,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,magaz9] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,roy1 ,ms4   
,adams1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mr4 ,cas>1 ,mr4    
,ciscomani1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,ms4 ,craig1  
,mr4 ,crane1 ,mr4 ,cr[1 ,ms4 ,davids (  
,kansas1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 
,mr4 ,g>cia ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,gold5 (  
,ma9e1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1 ,ms4 ,h\lahan1    
,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,s\?     
,dakota1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mrs4 ,kim1 ,mr4  
,l&sman1 ,mr4 ,lawl]1 ,ms4 ,leg]        
,f]n&ez1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,ms4 ,mace1 ,ms4   
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mrvan1 ,mr4 ,murphy1  
,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,ms4 ,norton1
 ,ms4 ,p]ez1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1 ,ms4 ,pett]s51 
,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,sal9as1 ,ms4 ,%]rill1
 ,mr4 ,sor5s51 ,mr4 ,/anton1 ,ms4       
,/ev5s1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4  
,vasquez1 ,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia1    
,mr4 ,mack5zie1 & ,mr4 ,pappas7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ,memb]s ( ,congress

 & _! sp\ses & dep5d5t *ildr5 to place  
c]ta9 assets into bl9d tru/s1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,transp>5t ,repres5tation  
,uphold+ ,s]vice & ,tru/ 9 ,congress    
,act or ! ,,tru/ 9 ,congress ,act4  #b4 
,placem5t ( c]ta9 assets ( ,memb]s (    
,congress & _! sp\ses & dep5d5t *ildr5 9
 bl9d tru/  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,memb]s  
occupy+ (fice on date ( enactm5t ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 a ,memb] ( ,congress & any    
sp\se or dep5d5t *ild ( su* ,memb] %all 
place any cov]$ inve/m5t own$ by su*    
,memb]1 sp\se1 or dep5d5t *ild into a   
qualifi$ bl9d tru/4  7#b7 ,memb]s assum+
 (fice aft] date ( enactm5t ,n lat] ?an 
#ij days aft] ! date an individual      
becomes a ,memb] ( ,congress aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 su* individual &
 any sp\se or dep5d5t *ild ( su*        
individual %all place any cov]$ inve/m5t
 own$ by su* individual1 sp\se1 or      
dep5d5t *ild into a qualifi$ bl9d tru/4 
7#c7 ,m+l+ ( assets ,a sp\se or dep5d5t 

*ild ( a ,memb] ( ,congress may place a 
cov]$ inve/m5t 9 a qualifi$ bl9d tru/   
e/abli%$ by su* ,memb] "u p>agraph 7#a7 
or 7#b74  7#d7 ,assets ^u sep>ation ,a  
,memb] ( ,congress & any sp\se or       
dep5d5t *ild ( su* ,memb] may n dissolve
 any qualifi$ bl9d tru/ 9 :i* a cov]$   
inve/m5t has be5 plac$ pursuant to      
p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 or o!rwise       
control su* an inve/m5t1 until ! date t 
is #ahj days aft] ! date su* ,memb]     
ceases to be a ,memb] ( ,congress4  7b7 
,acc\ntability  7#a7 ,memb]s ( ! ,h\se  
,a ,memb] ( ,congress :o is a ,memb] ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all-- 7,a7 n  
lat] ?an #ae days aft] ! date a qualifi$
 bl9d tru/ is e/abli%$ "u subsection    
7a71 c]tify to ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives t su* tru/ has be5      
e/abli%$ & t any cov]$ inve/m5t own$ by 
su* ,memb] or a sp\se or dep5d5t *ild ( 
su* ,memb] has be5 plac$ 9 su* tru/2 or 
7,b7 c]tify to ! ,cl]k t su* ,memb] or a
 sp\se or dep5d5t *ild ( su* ,memb] does
 n own any cov]$ inve/m5t4  7#b7 ,memb]s

 ( ! ,s5ate ,a ,memb] ( ,congress :o is 
a ,s5ator %all-- 7,a7 n lat] ?an #ae    
days aft] ! date a qualifi$ bl9d tru/ is
 e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a71 c]tify to !
 ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate t su* tru/ has be5
 e/abli%$ & t any cov]$ inve/m5t own$ by
 su* ,memb] or a sp\se or dep5d5t *ild (
 su* ,memb] has be5 plac$ 9 su* tru/2 or
  7,b7 c]tify to ! ,secret>y t su*      
,memb] or a sp\se or dep5d5t *ild ( su* 
,memb] does n own any cov]$ inve/m5t4   
7#c7 ,report ,! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate
 %all make available on ! public website
 ( ! ,cl]k & ! ,secret>y1 respectively1 
any c]tification made "u p>agraph 7#a7  
or 7#b74  7c7 ,exception ,a sp\se or    
dep5d5t *ild :o receives comp5sation f  
_! prim>y occupation ?r\gh any cov]$    
inve/m5t %all n be requir$ to place su* 
cov]$ inve/m5t 9 a qualifi$ bl9d tru/ "u
 ?is ,act4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3
 7#a7 ,commodity ,! t]m commodity has ! 
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #a;a ( !     
,commodity ,ex*ange ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  

#a;a74  7#b7 ,cov]$ inve/m5t ,! t]m     
cov]$ inve/m5t-- 7,a7 means inve/m5t 9 a
 security1 a commodity1 or a future1 or 
any comp>able economic int]e/ acquir$   
?r\gh syn!tic means su* z ! use ( a     
d]ivative2 &  7,b7 does n include-- 7i7 
a widely held inve/m5t fund describ$ 9  
section #acajd7;f77#h7 ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 or  7ii7 a ,unit$  
,/ates ,treasury bill1 note1 or bond4   
7#c7 ,dep5d5t *ild ,! t]m dep5d5t *ild  
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #acaja 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7  
,memb] ( ,congress ,! t]m ,memb] (      
,congress has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 su*  
section #acaja4  7#e7 ,qualifi$ bl9d    
tru/ ,! t]m qualifi$ bl9d tru/ has !    
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section              
#acajd7;f77#c7 ( su* title4