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Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act
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Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act with respect to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to: (1) reduce the number of members of the FEC from eight to five; (2) remove the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House as ex officio members; and (3) permit no more than two members to be affiliated with the same political party. A majority of the FEC members serving at the time shall constitute a quorum, except that three shall constitute a quorum if there are only four members serving. A Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel shall recommend to the President individuals for nomination to the FEC. The President shall appoint the FEC Chair, subject to Senate confirmation as a member of the FEC. The powers of the FEC are revised and distributed between the Chair and the other FEC members. Persons who oppose requests for advisory opinions are permitted to appear at FEC hearings on such requests.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Supported the Government By the People Act (H.R. 20), providing for a voluntary system of financing congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal funds and establishing a refundable tax credit to encourage grassroots campaign donations. Supported the Empowering Citizens Act (H.R. 424), providing a repair of the presidential public financing system, creating a similar public financing system for congressional races, strengthening rules prohibiting coordinated spending by outside groups and ending individual candidate-specific independent-expenditure only committees (individual candidate 'Super PACs'). Supported the Fair Elections Now Act (S. 1538) to establish a voluntary system of public financing for Senate elections. Supported the Democracy for All proposed constitutional amendment (S.J. Res 5, H.J. Res. 22) that would permit Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money to influence elections. Supported the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 430, S. 229) to require disclosure of funds used by corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities influencing elections with independent expenditures and electioneering communications. Supported the Redistricting Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 2173) to require states to establish independent, multi-party citizen redistricting commissions for purposes of drawing district lines. Supported the Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act (S. 2483) to require independent redistricting commissions to draw district lines. Supported the EMPOWER Act (H.R. 2143, S. 1176) to establish a small donor, public matching funds system for presidential candidates to use in presidential primary and general election races. Supported the Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (H.R. 425, S. 1838) to strengthen coordination rules between federal candidates and independent-expenditure only committees and prevent circumvention of anti-corruption contribution limits. Urged the President of the United States to sign an executive order requiring government contractors to disclose their political spending. Opposed efforts to use the budget process to insert campaign finance riders that would lift limits on spending by political parties coordinated with candidates. Opposed riders in the budget process to prohibit the Securities & Exchange Commission from issuing rules requiring public companies to disclose political spending to shareholders. Opposed riders in the budget process to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department from issuing new rules defining candidate-related political activity for social welfare organizations and other nonprofit organizations engaged in more than an insubstantial amount of candidate-related political activity. Opposed policy riders in the appropriations process in general. Supported the REGISTER Act (S. 1970) to establish a system for automatic voter registration in federal elections. Supported the Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 2867, S. 1659), to restore the protections of the Voting Rights Act against racial discrimination in voting and to establish a new preclearance formula. Supported the Shareholder Protection Act (H.R. 446, S. 214) to require shareholder approval of corporate political expenditures. Supported the Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act (H.R. 2125) to require the Federal Communications Commission to update its sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of donors to political campaign broadcast advertisements. Supported the FEC Reform Act (H.R. 2931) to restructure the Federal Elections Commission and establish stronger enforcement powers of campaign finance laws. Supported the Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (H.R. 4177) to require political contributions made by credit cards are from United States citizens. Supported a Senate floor amendment to require companies with revenue of $1 million or more derived from fossil fuel activities to disclose their spending on electioneering ads, if the total exceeds $10,000 yearly. Urged the Election Assistance Commission to withdraw letters to the states of Kansas, Georgia and Alabama authorizing burdensome and duplicative "proof of citizenship" requirements to the federal mail-in voter registration form. Urged the United States Senate to hold a hearing and an up-or-down floor vote for the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the United States Supreme Court. Supported the Federal Election Administration Act (S.2611) to develop a new federal campaign finance law enforcement agency that would have five members instead of six at the current Federal Election Commission. Supported the Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2016 (S. 2738, H.R. 4809) to require political intelligence consultants to register under the Lobbying Disclosure Act and disclose their clients, income and activities. Supported the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (S. 366) to require Senate candidates to file their campaign finance disclosure reports electronically. Supported the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 1459, S. 772) to restore voting rights in federal elections for people who are out of prison and living in their communities. Supported the Voter Registration Modernization Act (S. 1088) to require online voter registration. Supported the Same Day Registration Act (S. 1139) to require same-day voter registration in federal elections. Supported the Supreme Court Ethics Act (H.R. 1943, S. 1072) to require the Supreme Court to establish a transparent Code of Conduct governing ethics rules at the Supreme Court. Supported the Voter Empowerment Act (H.R. 12) to modernize, update and streamline our federal elections, including the registration process and combating deceptive practices. Supported the Automatic Voter Registration Act (H.R. 2694) to establish a system for states for automatic voter registration at state motor vehicle authority offices.
