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To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns.
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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate: (1) the taxpayer election to designate $3 of income tax liability for financing of presidential election campaigns, (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and (3) the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account. The Department of the Treasury must transfer: (1) specified funds remaining in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund, and (2) the remainder of the funds to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction.
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Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 5 - 3.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2023 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Monitor issues related to ACA, specifically, Medicaid expansion. Monitor "KIDS ACT of 2017" S.1827. Issues related to dental practice management services inclusion in COVID-related packages Public Law Number 116-136 CARES Act Public Law Number 116-127 Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Monitor issues related to ACA, specifically, Medicaid expansion. Monitor "KIDS ACT of 2017" S.1827. Issues related to dental practice management services inclusion in COVID-related packages Public Law Number 116-136 CARES Act Public Law Number 116-127 Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Monitor issues related to ACA, specifically, Medicaid expansion. Monitor "KIDS ACT of 2017" S.1827. Issues related to dental practice management services inclusion in COVID-related packages Public Law Number 116-136 CARES Act Public Law Number 116-127 Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Corps of Engineers, Department of the Interior, and Environmental Protection Agency ecosystem restoration, flood protection, beneficial use of dredged materials, National Wildlife Refuge System and land acquisition projects, project approvals and implementation Implementation of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-322), including provisions dealing with flood protection/ecosystem restoration projects; and the beneficial use pilot program, Section 1122 Beneficial use of dredged materials and San Francisco Bay Restoration Program in America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, S.3591; the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, H.R. 7575; and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.133, P.L. 116-260 Implementation of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, P.L. 115-123, including provisions dealing with funding for the Corps of Engineers South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
21st Century Cures Act 2.0 340B Drug Discount Program Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) AMP Cap Biosimilar approval and reimbursement policy issues Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) - Part D provisions BLOCKING Act Buy American and other associated issues related to procurement and sourcing of finished product and active pharmaceutical ingredients Cell, gene and radioligand therapies Comprehensive Immunosuppressant Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020 Co-pay accumulator programs COVID-19 Defense Production Act Diversity in Clinical Trials Drug cost and pricing policy issues Drug Importation and counterfeiting policy issues Drug shortages policy issues Drug vial size policy issues FDA modernization policy issues Foreign manufacturing policy issues Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement FY 2022 Labor-HHS Appropriations H.R.1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R.133, Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 H.R.2815, The BIOSIM Act H.R.2855, Star Rating for Biosimilars Act H.R.3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.5463, Drug Pricing Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 5260, Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act H.R. 4811, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2021 Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 Medicaid Generics Penalty Fix Medicaid Payment Reform Notice of Benefit Payment Parameters (NBPP) Orphan Drugs Outcomes based contracting/value based arrangements Part B Home Infusion Patient assistance program policy issues PDUFA, BSUFA, GDUFA Pharmaceutical quality Pharmaceutical supply chain H.R.5388/S.2740 PREPARE ACT of 2021 (API stockpiling) Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Regulatory efficiencies policy issues S.1427, HR 2869 - Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2021 S.164, Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021 Transparency policy issues Vaccines White House National Biodefense Strategy H.R. 5416, The Give Kids a Chance Act Cancer Moonshot
Client expense: $1,790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
