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Senate Code of Official Conduct

The Senate Code of Official Conduct, which sets internal standards for financial disclosure, gifts, conflicts, and foreign travel.

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Jan 5, 2026

How do Senate disclosure rules define travel or hospitality from foreign-linked entities?

Senate ethics rules treat travel or hospitality from foreign-linked entities—defined broadly to include foreign governments, registered foreign agents, and private sponsors that retain lobbyists—as gi...

Jan 5, 2026

What laws and Senate ethics rules govern accepting foreign-linked donations and requirements for returning them?

Federal statutes, Senate Rules, and the Senate Select Committee on Ethics jointly regulate whether senators and their offices may accept gifts, travel or donations that are foreign-linked, require rep...