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Introduced in House
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Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Supported H.R. 2931, Restoring Integrity to Americas Elections Act, Federal Election Commission reform. Banning Congressional committee assignments based on political party dues. Foreign spending in federal elections. Increased disclosure of contributions to federal political committees. Increased disclosure of political spending on federal elections by 501(c) and corporate entities. Increasing the scope of coverage of the Lobbying Disclosure Act. Limiting lobbyist political contributions close in time to legislative activity. Strengthening federal political coordination rules for independent-expenditure only committees. Restricting lobbyist contributions to federal candidates. Tax credits/tax rebates for small-dollar political contributions.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Supported the Government By the People Act (H.R. 20), providing for a voluntary system of financing congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal funds and establishing a refundable tax credit to encourage grassroots campaign donations. Supported the Empowering Citizens Act (H.R. 424), providing a repair of the presidential public financing system, creating a similar public financing system for congressional races, strengthening rules prohibiting coordinated spending by outside groups and ending individual candidate-specific independent-expenditure only committees (individual candidate 'Super PACs'). Supported the Fair Elections Now Act (S. 1538) to establish a voluntary system of public financing for Senate elections. Supported the Democracy for All proposed constitutional amendment (S.J. Res 5, H.J. Res. 22) that would permit Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money to influence elections. Supported the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 430, S. 229) to require disclosure of funds used by corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities influencing elections with independent expenditures and electioneering communications. Supported the Redistricting Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 2173) to require states to establish independent, multi-party citizen redistricting commissions for purposes of drawing district lines. Supported the Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act (S. 2483) to require independent redistricting commissions to draw district lines. Supported the EMPOWER Act (H.R. 2143, S. 1176) to establish a small donor, public matching funds system for presidential candidates to use in presidential primary and general election races. Supported the Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (H.R. 425, S. 1838) to strengthen coordination rules between federal candidates and independent-expenditure only committees and prevent circumvention of anti-corruption contribution limits. Urged the President of the United States to sign an executive order requiring government contractors to disclose their political spending. Opposed efforts to use the budget process to insert campaign finance riders that would lift limits on spending by political parties coordinated with candidates. Opposed riders in the budget process to prohibit the Securities & Exchange Commission from issuing rules requiring public companies to disclose political spending to shareholders. Opposed riders in the budget process to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department from issuing new rules defining candidate-related political activity for social welfare organizations and other nonprofit organizations engaged in more than an insubstantial amount of candidate-related political activity. Opposed policy riders in the appropriations process in general. Supported the REGISTER Act (S. 1970) to establish a system for automatic voter registration in federal elections. Supported the Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 2867, S. 1659), to restore the protections of the Voting Rights Act against racial discrimination in voting and to establish a new preclearance formula. Supported the Shareholder Protection Act (H.R. 446, S. 214) to require shareholder approval of corporate political expenditures. Supported the Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act (H.R. 2125) to require the Federal Communications Commission to update its sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of donors to political campaign broadcast advertisements. Supported the FEC Reform Act (H.R. 2931) to restructure the Federal Elections Commission and establish stronger enforcement powers of campaign finance laws. Supported the Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (H.R. 4177) to require political contributions made by credit cards are from United States citizens. Supported a Senate floor amendment to require companies with revenue of $1 million or more derived from fossil fuel activities to disclose their spending on electioneering ads, if the total exceeds $10,000 yearly. Urged the Election Assistance Commission to withdraw letters to the states of Kansas, Georgia and Alabama authorizing burdensome and duplicative "proof of citizenship" requirements to the federal mail-in voter registration form. Urged the United States Senate to hold a hearing and an up-or-down