HR 1623 · 108th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Presidential Gifts Accountability Act

Introduced 2003-04-03· Sponsored by Rep. Ose, Doug [R-CA-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.(2003-04-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Presidential Gifts Accountability Act - Directs the Archivist of the United States to maintain a current inventory of all presidential gifts. Requires the head of a Federal office or agency to report to the Archivist any information regarding a presidential gift. Requires the Archivist to: (1) make inventory information available to the public; (2) disclose to the public additional information regarding each gift from any person who makes presidential gifts in a year having a cumulative value of $100 or more; and (3) report to specified congressional committees on each disposition of a gift other than a gift from a relative or a gift having a value of less than $100. Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to prohibit the President and any spouse from: (1) accepting any gift of stock in a corporation or any gift certificate; (2) accepting gifts from a single source in a year having a cumulative value greater than $1,000, except a personalized, honorific award; (3) accepting any gift beginning on the date of a presidential election occurring during the President's term and ending on the date of the beginning of the next presidential term, unless the President is reelected for th…

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