21st Century Cures Act 2.0 340B Drug Discount Program Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) AMP Cap Biosimilar approval and reimbursement policy issues Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) - Part D provisions BLOCKING Act Buy American and other associated issues related to procurement and sourcing of finished product and active pharmaceutical ingredients Cell, gene and radioligand therapies Comprehensive Immunosuppressant Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020 Co-pay accumulator programs COVID-19 Defense Production Act Diversity in Clinical Trials Drug cost and pricing policy issues Drug Importation and counterfeiting policy issues Drug shortages policy issues Drug vial size policy issues FDA modernization policy issues Foreign manufacturing policy issues Funding for Biodefense/Biomedical/Emergency Preparedness Research, Development and Procurement FY 2022 Labor-HHS Appropriations H.R.1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R.133, Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2021 H.R.2815, The BIOSIM Act H.R.2855, Star Rating for Biosimilars Act H.R.3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.5463, Drug Pricing Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 5260, Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act H.R. 4811, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2021 Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 Medicaid Generics Penalty Fix Medicaid Payment Reform Notice of Benefit Payment Parameters (NBPP) Orphan Drugs Outcomes based contracting/value based arrangements Part B Home Infusion Patient assistance program policy issues PDUFA, BSUFA, GDUFA Pharmaceutical quality Pharmaceutical supply chain H.R.5388/S.2740 PREPARE ACT of 2021 (API stockpiling) Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Regulatory efficiencies policy issues S.1427, HR 2869 - Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2021 S.164, Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021 Transparency policy issues Vaccines White House National Biodefense Strategy H.R. 5416, The Give Kids a Chance Act HR 5376 Build Back Better Act of 2021 S. 7399 Prevent Pandemics Act HR 19/S. 2164 Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 Healthcare Disparities Accelerated Approval (HR 6963 and HR 6996) Cancer Moonshot Initiative
2022 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Corps of Engineers, Department of the Interior, and Environmental Protection Agency ecosystem restoration, flood protection, beneficial use of dredged materials, National Wildlife Refuge System and land acquisition projects, project approvals and implementation Implementation of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-322), including provisions dealing with flood protection/ecosystem restoration projects; and the beneficial use pilot program, Section 1122 Beneficial use of dredged materials and San Francisco Bay Restoration Program in America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, S.3591; the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, H.R. 7575; and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.133, P.L. 116-260 Implementation of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, P.L. 115-123, including provisions dealing with funding for the Corps of Engineers South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Monitor issues related to ACA, specifically, Medicaid expansion. Monitor "KIDS ACT of 2017" S.1827. Issues related to dental practice management services inclusion in COVID-related packages Public Law Number 116-136 CARES Act Public Law Number 116-127 Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). S. 2352, Retirement Security Preservation Act. S. 2913/H.R. 5202, Protecting Critical Services for Mothers and Babies Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). S. 3533/H.R. 6364, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. H.R.8083, Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act of 2020. S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act. H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2020 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). S. 2352, Retirement Security Preservation Act. S. 2913/H.R. 5202, Protecting Critical Services for Mothers and Babies Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). S. 3533/H.R. 6364, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. H.R.8083, Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act of 2020. S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act. H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Flood risk reduction efforts along the Columbia River including implementation of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (PL 115-123) and education regarding the Columbia River Treaty. Support for continued relief for local government functions and programs in additional COVID-19 legislation. Support for implementation of local government funding in H.R. 748, the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136). Support for development and passage of H.R. 133, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Ace of 2021 (CRRSAA)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). S. 2352, Retirement Security Preservation Act. S. 2913/H.R. 5202, Protecting Critical Services for Mothers and Babies Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). S. 3533/H.R. 6364, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. H.R.8083, Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act of 2020. S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act. H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2020 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Proposals related to PBGC premiums. Proposals related to plan funding. Proposals to facilitate new growth of pension plans. Proposals related to nondiscrimination testing of pension plans. H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress). Proposals related to defined benefit plan administration. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). S. 2352, Retirement Security Preservation Act. S. 2913/H.R. 5202, Protecting Critical Services for Mothers and Babies Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). S. 3533/H.R. 6364, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. H.R.8083, Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act of 2020. S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act. H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Proposals related to small business retirement issues. SIMPLE IRAs. Required minimum distribution issues. Proposals to assist military spouses. