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Public Law113th CongressGovernment Operations and Politics
S. 716Became Law

A bill to modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access to certain financial disclosure statements and related forms.

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What it doesSummary public law (Apr 15, 2013)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (STOCK Act) with respect to mandatory public, on-line reporting of financial disclosure statements by congressional staff and executive branch officers and employees.

Applies mandatory public, on-line reporting of financial disclosure statements only to Members of Congress, congressional candidates, the President, the Vice President, and executive branch officers at levels I and II of the Executive Schedule who require nomination by the President and confirmation by the Senate.

Extends until January 1, 2014, the deadline for:

  • the Secretary, the Sergeant at Arms, and the Clerk to develop systems to enable the electronic filing of financial disclosure reports as well as their on-line public availability;
  • the Director of the Office of Government Ethics to develop such systems for financial disclosure forms filed by covered executive branch officials.

Repeals: (1) the prohibition against requiring a login to search or sort the data contained in the publicly available financial disclosure systems, and (2) the requirement that a login protocol with the name of the user be utilized by a person downloading data contained in the reports.

What just happenedApr 15, 2013

Became Public Law No: 113-7.

Who’s behind it

Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV](D-NV)Sponsor
Read on Congress.gov
17actions8subjects
  • Enrolled Bill
  • Engrossed in SenateApr 11, 2013
  • Considered and Passed SenateApr 11, 2013
  • Public LawApr 16, 2013
  1. Apr 15, 2013President

    Became Public Law No: 113-7.

  2. Apr 15, 2013BecameLaw36000

    Became Public Law No: 113-7.

  3. Apr 15, 2013President

    Signed by President.

  4. Apr 15, 2013BecameLaw36000

    Signed by President.

  5. Apr 12, 2013Floor

    Presented to President.

  6. Apr 12, 2013President28000

    Presented to President.

  7. Apr 12, 2013FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  8. Apr 12, 2013FloorH37100

    On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1979)

  9. Apr 12, 2013Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H1979)

  10. Apr 12, 2013FloorH30200

    Mr. Cantor asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.

  11. Apr 12, 2013FloorH30000

    Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1978-1979)

  12. Apr 11, 2013FloorH15000

    Held at the desk.

  13. Apr 11, 2013Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  14. Apr 11, 2013FloorH14000

    Received in the House.

  15. Apr 11, 2013Floor

    Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2583-2584; text as passed Senate: CR S2584; text of measure as introduced: CR S2593)

  16. Apr 11, 2013Floor17000

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2583-2584; text as passed Senate: CR S2584; text of measure as introduced: CR S2593)

  17. Apr 11, 2013IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Public LawApr 15, 201349

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (STOCK Act) with respect to mandatory public, on-line reporting of financial disclosure statements by congressional staff and executive branch officers and employees.

Applies mandatory public, on-line reporting of financial disclosure statements only to Members of Congress, congressional candidates, the President, the Vice President, and executive branch officers at levels I and II of the Executive Schedule who require nomination by the President and confirmation by the Senate.

Extends until January 1, 2014, the deadline for:

  • the Secretary, the Sergeant at Arms, and the Clerk to develop systems to enable the electronic filing of financial disclosure reports as well as their on-line public availability;
  • the Director of the Office of Government Ethics to develop such systems for financial disclosure forms filed by covered executive branch officials.

Repeals: (1) the prohibition against requiring a login to search or sort the data contained in the publicly available financial disclosure systems, and (2) the requirement that a login protocol with the name of the user be utilized by a person downloading data contained in the reports.

Introduced in SenateApr 11, 2013

Amends the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (STOCK Act) with respect to mandatory public, on-line reporting of financial disclosure statements by congressional staff and executive branch officers and employees.

Applies mandatory public, on-line reporting of financial disclosure statements only to Members of Congress, congressional candidates, the President, the Vice President, and executive branch officers at levels I and II of the Executive Schedule who require nomination by the President and confirmation by the Senate.

Extends until January 1, 2014, the deadline for:

  • the Secretary, the Sergeant at Arms, and the Clerk to develop systems to enable the electronic filing of financial disclosure reports as well as their on-line public availability;
  • the Director of the Office of Government Ethics to develop such systems for financial disclosure forms filed by covered executive branch officials.

Repeals: (1) the prohibition against requiring a login to search or sort the data contained in the publicly available financial disclosure systems, and (2) the requirement that a login protocol with the name of the user be utilized by a person downloading data contained in the reports.

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