Bill sets ethics rules for informal state reps.
H.R. 10291 — JARED Act · Filed by Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 3, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill requires people who work for the U.S. state department to foreign countries without a formal job to get security clearances. They must file yearly money reports. They cannot make deals that help themselves or their families. Breaking these rules can mean losing a clearance or being removed from the job. Prison time can be up to one year. The Office of State Ethics must report every three months to Congress and the public. Reports cover all filings and rule breaks.
Who it affects
People who work as informal state reps to foreign countries are affected. Citizens can see more about what these reps do and own. The bill closes a gap that let some state agents avoid money checks and clearance reviews.
One thing to notice
The bill defines who must follow the rules very broadly. It includes anyone acting under the direction of the state without a formal contract. It also covers their spouses, close relatives, and work partners.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Sep 3, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 3, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- security clearances — Official permission to access secret state information after a background check.
- money reports — Public reports of money, property, and deals a person owns or is in.
- Office of State Ethics — The state agency that makes sure state workers follow ethics rules.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,923 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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