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 321, Retirement Security Act. S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). H.R. 4117, IRA Preservation Act. H.R. 4637, SAVE Act of 2017 (115th Congress). H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act . H.R. 7927/S. 4173, Military Spouses Retirement Security Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act. H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Proposals related to small business retirement issues. SIMPLE IRAs. Required minimum distribution issues. Proposals to assist military spouses. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 321, Retirement Security Act. S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). H.R. 4117, IRA Preservation Act. H.R. 4637, SAVE Act of 2017 (115th Congress). H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act . H.R. 7927/S. 4173, Military Spouses Retirement Security Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act. H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Proposals to modify the dividends received deduction for life insurance separate accounts and the interest expenses disallowance for corporate-owned life insurance policies. Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage and adequacy, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals related to creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to the Department of Labor's regulation defining fiduciary. Qualified plan issues. Proposals related to self correcting inadvertent plan errors. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Proposals related to annuity incentives. Proposals related to electronic disclosure, including H.R. 4610/S. 3795, the RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). H.R. 1439, Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. S. 321, Retirement Security Act. Proposals related to ETFs and Variable Annuities. H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6732, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange traded funds. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act. H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2020 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage and adequacy, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals related to creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to the Department of Labor's regulation defining fiduciary. Qualified plan issues. Proposals related to self correcting inadvertent plan errors. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Proposals related to annuity incentives. Proposals related to electronic disclosure, including H.R. 4610/S. 3795, the RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). H.R. 1439, Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. S. 321, Retirement Security Act. Proposals related to ETFs and Variable Annuities. H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6732, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange traded funds. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act. H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2020 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Issues related to expanding retirement coverage and adequacy, facilitating retirement income, and increasing retirement security. Issues related to qualifying longevity annuity contracts. Issues related to state law preemption. Proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules including H.R. 1907, Retirement Security for American Workers Act. Proposals related to environmental, social, and governance criteria in plan investments. Kids Savings Accounts. H.R. 3910, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make lifetime income and managed account options of defined contribution retirement savings plans portable (115th Congress). H.R. 4523, the Automatic Retirement Plan Act (115th Congress). H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). 403(b) investments. Annuity defaults. Executive Order 13847, Strengthening Retirement Security in America. Annuity tax credit. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. S. 321, Retirement Security Act. H.R. 4637, the SAVE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 6257, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings. H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to expanding retirement coverage and adequacy, facilitating retirement income, and increasing retirement security. Issues related to qualifying longevity annuity contracts. Issues related to state law preemption. Proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules including H.R. 1907, Retirement Security for American Workers Act. Proposals related to environmental, social, and governance criteria in plan investments. Kids Savings Accounts. H.R. 3910, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make lifetime income and managed account options of defined contribution retirement savings plans portable (115th Congress). H.R. 4523, the Automatic Retirement Plan Act (115th Congress). H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). 403(b) investments. Annuity defaults. Executive Order 13847, Strengthening Retirement Security in America. Annuity tax credit. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. S. 321, Retirement Security Act. H.R. 4637, the SAVE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 6257, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings. H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