floor vote for the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the United States Supreme Court. Supported the Federal Election Administration Act (S.2611) to develop a new federal campaign finance law enforcement agency that would have five members instead of six at the current Federal Election Commission. Supported the Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2016 (S. 2738, H.R. 4809) to require political intelligence consultants to register under the Lobbying Disclosure Act and disclose their clients, income and activities. Supported the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (S. 366) to require Senate candidates to file their campaign finance disclosure reports electronically. Supported the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 1459, S. 772) to restore voting rights in federal elections for people who are out of prison and living in their communities. Supported the Voter Registration Modernization Act (S. 1088) to require online voter registration. Supported the Same Day Registration Act (S. 1139) to require same-day voter registration in federal elections. Supported the Supreme Court Ethics Act (H.R. 1943, S. 1072) to require the Supreme Court to establish a transparent Code of Conduct governing ethics rules at the Supreme Court. Supported the Voter Empowerment Act (H.R. 12) to modernize, update and streamline our federal elections, including the registration process and combating deceptive practices. Supported the Automatic Voter Registration Act (H.R. 2694) to establish a system for states for automatic voter registration at state motor vehicle authority offices.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Supported the Government By the People Act (H.R. 20), providing for a voluntary system of financing congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal funds and establishing a refundable tax credit to encourage grassroots campaign donations. Supported the Empowering Citizens Act (H.R. 424), providing a repair of the presidential public financing system, creating a similar public financing system for congressional races, strengthening rules prohibiting coordinated spending by outside groups and ending individual candidate-specific independent-expenditure only committees (individual candidate 'Super PACs'). Supported the Fair Elections Now Act (S. 1538) to establish a voluntary system of public financing for Senate elections. Supported the Democracy for All proposed constitutional amendment (S.J. Res 5, H.J. Res. 22) that would permit Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money to influence elections. Supported the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 430, S. 229) to require disclosure of funds used by corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities influencing elections with independent expenditures and electioneering communications. Supported the Redistricting Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 2173) to require states to establish independent, multi-party citizen redistricting commissions for purposes of drawing district lines. Supported the Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act (S. 2483) to require independent redistricting commissions to draw district lines. Supported the EMPOWER Act (H.R. 2143, S. 1176) to establish a small donor, public matching funds system for presidential candidates to use in presidential primary and general election races. Supported the Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (H.R. 425, S. 1838) to strengthen coordination rules between federal candidates and independent-expenditure only committees and prevent circumvention of anti-corruption contribution limits. Urged the President of the United States to sign an executive order requiring government contractors to disclose their political spending. Opposed efforts to use the budget process to insert campaign finance riders that would lift limits on spending by political parties coordinated with candidates. Opposed riders in the budget process to prohibit the Securities & Exchange Commission from issuing rules requiring public companies to disclose political spending to shareholders. Opposed riders in the budget process to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department from issuing new rules defining candidate-related political activity for social welfare organizations and other nonprofit organizations engaged in more than an insubstantial amount of candidate-related political activity. Opposed policy riders in the appropriations process in general. Supported the REGISTER Act (S. 1970) to establish a system for automatic voter registration in federal elections. Supported the Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 2867, S. 1659), to restore the protections of the Voting Rights Act against racial discrimination in voting and to establish a new preclearance formula. Supported the Shareholder Protection Act (H.R. 446, S. 214) to require shareholder approval of corporate political expenditures. Supported the Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act (H.R. 2125) to require the Federal Communications Commission to update its sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of donors to political campaign broadcast advertisements. Supported the FEC Reform Act (H.R. 2931) to restructure the Federal Elections Commission and establish stronger enforcement