This bill significantly enhances financial transparency and ethics requirements for federal officials. It mandates that federal officers and employees file financial disclosure reports biannually , covering two distinct six-month periods each year, and expands these disclosure obligations to the President, Vice President, and Cabinet Secretaries, requiring them to report detailed financial information for a broad range of their relatives . This aims to prevent potential conflicts of interest arising from family financial dealings and ensures greater accountability for high-ranking officials. Furthermore, the bill imposes strict prohibitions on the business activities of the President and Vice President. They would be barred from holding financial interests in any for-profit entity and must divest such interests within 30 days of taking office, with an exception for retirement accounts. The bill also prohibits them, their spouses, and dependent children from using their name or likeness for profit or serving in decision-making roles within for-profit businesses, while also restricting the use of certain gifts for official presidential duties.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Government Operations and Politics
No Bribes for Politicians Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-5359| House
| Updated: 9/15/2025
This bill significantly enhances financial transparency and ethics requirements for federal officials. It mandates that federal officers and employees file financial disclosure reports biannually , covering two distinct six-month periods each year, and expands these disclosure obligations to the President, Vice President, and Cabinet Secretaries, requiring them to report detailed financial information for a broad range of their relatives . This aims to prevent potential conflicts of interest arising from family financial dealings and ensures greater accountability for high-ranking officials. Furthermore, the bill imposes strict prohibitions on the business activities of the President and Vice President. They would be barred from holding financial interests in any for-profit entity and must divest such interests within 30 days of taking office, with an exception for retirement accounts. The bill also prohibits them, their spouses, and dependent children from using their name or likeness for profit or serving in decision-making roles within for-profit businesses, while also restricting the use of certain gifts for official presidential duties.