2020 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Proposals related to retirement plans for small business. Proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Guidance related to nondiscrimination rules for defined contribution plan annuity investment products. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to income investment options. Proposals related to electronic disclosure, including H.R. 4610/S. 3795, the RETIRE Act (115th Congress). Plan consolidation. Proposals to amend the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA to avoid duplicative annual reporting, including H.R. 982 and S. 354. H.R. 3910, to make lifetime income and managed account options of defined contribution retirement savings plans portable (115th Congress). H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). Executive Order 13847, Strengthening Retirement Security in America. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. S. 321, Retirement Security Act. H.R. 4523, the Automatic Retirement Plan Act (115th Congress). H.R. 4637, the SAVE Act (115th Congress). Issues related to e-notarization. H.R. 6257, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). S. 3533/H.R. 6364, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings. H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Proposals related to retirement plans for small business. Proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Guidance related to nondiscrimination rules for defined contribution plan annuity investment products. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to income investment options. Proposals related to electronic disclosure, including H.R. 4610/S. 3795, the RETIRE Act (115th Congress). Plan consolidation. Proposals to amend the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA to avoid duplicative annual reporting, including H.R. 982 and S. 354. H.R. 3910, to make lifetime income and managed account options of defined contribution retirement savings plans portable (115th Congress). H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). Executive Order 13847, Strengthening Retirement Security in America. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. S. 321, Retirement Security Act. H.R. 4523, the Automatic Retirement Plan Act (115th Congress). H.R. 4637, the SAVE Act (115th Congress). Issues related to e-notarization. H.R. 6257, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). S. 3533/H.R. 6364, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings. H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
2020 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage and adequacy, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals related to creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to the Department of Labor's regulation defining fiduciary. Qualified plan issues. Proposals related to self correcting inadvertent plan errors. Proposals related to electronic disclosure, including H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). Executive Order 13847, Strengthening Retirement Security In America. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act. S. 321, Retirement Security Act. H.R. 4637, the SAVE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. Issues related to E-notarization. S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). S. 3533/H.R. 6364, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings. H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Proposals to expand retirement plan coverage and adequacy, including proposals to reform the multiple employer plan rules. Proposals related to creation of new qualified retirement plans for small business. Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to the Department of Labor's regulation defining fiduciary. Qualified plan issues. Proposals related to self correcting inadvertent plan errors. Proposals related to electronic disclosure, including H.R. 4610/S.3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). Executive Order 13847, Strengthening Retirement Security In America. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 1011, to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act. S. 321, Retirement Security Act. H.R. 4637, the SAVE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. Issues related to E-notarization. S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). S. 3533/H.R. 6364, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings. H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
2020 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Proposals to enhance retirement savings opportunities for employers, employees, and individuals, including self correcting inadvertent plan errors. Small business tax credit. Issues related to the Department of Labor's regulation defining fiduciary. Required minimum distribution issues. SIMPLE IRAs. H.R. 1938, Small Employer Retirement Savings Auto-Enrollment Credit Act. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 321, Retirement Security Act. S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act. H.R. 4637, the SAVE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). H.R. 8083, Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act of 2020. S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings. H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Proposals to enhance retirement savings opportunities for employers, employees, and individuals, including self correcting inadvertent plan errors. Small business tax credit. Issues related to the Department of Labor's regulation defining fiduciary. Required minimum distribution issues. SIMPLE IRAs. H.R. 1938, Small Employer Retirement Savings Auto-Enrollment Credit Act. H.R. 4524, the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act (115th Congress). S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act. S. 321, Retirement Security Act. S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act. H.R. 4637, the SAVE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (H.R. 925). H.R. 8083, Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act of 2020. S.4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings. H.R. 8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 8606, To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