powers of campaign finance laws. Supported the Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (H.R. 4177) to require political contributions made by credit cards are from United States citizens. Supported a Senate floor amendment to require companies with revenue of $1 million or more derived from fossil fuel activities to disclose their spending on electioneering ads, if the total exceeds $10,000 yearly. Urged the Election Assistance Commission to withdraw letters to the states of Kansas, Georgia and Alabama authorizing burdensome and duplicative "proof of citizenship" requirements to the federal mail-in voter registration form. Urged the United States Senate to hold a hearing and an up-or-down floor vote for the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the United States Supreme Court. Supported the Federal Election Administration Act (S.2611) to develop a new federal campaign finance law enforcement agency that would have five members instead of six at the current Federal Election Commission. Supported the Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2016 (S. 2738, H.R. 4809) to require political intelligence consultants to register under the Lobbying Disclosure Act and disclose their clients, income and activities. Supported the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (S. 366) to require Senate candidates to file their campaign finance disclosure reports electronically. Supported the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 1459, S. 772) to restore voting rights in federal elections for people who are out of prison and living in their communities. Supported the Voter Registration Modernization Act (S. 1088) to require online voter registration. Supported the Same Day Registration Act (S. 1139) to require same-day voter registration in federal elections. Supported the Supreme Court Ethics Act (H.R. 1943, S. 1072) to require the Supreme Court to establish a transparent Code of Conduct governing ethics rules at the Supreme Court. Supported the Voter Empowerment Act (H.R. 12) to modernize, update and streamline our federal elections, including the registration process and combating deceptive practices. Supported the Automatic Voter Registration Act (H.R. 2694) to establish a system for states for automatic voter registration at state motor vehicle authority offices.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Supported the Government By the People Act (H.R. 20), providing for a voluntary system of financing congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal funds and establishing a refundable tax credit to encourage grassroots campaign donations. Supported the Empowering Citizens Act (H.R. 424), providing a repair of the presidential public financing system, creating a similar public financing system for congressional races, strengthening rules prohibiting coordinated spending by outside groups and ending individual candidate-specific independent-expenditure only committees (individual candidate 'Super PACs'). Supported the Fair Elections Now Act (S. 1538) to establish a voluntary system of public financing for Senate elections. Supported the Democracy for All proposed constitutional amendment (S.J. Res 5, H.J. Res. 22) that would permit Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money to influence elections. Supported the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 430, S. 229) to require disclosure of funds used by corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities influencing elections with independent expenditures and electioneering communications. Supported the Redistricting Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 2173) to require states to establish independent, multi-party citizen redistricting commissions for purposes of drawing district lines. Supported the Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act (S. 2483) to require independent redistricting commissions to draw district lines. Supported the EMPOWER Act (H.R. 2143, S. 1176) to establish a small donor, public matching funds system for presidential candidates to use in presidential primary and general election races. Supported the Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (H.R. 425, S. 1838) to strengthen coordination rules between federal candidates and independent-expenditure only committees and prevent circumvention of anti-corruption contribution limits. Urged the President of the United States to sign an executive order requiring government contractors to disclose their political spending. Opposed efforts to use the budget process to insert campaign finance riders that would lift limits on spending by political parties coordinated with candidates. Opposed riders in the budget process to prohibit the Securities & Exchange Commission from issuing rules requiring public companies to disclose political spending to shareholders. Opposed riders in the budget process to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department from issuing new rules defining candidate-related political activity for social welfare organizations and other nonprofit organizations engaged in more than an insubstantial amount of candidate-related political activity. Opposed policy riders in the appropriations process in general. Supported the REGISTER Act (S. 1970) to establish a system for automatic voter registration in federal elections. Supported the Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 2867, S. 1659), to restore the protections of the Voting Rights Act against racial discrimination in voting and to establish a new preclearance formula. Supported the Shareholder Protection Act (H.R. 446, S. 214) to require shareholder approval of corporate political expenditures. Supported the Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act (H.R. 2125) to require the Federal Communications Commission to update its sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of donors to political campaign broadcast advertisements. Supported the FEC Reform Act (H.R. 2931) to restructure the Federal Elections Commission and establish stronger enforcement powers of campaign finance laws. Supported the Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (H.R. 4177) to require political contributions made by credit cards are from United States citizens. Supported a Senate floor amendment to require companies with revenue of $1 million or more derived from fossil fuel activities to disclose their spending on electioneering ads, if the total exceeds $10,000 yearly. Urged the Election Assistance Commission to withdraw letters to the states of Kansas, Georgia and Alabama authorizing burdensome and duplicative "proof of citizenship" requirements to the federal mail-in voter registration form. Urged the United States Senate to hold a hearing and an up-or-down floor vote for the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the United States Supreme Court. Supported the Federal Election Administration Act (S.2611) to develop a new federal campaign finance law enforcement agency that would have five members instead of six at the current Federal Election Commission. Supported the Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2016 (S. 2738, H.R. 4809) to require political intelligence consultants to register under the Lobbying Disclosure Act and disclose their clients, income and activities. Supported the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (S. 366) to require Senate candidates to file their campaign finance disclosure reports electronically. Supported the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 1459, S. 772) to restore voting rights in federal elections for people who are out of prison and living in their communities. Supported the Voter Registration Modernization Act (S. 1088) to require online voter registration. Supported the Same Day Registration Act (S. 1139) to require same-day voter registration in federal elections. Supported the Supreme Court Ethics Act (H.R. 1943, S. 1072) to require the Supreme Court to establish a transparent Code of Conduct governing ethics rules at the Supreme Court. Supported the Voter Empowerment Act (H.R. 12) to modernize, update and streamline our federal elections, including the registration process and combating deceptive practices. Supported the Automatic Voter Registration Act (H.R. 2694) to establish a system for states for automatic voter registration at state motor vehicle authority offices.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Supported the Government By the People Act (H.R. 20), providing for a voluntary system of financing congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal funds and establishing a refundable tax credit to encourage grassroots campaign donations. Supported the Empowering Citizens Act (H.R. 424), providing a repair of the presidential public financing system, creating a similar public financing system for congressional races, strengthening rules prohibiting coordinated spending by outside groups and ending individual candidate-specific independent-expenditure only committees (individual candidate 'Super PACs'). Supported the Fair Elections Now Act (S. 1538) to establish a voluntary system of public financing for Senate elections. Supported the Democracy for All proposed constitutional amendment (S.J. Res 5, H.J. Res. 22) that would permit Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money to influence elections. Supported the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 430, S. 229) to require disclosure of funds used by corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities influencing elections with independent expenditures and electioneering communications. Supported the Redistricting Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 2173) to require states to establish independent, multi-party citizen redistricting commissions for purposes of drawing district lines. Supported the Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act (S. 2483) to require independent redistricting commissions to draw district lines. Supported the EMPOWER Act (H.R. 2143, S. 1176) to establish a small donor, public matching funds system for presidential candidates to use in presidential primary and general election races. Supported the Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (H.R. 425, S. 1838) to strengthen coordination rules between federal candidates and independent-expenditure only committees and prevent circumvention of anti-corruption contribution limits. Urged the President of the United States to sign an executive order requiring government contractors to disclose their political spending. Opposed efforts to use the budget process to insert campaign finance riders that would lift limits on spending by political parties coordinated