Three Republican lawmakers failed to file their annual financial disclosures on time despite each requesting and receiving an extension from the House Ethics Committee, making them the latest members of Congress to flout a federal disclosure law.
Reps. Dan Crenshaw and Michael McCaul of Texas and Lauren Boebert of Colorado have yet to file a financial disclosure report disclosing their assets, liabilities and sources of income during 2025 — a requirement for all lawmakers under the Ethics in Government Act.
In April, McCaul requested — and the House granted him — a 90-day extension from the May 15 deadline, pushing it to Aug. 13. But as of Tuesday, McCaul still had not filed, according to the House’s financial disclosure database.
“Due to a staff change, the office was unaware that the financial disclosure had not been filed,” McCaul’s office told The Washington Sun.
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Crenshaw, who will exit Congress in January after losing his primary earlier this year, requested an extension in May, and the House extended his deadline to Aug. 13. As of Tuesday, Crenshaw still has not filed his annual financial disclosure.
In May, Boebert, who advertises the House’s financial disclosure rules on her congressional website, asked for a 60-day filing extension. This pushed her deadline to July 14. She didn’t file her disclosure then and hasn’t since, House records indicate.
Neither Crenshaw’s nor Boebert’s offices responded to repeated requests for comment. Tom Rust, the House Ethics Committee’s chief counsel, declined to comment.
Because each lawmaker’s annual report is more than 30 days overdue, they are subject to a $200 fine.
Every other member of Congress has submitted an annual financial disclosure for 2025, although in the case of Sen. Jim Justice (R-West Virginia), for one, not always on time.
McCaul, Crenshaw and Boebert join a lengthy list of federal lawmakers who’ve violated the Ethics in Government Act or the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act by failing to properly disclose their personal finances.
Since last summer, violators in the House include Reps.Gil Cisneros (D-California), Michael Rulli (R-Ohio), Shri Thanedar (D-Michigan), Tracey Mann (R-Kansas), Julie Johnson (D-Texas), Linda Sánchez (D-California), Julia Letlow (R-Louisiana), Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Lisa McClain (R-Michigan), Pat Ryan (D-New York), Sheri Biggs (R-South Carolina), Derek Tran (D-California), Donald Norcross (D-New Jersey), Tim Walberg (R-Michigan), Rich McCormick (R-Georgia), Ritchie Torres (D-New York), Troy Nehls (R-Texas), Dan Meuser (R-Pennsylvania), Jonathan Jackson (D-Illinois), George Whitesides (D-California), Val Hoyle (D-Oregon), Austin Scott (R-Georgia), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida), Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington), Kelly Morrison (D-Minnesota), Christian Menefee (D-Texas), Daniel Webster (R-Florida), Ed Case (D-Hawaii), Laurel Lee (R-Florida) and Scott Franklin (R-Florida). Rep.Kevin Hern (R-Oklahoma) was also late, although his office denies it, and Crenshaw violated the STOCK Act earlier this year by failing to properly disclose personal stock trades.
Senators who’ve violated the STOCK Act during the past year include Sens. Alan Armstrong (R-Oklahoma), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Susan Collins (R-Maine), John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado), Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) and John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania).
President Donald Trump has also violated the STOCK Act with late disclosures.
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