Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 20, 2023
Hundreds of members of Congress requested an extension for their personal financial disclosure due date this year. Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is the only one whose report is still outstanding.
Members' annual reports are due on May 15 each year. Members have the option to file for an extension allowing them to delay their filings until up to Aug. 13 for representatives and Aug. 14 for senators.
Santos joined 280 other members in filing for an extension in May. But unlike the rest of his peers, Santos didn't meet the extended deadline for filing.
Personal financial disclosures provide the public with important information about members' assets, debts and potential conflicts of interest.Â
Published Thursday, aÂ
scathing House Ethics Committee report into the congressman's alleged wrongdoings notes that the congressman "continues to flout his statutory financial disclosure obligations." The report also alleges his "[failure] to correct countless errors and omissions" in prior financial disclosures.
Santos is not running for reelection and faces a motion for expulsion from Congress.
Nineteen members filed their reports after this year's extended deadline, with the latest filer, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), submitting hers on Oct. 4. Members are subject to a $200 fine for filing their report more than 30 days after the original or extended deadline, per House and Senate Ethics rules.
Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week:
