Posting of travel and financial disclosure reports on public website of Clerk of the House of Representatives
Requiring posting on Internet
The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall post on the public Internet site of the Office of the Clerk, in a format that is searchable, sortable, and downloadable, to the extent technically practicable, each of the following:
The advance authorizations, certifications, and disclosures filed with respect to transportation, lodging, and related expenses for travel under clause 5(b) of rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives by Members (including Delegates and Resident Commissioners to the Congress), officers, and employees of the House.
The reports filed under section 13105(h)(1) of title 5 by Members of the House of Representatives (including Delegates and Resident Commissioners to the Congress).
Applicability and timing
Applicability
Timing
The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall—
not later than
not later than the end of each 45-day period occurring after information is required to be posted under subparagraph (A), post the information required by subsection (a) that the Clerk has received since the last posting under this subsection.
Omission of personally identifiable information
Assistance in protecting personal information
Retention
Source
(Pub. L. 110–81, title III, § 304,Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification
Amendments
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Effective Date of 2012 Amendment
Rule of Construction
impair or limit the construction of the antifraud provisions of the securities laws or the Commodity Exchange Act [7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.] or the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under those provisions;
be in derogation of the obligations, duties, and functions of a Member of Congress, an employee of Congress, an executive branch employee, a judicial officer, or a judicial employee, arising from such person’s official position; or
be in derogation of existing laws, regulations, or ethical obligations governing Members of Congress, employees of Congress, executive branch employees, judicial officers, or judicial employees.”
Exercise of Rulemaking Authority
as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House; and
with full recognition of the constitutional right of the House to change those rules at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the House.”