Last night, the House of Representatives unanimously passed Rep. Katie Porter’s (D-CA) Electronic Permitting Modernization Act. The bill, co-led by Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), would streamline the Department of Interior’s permitting process by establishing a central, online location linking to each type of permit.  “Inefficient, outdated processes waste taxpayer dollars and… Read more »

Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) today announced the introduction of two bills to improve transparency in political spending and limit the influence of foreign actors. As ads plaster the airwaves and campaigns kick into full gear, Americans are often left in the dark about who funds advertisements intended to sway our elections and how our donations are being used. Her proposals would combat… Read more »

Reps. Katie Porter (D-CA) and Chris Pappas (D-NH) this week introduced legislation to codify the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), the only independent internal watchdog that probes ethical breaches in Congress. Every two years, Congress passes new rules to regulate how OCE operates, and in 2023, House Republicans voted to weaken OCE and bog down investigations with… Read more »

Up to 12 years’ worth of presidents’ and vice presidents’ tax returns would be public information under new legislation from Rep. Katie Porter. Named the Presidential Ethics Reform Act, Porter, D-Irvine, alongside Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, said the legislation is aimed at providing “full honesty and transparency from presidents and vice presidents” to “restore Americans’… Read more »

Back in March during an impeachment inquiry hearing by the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif. was frustrated by her Republican colleagues' continued push for the impeachment of President Joe Biden, despite the lack of evidence of wrongdoing. “This impeachment inquiry should end today. And where should we go from here? We should stop partisan attacks on each other and… Read more »

Today, Representative Katie Porter (D-CA) introduced five bills that will help Congress function more effectively and curb the influence of special interests in government. Research shows there is a growing appetite from the American people for government reform and modernization. The 118th Congress has been one of the least effective in history, suggesting that… Read more »

Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) will introduce a package of bills Tuesday intended to help Congress run more efficiently and curb influence-peddling by former members of Congress and government officials, her office told The Hill. The package of five bills includes legislation to modernize the government’s federal lobbying disclosure database and enact a blanket two-year ban on lobbying by… Read more »

Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) today are introducing the Presidential Ethics Reform Act, a landmark federal ethics reform bill to deliver transparency to the American people and enable robust congressional oversight. In addition to requiring disclosure of conflicts of interest while in office, the bill requires… Read more »

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House on Wednesday would require presidents and vice presidents to publicly disclose tax returns before, during and after their time in the White House as Congress makes an election-year push to curb foreign influence in American politics.  The proposal, led by the unusual pairing of Republican Rep. James Comer and progressive Democratic Rep.… Read more »

Following a report Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) recently released on conflicting priorities in the student loan servicing industry, Porter and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) reintroduced their bill to boost transparency, oversight, and accountability of student loan servicers. The CFPB Student Loan Integrity and Transparency Act would direct both the Consumer Financial… Read more »