Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determi…
This bill creates a new subchapter in Title 5 and a new criminal provision in Title 18 prohibiting covered public officials and certain high-ranking adjacent individuals (and their spouses/dependent children) from issuing, sponsoring, or promoting financial assets for pecuniary gain. Covered assets include securities, commodities, and digital assets (cryptocurrencies, meme coins, tokens, NFTs), plus derivatives.
Progressives emphasize anti-corruption and modern-asset coverage
Ethics language could attract bipartisan support, but criminalizing high-level officials, retroactivity, and broad private suits create significant resistance and procedural hurdles.
This bill creates a new subchapter in Title 5 and a new criminal provision in Title 18 prohibiting covered public officials and certain high-ranking adjacent individuals (and their spouses/dependent children) from issuing, sponsoring, or promoting financial assets for pecuniary gain.
Covered assets include securities, commodities, and digital assets (cryptocurrencies, meme coins, tokens, NFTs), plus derivatives.
Violations trigger civil actions (AG enforcement, private right of action), disgorgement (including retroactive), civil penalties up to $250,000, and criminal penalties up to five years imprisonment for certain harms, with bribery and insider-trading cross-references.
Substantive anti-corruption aims may attract support, but constitutional, vagueness, retroactivity and enforcement breadth make enactment and judicial survival uncertain.
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Progressives emphasize anti-corruption and modern-asset coverage
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize anti-corruption and modern-asset coverage
Likely supportive as a strong anti-corruption measure closing modern emoluments loopholes, especially for crypto and NFTs.
Views retroactive disgorgement and private suits as useful accountability tools, though may want tougher enforcement in some areas.
Generally favorable to anti-corruption aims but concerned about vague terms and legal conflicts.
Would seek clearer definitions, guardrails for due process, and coordination with existing securities and ethics law.
Likely skeptical or opposed, viewing the bill as an expansive federal intrusion with vague speech-impacting terms and retroactive liability.
Sees risk of weaponized litigation and constraints on private-sector activity by officials or family.
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Substantive anti-corruption aims may attract support, but constitutional, vagueness, retroactivity and enforcement breadth make enactment and judicial survival uncertain.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize anti-corruption and modern-asset coverage
Substantive anti-corruption aims may attract support, but constitutional, vagueness, retroactivity and enforcement breadth make enactment a…
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