S. 1558 · 109th Congress

A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to protect family members of filers from disclosing sensitive information in a public filing and extend the public filing requirement for 5 years.

Stage
Passed a chamber
Introduced
2005-07-29
Latest action
2006-02-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

Summary

Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to: (1) exempt family members of judicial officers and employees (currently, only officers and employees are exempt) from publicly filing reports disclosing certain personal and sensitive information upon a finding that publication of such information could endanger such officers, employees, or their families; (2) allow a report to be redacted to the extent necessary to protect such individuals; and (3) extend the authority to redact until December 31, 2009.