HR 20, Government by the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 162 cosponsors) HR 73, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Duncan, 1 cosponsor) HR 133, a bill to eliminate the presidential public financing system for presidential elections (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 172, a bill to restore the free speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment (Rep. Jones, 5 cosponsors) HR 319, a bill to lower the federal campaign contribution limit (Rep. Capuano, no cosponsors) HR 376, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Capuano, 38 cosponsors) HR 528, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit individuals holding Federal office from directly soliciting contributions to or on behalf of any political committee under such Act (Rep. Boyle, 3 cosponsors) HR 658, Protect Democracy from Criminal Corporations Act (Rep. Ellison, 1 cosponsor) HR 781, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (Rep. Scalise, 63 cosponsors) HR 838, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate or by an immediate family member of the candidate (Rep. Ruiz, 6 cosponsors) HR 1134, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 136 cosponsors) HR 1341, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, 45 cosponsors) HR 1439, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act (Rep. Lujan, 73 cosponsors) HR 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign (FCC) Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 31 cosponsors) HR 1548, Real Time Transparency Act (Rep. O'Rourke, 1 cosponsor) HR 1615, Get Foreign Money out of US Elections Act (Rep. Raskin, 83 cosponsors) HR 1723, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1743, No PAC Act (Rep. O'Rourke, 1 cosponsor) HR 2034, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 13 cosponsors) HR 2101, Prior Approval Reform Act (Rep. Amodei, 28 cosponsors) HR 3837, Campaign Sunlight Act (Rep. Deutch, 1 cosponsor) HR 3952, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, 1 cosponsor) HR 3953, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to replace the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3954, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3955, Empowering Citizens Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4077, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 23 cosponsors) HR 4341, Openness in Political Expenditures Now (OPEN) Act (Rep. Cartwright, 4 cosponsors) HR 5008, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 2 cosponsors) HR 5409, Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act (Rep. Castor, 4 cosponsors) HR 6239, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 172 cosponsors) HR 6248, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 6249, REFUSE Act (Rep. Kaptur, 24 cosponsors) HR 6433, Go to Washington, Go to Work Act (Rep. Nolan, 2 cosponsors) HR 6900, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 14 cosponsors) HR 7120, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend through 2023 the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on the basis of a schedule of penalties established and published by the Commission (Rep. Harper, 1 cosponsor) H.J. Res. 31, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 139 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 48, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Nolan, 65 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 64, an an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 90, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (Rep. Shea Porter, 7 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 113, an amendment to the Constitution relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (Rep. Schiff, 19 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 141, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (Rep. McNerney, 1 cosponsor) S. 264, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (Sen. Lankford, 5 cosponsors) S. 298, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (Sen. Tester, 54 cosponsors) S. 300, a bill to require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and to provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (Sen. Tester, 5 cosponsors) S. 589, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S. 1585, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 45 cosponsors) S. 1660, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S. 1683, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Donnelly, no cosponsors) S. 1880, We the People Democracy Reform Act (Sen. Udall, 16 cosponsors) S. 1929, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections (Sen. Udall, no cosponsors) S.1931, a bill to reform public financing for presidential elections and provide for public financing for congressional elections (Sen. Udall, no cosponsors) S. 1989, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 32 cosponsors) S. 2695, Inaugural Committee Transparency Act (Sen. Cortez Masto, 7 cosponsors) S. 2939, Shell Company Abuse Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 4 cosponsors) S. 2966, Stop Secret Foreign Interference in Elections Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 2 cosponsors) S. 3150, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 48 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 8, a constitutional amendment relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (Sen. Udall, 42 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 20, a constitutional amendment to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state (Sen. Tester, 1 cosponsor) HR 12, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 184 cosponsors) HR 126, a bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade (Rep. Al Green, 2 cosponsors) HR 607, Voter