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birth or adoption of a child, or a death in the family, must now use the form below to make that request, rather than writing a letter to the Committee. In addition, Members, officers, and employees who are required to file an annual Financial Disclosure Statements, may seek a waiver of the requirement to report such gifts on their annual Financial Disclosure Statements. If the financial disclosure waiver is approved by the Committee, the waiver request form will be filed with the Clerk of the House for public disclosure.</p> <h3>Disclosing gifts from foreign governments</h3> <p>Tangible gifts above “minimal value” accepted from a foreign government under the Foreign Gifts & Decorations Act (FGDA) must be disclosed. For the years 2023-2025, “minimal value” under the FGDA is defined as $480. The form is not required for any gift from a foreign government that does not exceed the $480 minimal value. Any tangible gifts above minimal value accepted under the FGDA must be turned over to the Clerk, or, with written permission from the Ethics Committee, such gifts may be retained for official use during the recipient’s tenure in Congress. Note that this form should be filed directly with the Ethics Committee in 1015 Longworth, <u>not</u> with the Clerk in the Legislative Resource Center. </p> <h3>Personal Friendship</h3> <p>Any Member, officer, or employee of the House may accept a gift that is given on the basis of personal friendship, unless there is reason to believe that the gift was provided because of the individual’s official position and not because of the personal friendship. However, if the gift exceeds $250 in value, Members, officers, and employees must seek written approval from the Committee. A House Member, officer, or employee who is requesting approval of a gift under the Personal Friendship Exception must now use the form below to make that request, rather writing the Committee.;</p> <p>In determining whether a gift is provided on the basis of personal friendship, one should consider: (1) the history of the official’s relationship with the donor, including any previous exchange of gifts, (2) whether, to the official’s actual knowledge the donor personally paid for the gift or sought a tax deduction or business reimbursement for the it, and (3) whether, to the official’s actual knowledge, the donor at the same time gave the same or similar gifts to other Members of staff. </p> <div> <h4>Downloads</h4> <ul><li><a href="/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/Special%20Occasion%20Gift%20Waiver%202023%20new%20logo%20and%20examples_0.pdf">Special Occasion Gift Waiver.pdf (pdf)</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/FD%20waiver%20form%202023%20new%20logo_1.pdf">Gift Disclosure Waiver FD.pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/Personal%20Friendship%20Gift%20Waiver%20Form%202023%20new%20logo.pdf">Personal Friendship Gift Waiver Form (2023) (pdf)</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/FGDA%20form%20-%202023%20new%20logo.pdf">FGDA – disclosing gift from foreign government (pdf)</a></li> </ul></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <aside class="grid-8 region region-sidebar-first" id="region-sidebar-first"> <div class="region-inner region-sidebar-first-inner"> <section class="block block-menu-block block-congress-section-menu block-menu-block-congress-section-menu odd" id="block-menu-block-congress-section-menu"> <div class="block-inner clearfix"> <h2 class="block-title"><a href="/forms" class="active-trail">Forms</a></h2> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="menu-block-wrapper menu-block-congress_section_menu menu-name-main-menu parent-mlid-0 menu-level-2"> <ul class="menu"><li class="first leaf menu-mlid-2403"><a href="/financial-disclosure/financial-disclosure-forms-and-filing">Financial Disclosure Forms and Filing</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-2399"><a href="/forms/art-competition">Art Competition Form</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-2404"><a href="/faqs/future-employment">Future Employment Forms</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-2352"><a href="/forms/travel">Travel Forms</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-2400"><a href="/forms/forms-members-practicing-medicine">Forms for Members Practicing Medicine</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-2401"><a href="/forms/stem-competition">STEM Competition</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-2386"><a href="/forms/solicitation-waiver">Solicitation Waiver</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-2402"><a href="/forms/teaching-forms">Teaching Forms</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-2595"><a href="/forms/legal-expense-fund-form">Legal Expense Fund Form</a></li> <li class="leaf menu-mlid-2553"><a href="/forms/outside-positions-forms">Outside Positions Forms</a></li> <li class="last leaf active-trail active menu-mlid-2338"><a href="/forms/gift-waivers" class="active-trail active">Gift Waivers</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </aside> </div> </div></section> <footer id="section-footer" class="section section-footer"> <div id="zone-footer-bottom-wrapper" class="zone-wrapper zone-footer-bottom-wrapper clearfix"> <div id="zone-footer-bottom" class="zone zone-footer-bottom clearfix container-24"> <div class="grid-24 region region-footer-third" id="region-footer-third"> <div class="region-inner region-footer-third-inner"> <section class="block block-block block-1 block-block-1 odd" id="block-block-1"> <div class="block-inner clearfix"> <h2 class="block-title">Committee on Ethics</h2> <div class="content clearfix"> <p>1015 Longworth House Office Building (LHOB), Washington, DC 20515<br /> Phone: <a href="tel:202-225-7103">202-225-7103</a> - Fax: 202-225-7392<br /> Office Hours: <br /> Mon. – Thurs – 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.<br /> Fri. – 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. </p> <p><a href="/contact-us/newsletter-sign-up">Email Update Signup</a></p> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div></footer> </div> <div class="region region-page-bottom" id="region-page-bottom"> <div class="region-inner region-page-bottom-inner"> </div> </div><script type="text/javascript" src="https://ethics.house.gov/profiles/congress/libraries/jquery.validationEngine/js/languages/jquery.validationEngine-en.js?snesdq"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ethics.house.gov/profiles/congress/libraries/jquery.validationEngine/js/jquery.validationEngine.js?snesdq"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[//><!]]> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[//><!]]> </script> </body> </html>