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Source #11985

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TitleSenate Ethics Committee filing requirements
Original URLhttps://www.congressstock.com/
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date2012-04-04
EntityeFD system
Captured2026-04-23T06:24:17.073Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-04-23T06:24:17.073Z UTC
SHA-256197dc948d9b18742b76d1f6ca20f2bdc567c352f79e4f5e20be9acfd37451090
Content length111 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
The Senate uses an electronic filing system (eFD) for financial disclosure reports as required by the STOCK Act

Verifying this receipt

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Companion machine-readable receipt: /source/11985/receipt.json