Access Protection Act (Rep. Ellison, 2 cosponsors) HR 634, Election Assistance Commission Termination Act (Rep. Harper, no cosponsors) HR 787, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote early voting in elections for Federal office and to prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (Rep. Cohen, 32 cosponsors) HR 794, EAC Reauthorization Act (Rep. Bob Brady, 49 cosponsors) HR 893, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 4 cosponsors) HR 944, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 946, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 1044, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Ellison, 8 cosponsors) HR 1094, Weekend Voting Act (Rep. Slaughter, 95 cosponsors) HR 1291, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Rep. Norton, 178 cosponsors) HR 1398, FAST Voting Act (Rep. Connolly, 4 cosponsors) HR 1562, SAFE Act (Rep. Pocan, 25 cosponsors) HR 2090, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Messer, 2 cosponsors) HR 2499, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, 61 cosponsors) HR 2669, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 38 cosponsors) HR 2694, BASE in Voting Act (Rep. Issa, 13 cosponsors) HR 2840, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 148 cosponsors) HR 2854, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 86 cosponsors) HR 2876, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Bob Brady, 63 cosponsors) HR 2978, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 192 cosponsors) HR 2981, Open Our Democracy Act (Rep. Delaney, 4 cosponsors) HR 3029, Combating the President's Voter Suppression Commission Act (Rep. Veasey, 19 cosponsors) HR 3038, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 21 cosponsors) HR 3057, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 5 cosponsors) HR 3091, Voter Roll Integrity Act (Rep. Pocan, 18 cosponsors) HR 3113, Citizenship Empowerment Act (Rep. Boyle, 15 cosponsors) HR 3132, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 24 cosponsors) HR 3214, Anti-Voter Suppression Act (Rep. Richmond, 74 cosponsors) HR 3239, Voting Rights Amendment Act (Rep. Sensenbrenner, 89 cosponsors) HR 3343, Servicemember Voting Protection Act (Rep. Kihuen, 1 cosponsor) HR 3623, SHIELD Act (Rep. Sewell, 15 cosponsors) HR 3684, PROVE Act (Rep. Beyer, 52 cosponsors) HR 3751, PAPER Act (Rep. Meadows, 20 cosponsors) HR 4276, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, 10 cosponsors) HR 5011, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 124 cosponsors) HR 5147, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 3 cosponsors) HR 5564, Help Students Vote Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 9 cosponsors) HR 6122, SAVE VOTERS Act (Rep. Bob Brady, 11 cosponsors) HR 6293, Right to Petition Congress Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 6298, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 6435, Election Vendor Security Act (Rep. Raskin, 25 cosponsors) HR 6436, a bill to direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to State election officials and Congress annual reports on pre-election threats for general elections for Federal office (Rep. Kathleen Rice, no cosponsors) HR 6449, Protect Election Systems from Foreign Control Act (Rep. Delaney, 13 cosponsors) HR 6482, Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act (Rep. Jeff Duncan, 18 cosponsors) HR 6494, SECURE Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 1 cosponsor) HR 6564, Voting Innovation Prize Act (Rep. Lujan, 9 cosponsors) HR 6607, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act (Rep. McEachin, 22 cosponsors) HR 6612, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 36 cosponsors) HR 6663, Secure Elections Act (Rep. Tom Rooney, 5 cosponsors) HR 6723, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 5 cosponsors) HR 6880, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 29 cosponsors) HR 7040, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors) HR 7127, Native American Voting Rights Act (Rep. Lujan, 16 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 28, a constitutional amendment to protect voting rights of U.S. citizens (Rep. Engel, 2 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 65, Every Vote Counts Amendment (Rep. Gene Green, 25 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 74, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the right to vote (Rep. Pocan, 37 cosponsors) H.J. Res 91, an amendment to the Constitution regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths (Rep. Plaskett, 1 cosponsor) S. 360, Same Day Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S. 1231, Vote by Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 19 cosponsors) S. 1353, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Sen. Leahy, 12 cosponsors) S. 1388, a bill to repeal the requirement for voting assistance officers for members of the Armed Forces (Sen. Rounds, no cosponsors) S. 1419, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Leahy, 49 cosponsors) S. 1437, Voter Empowerment Act (Sen. Gillibrand, 16 cosponsors) S. 1510, Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber Attacks Act, (Sen. Klobuchar, 11 cosponsors) S. 1547, Anti-Voter Suppression Act (Sen. Booker, 32 cosponsors) S. 1588, Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin, 21 cosponsors) S. 1783, PROVE Act (Sen. Duckworth, 8 cosponsors) S. 1821, a bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems (Sen. Gillibrand, 1 cosponsor) S. 1828, Weekend Voting Act (Sen. Reed, 7 cosponsors) S. 2035, SAVE Act (Sen. Heinrich, 1 cosponsor) S. 2106, Register America to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 4 cosponsors) S. 2240, Students VOTE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S. 2261, Secure Elections Act (Sen. Lankford, 5 