  
website of the ,clerk and the           
,secretary1 respectively1 any           
certification made under paragraph 7#a7 
or 7#b74  7c7 ,exception ,a spouse or   
dependent child who receives            
compensation from their primary         
occupation through any covered          
investment shall not be required to     
place such covered investment in a      
qualified blind trust under this ,act4  
7d7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,commodity ,the term commodity has the  
meaning given the term in section #a;a  
of the ,commodity ,exchange ,act 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #a;a74  7#b7 ,covered         
investment ,the term covered            
investment-- 7,a7 means investment in a 

security1 a commodity1 or a future1 or  
any comparable economic interest        
acquired through synthetic means such as
 the use of a derivative2 and  7,b7 does
 not include-- 7i7 a widely held        
investment fund described in section    
#ajb7;f77#h7 of the ,ethics in          
,government ,act of #aigh2 or  7ii7 a   
,united ,states ,treasury bill1 note1 or
 bond4  7#c7 ,dependent child ,the term 
dependent child has the meaning given   
that term in section #aji7b7 of the     
,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh4   
7#d7 ,member of ,congress ,the term     
,member of ,congress has the meaning    
given that term in section #aji7ab7 of  
such ,act4  7#e7 ,qualified blind trust 
,the term qualified blind trust has the 
meaning given that term in section      
#ajb7;f77#c7 of such ,act4