An act to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to protect family members of filers from disclosing sensitive information in a public filing and to extend for 4 years the authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and judicial officers.
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Passed
Latest Action · February 6, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
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.
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