H.R. 3295 115th Congress House

End SHELLs Act

Official title: To require the President, the Vice President, and certain high-level officials to file a report with the Office of Government Ethics, when selling real propert… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the President, the Vice President, and certain high-level officials to file a report with the Office of Government Ethics, when selling real property, disclosing each natural person who is a beneficial owner of the real property upon completion of the sale, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 19, 2017 Introduced by: Maxine Waters Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liabilityExecutive Office of the PresidentFederal officialsFraud offenses and financial crimes

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Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsReal estate business

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Jul 19, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Jul 19, 2017

Introduced in House

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Latest action July 19, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End Secret Holdings and Ethical and Legal Loopholes Act of 2017 or the End SHELLs Act

This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require the President, Vice President, or any high-level official, to file a report with the Office of Government Ethics 30 days after the sale of real property. The report must identify: (1) the name of each beneficial owner of the property, and (2) the current residential or business street address of each beneficial owner of the property.

The report must be published on the website of the Office of Government Ethics.

The Department of Justice may bring a civil action against an individual who knowingly and willingly falsifies information in a report or fails to file a report after the sale of real property.

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