,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjbf,mr4 
,torres of ,new ,york 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,moulton7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,house ,administration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ,members of        
,congress to provide disclosures related
 to absences from attendance1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,duty of      
,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,disclosures   
related to prolonged absence from the   
,congress  7a7 ,in general ,an          
individual who is a ,member of ,congress
 and who has a reasonable belief that   
the individual will not be physically   
present to participate in the           
proceedings of the applicable ,house of 
,congress of which the individual is a  
,member for a period of not less than   
#ba consecutive calendar days shall file
 a disclosure statement under subsection
 7b7 with the designated attending      

officer of the ,house of ,congress not  
later than #e calendar days after having
 the reasonable belief4  7b7 ,contents  
of disclosure ,the disclosure statement 
referred to in subsection 7a7 shall     
include the following3  7#a7 ,the       
expected dates during which the ,member 
of ,congress will not be physically     
present to participate4  7#b7 ,a        
statement explaining why the ,member of 
,congress will not be physically present
 to participate during the dates        
described in paragraph 7#a74  7#c7      
,whether the ,member of ,congress shall 
be able to perform official duties or   
responsibilities notwithstanding not    
being physically present1 including     
through remote work1 and1 if so1 a      
description of the duties or            
responsibilities4  7#d7 ,identification 
and contact information of an individual
 employed by the ,member under the      
,members' ,representational ,allowance  
who shall have access to the ,member    
should the need arise with respect to   

the ,house of ,congress4  7c7           
,incapacitation ,a ,member of ,congress 
who does not comply with subsection 7a7 
despite being subject to such subsection
 because the ,member was incapacitated  
or otherwise unable to comply shall file
 a disclosure statement under subsection
 7b7 with the designated attending      
officer of the ,house of ,congress not  
later than #e calendar days after the   
end of the incapacitation or inability  
to comply4  7d7 ,privacy ,a ,member of  
,congress required to file a disclosure 
statement under this section shall not  
be required to disclose any diagnosis1  
prognosis1 course of treatment1 medical 
record1 or other protected health       
information concerning the ,member or   
another individual1 but the disclosure  
statement may contain such additional   
information that the ,member may choose 
to disclose beyond the information      
required under subsection 7b74  7e7     
,updates ,every #cj days after the start
 of a period during which a ,member of  

,congress is not physically present to  
participate in the proceedings of the   
applicable ,house of ,congress and      
through the end of such period1 the     
,member shall file a new disclosure     
statement that updates the information  
provided in the prior disclosure        
statement4  7f7 ,public availability    
,the designated attending officer of    
each ,house of ,congress shall make     
available to the general public1 in a   
website under the authority of the      
officer1 each disclosure statement filed
 with the officer not later than #b     
calendar days after the filing4  7g7    
,enforcement ,the failure to comply with
 this section shall be a matter in the  
jurisdiction of the applicable ethics   
committee4  7h7 ,rulemaking authority   
,this section is enacted as an exercise 
in the rulemaking power of the ,house of
 ,representatives and the ,senate1      
respectively1 and as such shall be      
considered as part of the rules of each 
,house1 with full recognition of the    

constitutional right of either ,house to
 change such rules at any time1 in the  
same manner1 and to the same extent1 as 
any other rule of that ,house4  7i7     
,effective date ,this section shall     
apply with respect to any period during 
which a ,member of ,congress is not     
physically present to participate in the
 proceedings of the applicable ,house of
 ,congress that begins after the date of
 the enactment of this section4  7j7    
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,applicable ethics committee ,the term  
applicable ethics committee means-- 7,a7
 with respect to the ,house of          
,representatives1 the ,committee on     
,ethics of the ,house of                
,representatives2 and  7,b7 with respect
 to the ,senate1 the ,select ,committee 
on ,ethics of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,area  
of constituency ,the term area of       
constituency means--  7,a7 with respect 
to a ,representative in1 or a ,delegate 
or ,resident ,commissioner to1 the      
,congress1 the congressional district of

 the ,representative1 ,delegate1 or     
,resident ,commissioner2 and  7,b7 with 
respect to a ,senator in the ,congress1 
the ,state of the ,senator4  7#c7       
,designated attending officer ,the term 
designated attending officer means--    
7,a7 with respect to the ,house of      
,representatives1 the ,clerk of the     
,house of ,representatives1 or an       
officer or employee of the ,house of    
,representatives designated by the      
,clerk2 and  7,b7 with respect to the   
,senate1 the ,secretary of the ,senate1 
or an officer or employee of the ,senate
 designated by the ,secretary4  7#d7    
,member of ,congress ,the term ,member  
of ,congress means a ,senator or        
,representative in1 or a ,delegate or   
,resident ,commissioner to1 the         
,congress4  7#e7 ,physically present to 
participate in the proceedings ,the term
 physically present to participate in   
the proceedings includes1 with respect  
to a ,house of ,congress1 entering the  
,capitol ,buildings 7as such term is    

defined in section #eaja of title #dj1  
,united ,states ,code71 entering the    
office of a ,member of ,congress in the 
,capitol ,buildings or in the area of   
constituency of the ,member which is    
accessible to the general public1       
entering the applicable ,hall or        
,chamber of such ,house1 casting or     
making a vote in such ,house1 making a  
motion or request for unanimous consent 
on the floor of such ,house1 or engaging
 in any other activity that requires    
physical presence in the ,capitol       
,buildings4