OGE monitors Congressional activity for ethics and ethics-related legislation affecting executive branch agencies.
Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (STOCK Act) and Related Legislation
- Bill to Extend STOCK Act December 8th Posting Deadline to April 15, 2013, H.R. 6634, signed into law on December 7, 2012. (PDF) H.R. 6634 extends the date by which certain Executive Branch public financial disclosure forms must be made available on the internet to April 15, 2013.
- Bill to Extend STOCK Act December 8th Posting Deadline to April 15, 2013, H.R. 6634, passed by the House on December 5, 2012, and the Senate on December 6, 2012. (PDF) H.R. 6634 extends the date by which certain Executive Branch public financial disclosure forms must be made available on the internet to April 15, 2013. The bill goes to the President next for signature.
- Amendment to Extend STOCK Act September 30th Posting Deadline to December 8th, S. 3625, signed into law on September 28, 2012, Public Law 112-178. (PDF) (HTML) S. 3625 extends the date by which most Executive Branch public financial disclosure forms must be made available on the internet to December 8, 2012. The bill also requires Executive Branch officials to submit periodic transaction reports for their spouses and dependent children, effective January 1, 2013.
- Amendment to Extend the STOCK Act August 31st Posting Deadline to September 30th, S. 3510, signed into law on August 16, 2012, Public Law-112-173. (PDF) (HTML) S. 3510 extends the date by which executive branch public financial disclosure forms must be made available on the internet to September 30, 2012.
- Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, S. 2038, signed into law on April 4, 2012, Public Law 112–105. (PDF) (HTML) The STOCK Act established significant new requirements for the Office of Government Ethics, the Executive Branch ethics program, ethics officials, and the thousands of federal officials who file public financial disclosure reports pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act, among other changes. A full summary of the Act’s requirements is available here: Congressional Research Service Summary of the STOCK Act.
- Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (STOCK Act), S. 2038, as amended and passed by the House on February 9, 2012 (PDF)
- Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (STOCK Act), S. 2038, as amended and passed by the Senate on February 2, 2012 (PDF)