House Passes Bill Requiring Public Disclosure of President’s Tax Documents

Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) in Washington on Dec. 20, 2022. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 22 approved a measure that would require the U.S. government to make a president’s tax documents public.

H.R. 9640 (pdf), or the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022, was approved on a 222–201 vote, with five Republicans joining all Democrats in voting yes. Eight members missed the vote.