Media got the first leaks about the impending bills in the new Congress. Among them — changes in the electoral law, the budget rule, as well as in procedural matters of the Chamber.
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The Congress is preparing a bill requiring candidates for US President to make public his tax returns for 10 years. It is expected that if passed, this Law will be forced to make public Declaration of Donald trump. An employee of the chamber from the democratic staff that is familiar with this bill, until called HR1, told The Hill that the candidates must show their report within 15 days after registration. The requirement will apply and the candidates for Vice-President.
CNN, in turn, noted that this draft law could be adopted by Congress where now Democrats have the majority, but passage of the Senate them less real, but President — impossible. Unnamed interlocutors CNN suggested that the bill is more politically motivated and have to show the ethical guidelines of the Democrats, their views on how they should be arranged in the electoral process. Perhaps this legislative initiative focused on a future fight for the presidency.
But if this is so, and HR1 tucked into a long-haul flight, tax returns trump the Democrats care about here and now. Sources The Hill in Congress claim that the head of the tax Committee Richard Neal is preparing a formal request to the Treasury on the granting of declarations of the President. The law supposedly gives him such a right, although skeptics note that in such provision there are numerous details that can allow the Treasury Department in this case denied. And these details, of course, the administration will use.
Trump became the first US President who made no secret of his tax returns, citing the fact that they deals exclusively with the IRS. This is partly due to the business records of the incumbent President.
Among other high-profile bills, which leaked to the media — the revival of the «Rules of Gephardt«, which automatically raises the debt ceiling (the borrowing limit of the nation) when the House of representatives adopts the budget.
Also, the Democrats have already said about planning some changes in the Congress. Will be created the Committee on climate change (such in Congress was when the last time Pelosi was speaker) and a bipartisan election Committee. It is planned to restore a rule requiring Congress to provide not less than 72 hours to review the bills. Talking about the organization of training courses on ethics. Not forgotten the promise on the prohibition of sexual and religious discrimination members of the house (those interested can go to the meetings in hijab). Also preparing for changes that hinder the procedure of change of speaker.