with candidates. Opposed riders in the budget process to prohibit the Securities & Exchange Commission from issuing rules requiring public companies to disclose political spending to shareholders. Opposed riders in the budget process to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department from issuing new rules defining candidate-related political activity for social welfare organizations and other nonprofit organizations engaged in more than an insubstantial amount of candidate-related political activity. Opposed policy riders in the appropriations process in general. Supported the REGISTER Act (S. 1970) to establish a system for automatic voter registration in federal elections. Supported the Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 2867, S. 1659), to restore the protections of the Voting Rights Act against racial discrimination in voting and to establish a new preclearance formula. Supported the Shareholder Protection Act (H.R. 446, S. 214) to require shareholder approval of corporate political expenditures. Supported the Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act (H.R. 2125) to require the Federal Communications Commission to update its sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of donors to political campaign broadcast advertisements. Supported the FEC Reform Act (H.R. 2931) to restructure the Federal Elections Commission and establish stronger enforcement powers of campaign finance laws. Supported the Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (H.R. 4177) to require political contributions made by credit cards are from United States citizens. Supported a Senate floor amendment to require companies with revenue of $1 million or more derived from fossil fuel activities to disclose their spending on electioneering ads, if the total exceeds $10,000 yearly. Urged the Election Assistance Commission to withdraw letters to the states of Kansas, Georgia and Alabama authorizing burdensome and duplicative "proof of citizenship" requirements to the federal mail-in voter registration form. Urged the United States Senate to hold a hearing and an up-or-down floor vote for the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the United States Supreme Court. Supported the Federal Election Administration Act (S.2611) to develop a new federal campaign finance law enforcement agency that would have five members instead of six at the current Federal Election Commission. Supported the Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2016 (S. 2738, H.R. 4809) to require political intelligence consultants to register under the Lobbying Disclosure Act and disclose their clients, income and activities. Supported the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (S. 366) to require Senate candidates to file their campaign finance disclosure reports electronically. Supported the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 1459, S. 772) to restore voting rights in federal elections for people who are out of prison and living in their communities. Supported the Voter Registration Modernization Act (S. 1088) to require online voter registration. Supported the Same Day Registration Act (S. 1139) to require same-day voter registration in federal elections. Supported the Supreme Court Ethics Act (H.R. 1943, S. 1072) to require the Supreme Court to establish a transparent Code of Conduct governing ethics rules at the Supreme Court. Supported the Voter Empowerment Act (H.R. 12) to modernize, update and streamline our federal elections, including the registration process and combating deceptive practices. Supported the Automatic Voter Registration Act (H.R. 2694) to establish a system for states for automatic voter registration at state motor vehicle authority offices.
2015 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Support campaign finance disclosure legislation in the House and Senate, including H.R. 430 DISCLOSE 2015 Act, S. 229 DISCLOSE Act of 2015. Support for repairing the presidential public financing system, establishing a public financing system for congressional races and curbing candidate-specific Super PACs in the House and Senate, including H.R. 424 Empowering Citizens Act, H.R. 2143 Empower Act, S. 1176 Empower Act of 2015, H.R. 425 Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act. Oppose H.R. 412 and H.R. 195 and efforts to repeal presidential public financing system and terminate Election Assistance Commission. Oppose efforts to repeal or increase the Federal contribution limits. Support for executive order to disclose political donations by government contractors. Support for H.R. 2931 Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act to reform the Federal Election Commission. Support for S. 1260 Sunshine in Sponsorship Identification Act to revise Federal Communications Commission identification rules for commercial and political advertising. Support for S. 1480 Lobbying and Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2015 to prohibit members of Congress and candidates from soliciting campaign contributions from lobbyists while Congress is in session and bar lobbyists from bundling large contributions.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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| Lou Barletta | Republican | PA |
| Richard L. Hanna | Republican | NY |
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE