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Voter Empowerment Act of 2015 [S.3309]
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Voter Empowerment Act of 2015 Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2015 Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) to require states to make available websites for online voter registration. Authorizes automated voter registration of certain individuals and establishes other initiatives to promote voter registration, such as same-day registration and voter registration of individuals under 18 years of age. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration. Amends the Help
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 09/12/2016
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DISCLOSE Act of 2015 Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2015 [S.229]
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DISCLOSE Act of 2015 Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to redefine the term "independent expenditure" as an expenditure by a person that, when taken as a whole, expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or is the functional equivalent of express advocacy because it can be interpreted by a reasonable person only as advocating the election or defeat of a candidate, taking into account whether the communication involved
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S349-350; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S350-352) on 01/21/2015
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Real Time Transparency Act [S.2212]
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Real Time Transparency Act This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to revise the requirement of a 48-hour notification of a campaign contribution of $1,000 or more to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and certain other officials by the principal campaign committee of a candidate for federal office. (Currently, a candidate's principal campaign committee is required to give a written 48-hour notification to the Secretary of the Senate or the FEC, and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, after the receipt of any contribution
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 10/28/2015
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Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act [S.1838]
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Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to treat as a campaign contribution any payment made by any person (other than a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, or a political committee of a political party) for a coordinated expenditure which is not otherwise treated as a contribution. (In effect, replaces and eliminates a prohibition against contributions by minors which the U.S. Supreme Court in McConnell v. Federal Election Commission ruled an unconstitutional violation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S5459-5460) on 07/22/2015
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A bill to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee. [S.18]
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A bill to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee. Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any authorized committee of a candidate or any other political committee established, maintained, or controlled by a candidate or person who holds a federal office from employing the spouse or any immediate family member of such candidate or federal office holder. Amends the federal criminal code to subject
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 01/06/2015
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New Columbia Admission Act [S.1688]
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New Columbia Admission Act Sets forth procedures for admission into the United States of the state of New Columbia. Requires the Mayor of the District of Columbia to: (1) submit to the eligible voters propositions for statehood and adoption of a State Constitution, and (2) issue a proclamation for the first elections to Congress of two Senators and one Representative of New Columbia. Requires the President, upon adoption of such propositions and certification of such elections, to issue a proclamation announcing the results and admitting New Columbia
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/25/2015
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Fair Elections Now Act [S.1538]
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Fair Elections Now Act Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) with respect to: eligibility and qualifying contribution requirements and benefits of fair elections financing of Senate election campaigns, establishment of a Fair Elections Fund, eligibility for Fund allocations, contribution and expenditure requirements, a public debate requirement, certification of whether or not a federal election candidate is a participating candidate, benefits for participating candidates, 600% matching payments to candidates for certain small
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S4098-4099; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S4025-4031) on 06/10/2015
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Lobbying and Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2015 [S.1480]
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Lobbying and Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to declare that, for purposes of dollar limits on contributions, any bundled contribution forwarded by a currently registered lobbyist or a political committee established or controlled by one to an authorized committee of a candidate, a leadership political action committee, or a political party committee shall be treated as both a contribution made by the person forwarding it and as a contribution made by the contributor. Amends the Lobbying
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 06/02/2015
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Same Day Registration Act [S.1139]
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Same Day Registration Act Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states with a voter registration requirement to make same-day voter registration available at the polling place on the date of election itself (or on the day of voting under early voting).
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 04/30/2015
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the African-Americans who duly won election to the House during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era but were wrongly denied the right to take their seats should be recognized as former Members of the House. [HR-628]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the African-Americans who duly won election to the House during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era but were wrongly denied the right to take their seats should be recognized as former Members of the House. Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that: James Lewis, John Willis Menard, Pinckney B.S. Pinchback, and Josiah Thomas Walls duly won election to the House during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era; they were wrongly denied the right to take their seats as Members of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric Richmond
Introduced In House on 02/29/2016
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Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. [HR-5]
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Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. Adopts the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 113th Congress as the Rules for the 114th Congress, with amendments. (Sec. 2) Revises requirements for committee witnesses appearing in a nongovernmental capacity. Requires witnesses, before testifying, to not only include a curriculum vitae in their written statement of proposed testimony, but a disclosure of any federal grants or contracts, or contracts or payments originating with a foreign government received by them during the current
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Introduced In House on 01/06/2015
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for Congress to have the power to implement and enforce limits on when money can be spent on campaign activities, and for other purposes. [HR-373]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for Congress to have the power to implement and enforce limits on when money can be spent on campaign activities, and for other purposes. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: Congress should have the power to implement and enforce limits on when money can be spent on campaign activities; registered candidates for congressional elections should not be allowed to expend campaign funds on advertising more than 60 days before a primary or general election; congressional
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Nolan
Introduced In House on 07/23/2015
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to create a small donor and public finance system for Congressional elections. [HR-336]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to create a small donor and public finance system for Congressional elections. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to eliminate the undue influence of money in politics: Congress should create a small donor and public finance system for congressional elections, which will ensure that Congress is responsible to voters instead of well-financed special interests; and Members of Congress should devote their full time to regular order and governing instead
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Nolan
Introduced In House on 06/24/2015
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to reduce the influence of money in politics. [HR-326]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to reduce the influence of money in politics. It is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission opened the door to the corrupting influence of money in politics, (2) Congress should have the power to regulate the raising and spending of money and in-kind equivalents with respect to federal elections, and (3) all political contributions should be publicly disclosed so that voters have complete information about
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Nolan
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 07/01/2015
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Restore Democracy Resolution [HR-298]
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Restore Democracy Resolution It is the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should enact and the states should ratify a constitutional amendment providing that any right of a corporation or other artificial entity to engage in political activity is not derived from the first amendment but from the laws of the United States and the states, and may be exercised only to the extent provided by such laws. It is the sense of the House that: (1) the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission opened the door to the corrupting
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Nolan
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/16/2015
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve to 4 in the House of Representatives and 2 in the Senate. [HJR-6]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve to 4 in the House of Representatives and 2 in the Senate. Limits Members of the House of Representatives to four terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/12/2015
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. [HJR-49]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. Members of the House of Representatives shall be limited to three terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rod Blum
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 05/15/2015
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections. [HJR-46]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections. Gives Congress the power to prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate the contribution of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents: (1) to candidates standing for election to a federal office in the United States, and (2) prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate the expenditure of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents used to support or purchase media advertisements intended to influence the outcome of any
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kurt Schrader
Introduced In House on 04/21/2015
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. [HJR-39]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. Prohibits a person from serving more than two full consecutive terms as a Senator or six full consecutive terms as a Representative.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Marino
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 04/21/2015
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political speech of corporations and other business organizations with respect to the disbursement of funds in connection with public elections and granting Congress and the States the power to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office. [HJR-38]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political speech of corporations and other business organizations with respect to the disbursement of funds in connection with public elections and granting Congress and the States the power to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office. States that the First Amendment to the Constitution does not apply to the political speech of any corporation, partnership, business trust, association,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Marcy Kaptur
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/31/2015