A bill to make technical and conforming changes to the financial disclosure provisions in the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
Public Law 96-19 · H.R. 2805 · 96th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Jun 13, 1979 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. George Danielson (D-CA-30)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Carlos Moorhead
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 338 yea, 49 nay338–49
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
(Reported to House from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service with amendment, H. Rept. 96-114 (Part I))
Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to revise certain financial disclosure requirements for Federal employees. Exempts persons who are not expected to perform the duties of office for more than 60 days per year from provisions requiring new or terminated employees to file financial disclosure reports.
Permits the House and the Senate to require a legislative branch employee, whose employment is terminated prior to the annual reporting date, to file a report covering such individual's period of employment.
Authorizes the appropriate committees of Congress, the Judicial Ethics Committee, and the Office of Government Ethics to waive any reporting requirement under such Act for employees performing their duties less than 130 days a year when such disclosure is deemed not necessary.
States that gifts or reimbursements received in a period when the reporting individual was not a Federal employee need not be reported. Exempts certain gifts from inclusion in the aggregate amount of gifts from one source when a publicly available request for a waiver is granted.
Requires a candidate for President, Vice President, or Member of Congress to file an annual disclosure report only until the election for such office takes place.
Includes in a "qualified blind trust" for purposes of the Act any trust in which the trustee is an investment adviser.
Prohibits any legislative branch, executive branch, or judicial branch report from being made available under the public disclosure provisions of such Act unless the person requesting disclosure has submitted a written application setting forth specified information about the applicant.
Revises the definition of "income" for purposes of titles I, II, and III to allow an individual to elect to include net income derived from business.
Makes certain technical and conforming changes in other disclosure provisions of such Act.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 96th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 339 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
339 yea49 nay46 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(228)
- Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
- Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
- Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
- Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
- Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
- Rep. Richard BollingD-MO-5
- Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
- Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-11
- Rep. Robert EckhardtD-TX-8
- Rep. Paul SimonD-IL-24
- Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
- Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
- Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-20
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
- Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
- Rep. Charles DiggsD-MI-13
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
- Rep. Bennett StewartD-IL-1
- Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
- Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9- Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-30
- Rep. Abner MikvaD-IL-10
Rep. Richard NolanD-MN-6- Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
- Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
- Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
- Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
- Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
- Rep. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-24
- Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. William BrodheadD-MI-17
- Rep. James ShannonD-MA-5
- Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
- Rep. Lionel Van DeerlinD-CA-42
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
- Rep. Morgan MurphyD-IL-2
- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
- Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2- Rep. Robert GiaimoD-CT-3
- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-8
- Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
- Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
- Rep. Elizabeth HoltzmanD-NY-16
- Rep. James BlanchardD-MI-18
- Rep. Alvin BaldusD-WI-3
- Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-1
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Charles VanikD-OH-22
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7- Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
- Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
- Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
- Rep. Toby MoffettD-CT-6
- Rep. Gene MaguireD-NJ-7
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Edward StackD-FL-12
- Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
- Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
- Rep. Michael BarnesD-MD-8
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7- Rep. Ozzie MyersD-PA-1
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-27
- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
- Rep. Raymond LedererD-PA-3
- Rep. Peter PeyserD-NY-23
- Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
- Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
- Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
- Rep. Geraldine FerraroD-NY-9
- Rep. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
- Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
- Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
- Rep. William RatchfordD-CT-5
- Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
- Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-4
- Rep. Herbert HarrisD-VA-8
- Rep. Thomas SteedD-OK-4
Rep. Christopher DoddD-CT-2- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
- Rep. John BurtonD-CA-5
- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-36
- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
- Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
- Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6- Rep. John JenretteD-SC-6
- Rep. Donald BaileyD-PA-21
- Rep. Joseph FisherD-VA-10
- Rep. Gladys SpellmanD-MD-5
- Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. William CotterD-CT-1
- Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
- Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
- Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-39
- Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
- Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
- Rep. Raymond KogovsekD-CO-3
- Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
- Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
- Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
- Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
- Rep. John CavanaughD-NE-2
- Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
- Rep. Adam BenjaminD-IN-1
- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
- Rep. John SlackD-WV-3
- Rep. Donald AlbostaD-MI-10
- Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
- Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
- Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
- Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
- Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
- Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
- Rep. William BonerD-TN-5
- Rep. James LloydD-CA-35
- Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5- Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
- Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
- Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
- Rep. Allen ErtelD-PA-17
- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
- Rep. James MattoxD-TX-5
- Rep. Tom DaschleD-SD-1
- Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
- Rep. Vonno GudgerD-NC-11
- Rep. Koln McKayD-UT-1
- Rep. Edward BeardD-RI-2
- Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
- Rep. Floyd FithianD-IN-2
- Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-11
- Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-2
- Rep. Jerome AmbroD-NY-3
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-9- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
- Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
- Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
- Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. Herbert RobertsD-TX-4
- Rep. Joseph WyattD-TX-14
- Rep. Billy EvansD-GA-8
- Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
- Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
- Rep. Andy IrelandD-FL-8
- Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
- Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
- Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
- Rep. Anthony LeachD-LA-4
- Rep. Kent HanceD-TX-19
- Rep. Eugene AtkinsonD-PA-25
- Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
- Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
- Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
- Rep. Marvin MathisD-GA-2
- Rep. James SantiniD-NV
- Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
- Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
Rep. Richard ShelbyD-AL-7- Rep. David EvansD-IN-6
- Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. Phil GrammD-TX-6
- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
- Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
- Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
- Rep. Richard IchordD-MO-8
Republicans who voted yea(111)
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-18
- Rep. Harold HollenbeckR-NJ-9
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. Pete McCloskeyR-CA-12
- Rep. Charles DoughertyR-PA-4
- Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
- Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
- Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
- Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
- Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
- Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
- Rep. Paul FindleyR-IL-20
- Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
- Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
- Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
- Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
- Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-2
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
- Rep. Robert McEwenR-NY-30
- Rep. William RoyerR-CA-11
- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
- Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
- Rep. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
- Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
- Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
- Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
- Rep. William HarshaR-OH-6
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
- Rep. David MarriottR-UT-2
- Rep. Robin BeardR-TN-6
- Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
- Rep. Arlen ErdahlR-MN-1
- Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
- Rep. Paul TribleR-VA-1
- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
- Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
- Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
- Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
- Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
- Rep. John WydlerR-NY-5
- Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
- Rep. Huey DeckardR-IN-8
- Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
- Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
- Rep. Jack KempR-NY-38
- Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-15
- Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
- Rep. Clarence BrownR-OH-7
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6- Rep. James CourterR-NJ-13
- Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
- Rep. Edwin BethuneR-AR-2
- Rep. Ronald MarleneeR-MT-2
- Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
- Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-37- Rep. Jon HinsonR-MS-4
- Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-43
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5- Rep. Thomas HagedornR-MN-2
- Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
- Rep. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
- Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-27
- Rep. Skip BafalisR-FL-10
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
- Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
- Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
- Rep. Wayne GrishamR-CA-33
- Rep. William CarneyR-NY-1
- Rep. Barry GoldwaterR-CA-20
- Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
- Rep. Richard CheneyR-WY
- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-18
- Rep. Thomas LoefflerR-TX-21
- Rep. David StockmanR-MI-4
- Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
- Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-29
- Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
- Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
- Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
- Rep. Kenneth KramerR-CO-5
- Rep. Eldon RuddR-AZ-4
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9- Rep. Norman ShumwayR-CA-14
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-34- Rep. James JeffriesR-KS-2
- Rep. William DannemeyerR-CA-39
- Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-12
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 129 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · referred to, reported by

Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Jun 13, 1979Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-19.
- Jun 4, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- May 23, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- May 16, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- May 14, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #142 (338-49).House roll call 142
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- May 2, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Mar 13, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Rules Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.