cosponsors) S. 2313, DETER Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 17 cosponsors) S. 2593 Secure Elections Act (Sen. Lankford, 13 cosponsors) S. 2699, Help Students Vote Act (Sen. Booker, 2 cosponsors) S. 3049, Protecting American Votes and Elections Act (Sen. Wyden, 14 cosponsors) S. 3279, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act (Sen. McCaskill, 4 cosponsors) S. 3311, Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 2 cosponsors) S. 3498, Democracy Day Act (Sen. Sanders, no cosponsors) S. 3543, Native American Voting Rights Act (Sen. Udall, 13 cosponsors) S. 3572, Election Systems Integrity Act (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors) S. 3573, Protect Our Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 2 cosponsors) HR 151, a bill to require states conducting redistricting plans to obtain a declaratory judgment or preclearance in the manner provided under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in order for the subsequent plan to take effect (Rep. Al Green, 1 cosponsor) HR 711, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 4 cosponsors) HR 712, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 26 cosponsors) HR 713, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 12 cosponsors) HR 1102, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 79 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 30, a constitutional amendment to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States (Rep. Steve King, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 106, an amendment to the Constitution to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States (Rep. Davidson, 3 cosponsors) S. 3123, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) HR 145, Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 305, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Rep. Eshoo, 175 cosponsors; the discharge petition has 193 signers) HR 356, Protecting Our Democracy Act (Rep. Swalwell, 201 cosponsors); the discharge petition has 194 signers. HR 371, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Rep. Clark, 155 cosponsors) HR 384, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, 1 cosponsor) HR 397, a bill to require Members of Congress to disclose delinquent tax liability and to require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal tax liability (Rep. Chaffetz, 1 cosponsor) HR 464, a bill permitting the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Rep. Connolly, 11 cosponsors) HR 484, DRAIN the SWAMP Act (Rep. DeFazio, 4 cosponsors) HR 540, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 28 cosponsors) HR 568, FAIR Act (Rep. Linda Sanchez, 8 cosponsors) HR 796, Drain the Swamp Act (Rep. DeSantis, 2 cosponsors) HR 840, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, 4 cosponsors) HR 841, Phone the White House Act (Rep. Speier, 18 cosponsors) HR 842, EDIT Act (Rep. Stefanik, 10 cosponsors) HR 1132, Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act (Rep. Buck, 3 cosponsors) HR 1172, Presidential Trade Transparency Act (Rep. Neal, 35 cosponsors) HR 1287, a bill to require that any Executive order be published on the White House website not less than 72 hours before the Executive order is signed (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 70 cosponsors) HR 1356, a bill to permit disclosure of tax return information to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate (Rep. Speier, 41 cosponsors) HR 1388, CLEAN Act, a bill to codify into law the Office of Congressional Ethics (Rep. O'Halleran, no cosponsors) HR 1701, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (Rep. Cartwright, 10 cosponsors) HR 1711, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 61 cosponsors) HR 1729, Statutes at Large Modernization Act (Rep. Brat, 6 cosponsors) HR 1742, Article V Records Transparency Act (Rep. Messer, no cosponsors) HR 1770, OPEN Government Data Act (Rep. Kilmer, 12 cosponsors) HR 1855, a bill to repeal the authorizations for office space, office expenses, franking and printing privileges, and staff for former Speakers of the House of Representatives (Rep. Jones, 1 cosponsor) HR 1934, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 1938, President-Elect Release of Tax Return Act (Rep. Garrett, 2 cosponsors) HR 1960, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 96 cosponsors) HR 1987, Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act (Rep. Raskin, 67 cosponsors) HR 2195, OSC Access Act (Rep. Blum, 5 cosponsors) HR 2277, End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act (Rep. Slaughter, 1 cosponsor) HR 2414, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, 23 cosponsors) HR 2440, Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Transactions Act (Rep. Raskin, 7 cosponsors) HR 2455, Separation of Government and Presidents Financial Interests Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2456, Safeguarding Government from Foreign Corruption Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2493, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 6 cosponsors) HR 2494, a bill to require the President to place any financial conflicts of interest into a blind trust (Rep. Espaillat, 2 cosponsors) HR 2678, ETHICS Act (Rep. Cicilline, 23 cosponsors) HR 2762, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 27 cosponsors) HR 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act (Rep. Cicilline, 3 cosponsors) HR 3462, Office of Government Ethics Independence Act (Rep. Cicilline, 22 cosponsors) HR 3532, No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act (Rep. Evans, 1 cosponsor) HR 3587, BRIBE Act (Rep. Gomez, 2 cosponsors) HR 3654, Special Counsel Independence Protection Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 153 cosponsors) HR 3843, COAL Act (Rep. Suozzi, 2 cosponsors) HR 3974, JETS Act (Rep. Aguilar, no cosponsors) HR 4013, 2020 American Census Investment Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 36 cosponsors) HR 4014, DRAIN the Swamp Act (Rep. Cicilline, 10 cosponsors) HR 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Mike Johnson, 7 cosponsors) HR 4187, Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust (BLAST) Act (Rep. Hollingsworth, 1 cosponsor) HR 4509, No Congressional First Class Flights Act (Rep. Blum, 7 cosponsors) HR 4510, No Congressional Vehicle Leases Act (Rep. Blum, 3 cosponsors) HR 4511, No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act (Rep. Blum, no cosponsors) HR 4631, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 16 cosponsors) HR 4669, Special Counsel Integrity Act (Rep. Cohen, 1 cosponsor) HR 4818, Pulled Pork Act (Rep. Rosen, 1 cosponsor) HR 4826, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Rep. Cummings, 14 cosponsors) HR 4906, Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 12 cosponsors) HR 5289, a bill to prohibit the President, Vice President, a Member of Congress, or any individual who served as an employee of the office of the President or Vice President or the office of a Member of Congress, from engaging in any lobbying activity after serving in such a position and to prohibit executive agencies from awarding contracts to former elected officials (Rep. Rokita, no cosponsors) HR 5292, 2020 Census Accountability Act (Rep. Soto, 35 cosponsors) HR 5303, Full Count Act (Rep. Rob Bishop, 3 cosponsors) HR 5304, HOTEL Act (Rep. Raskin, 6 cosponsors) HR 5331, Foreign Entities Reform Act (Rep. Eshoo, 2 cosponsors) HR 5336, Foreign Influence Transparency Act (Rep. Joe Wilson, 5 cosponsors) HR 5359, 2020 Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 52 cosponsors) HR 5369, Earmark Elimination Act (Rep. Cooper, 7 cosponsors) HR 5435, Funding Americans First Act (Rep. Messer, 3 cosponsors) HR 5454, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 22 cosponsors) HR 5458, Member Financial Transparency Act (Rep. Grothman, no cosponsors) HR 5469, a bill amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, 1 cosponsor) HR 5476, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 131 cosponsors) HR 5495, CONFLICT Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 1 cosponsor) HR 5505, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Lance, 10 cosponsors) HR 5533, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Rep. Doggett, 113 cosponsors) HR 5551, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 42 cosponsors) HR 5845, a bill to prohibit Members of the House of Representatives from using their congressional offices for personal overnight accommodations and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for living expenses incurred by Members of the House of Representatives (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 23 cosponsors) HR 5873, Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act (Rep. Schiff, 14 cosponsors) HR 5902, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 25 cosponsors) HR 5946, Fostering Accountability, Integrity, Trust, and Honor (FAITH) in Government Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 2 cosponsors) HR 6070, a bill to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts (Rep. Cicilline, 1 cosponsor) HR 6437, Secure America from Russian Interference Act (Rep. Hoyer, 41 cosponsors) HR 6466, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, 2 cosponsors) HR 6533, CLEAN Politics Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 2 cosponsors) HR 6630, Maria Butina NRA Transparency Act (Rep. Torres, 6 cosponsors) HR 6640, Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 6710, District of Columbia Special Elections Home Rule Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 6732, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 6788, E. Scott Pruitt Accountability for Government Officials Act (Rep. Lieu, no cosponsors) HR 6971, Cabinet Service Integrity Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 7140, Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act (Rep. Jayapal, 9 cosponsors) HR 7167, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 26, a constitutional amendment entitled "No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever" (Rep. Kaptur, 39 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 120, an amendment to the Constitution limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) H.Res. 1043, a resolution to amend House rules to prohibit with limited exceptions the participation of any Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House on the board of any publicly held or publicly regulated corporation, financial institution, or business entity (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 42 cosponsors) S. 26, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Sen. Wyden, 23 cosponsors) S. 27, a bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election (Sen. Cardin, 28 cosponsors) S. 65, Presidential Conflicts of Interests Act (Sen. Warren, 32 cosponsors) S. 408, Presidential Trade Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 13 cosponsors) S. 522, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 20, Government by the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 162 cosponsors) HR 73, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Duncan, 1 cosponsor) HR 133, a bill to eliminate the presidential public financing system for presidential elections (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 172, a bill to restore the free speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment (Rep. Jones, 5 cosponsors) HR 319, a bill to lower the federal campaign contribution limit (Rep. Capuano, no cosponsors) HR 376, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Capuano, 38 cosponsors) HR 528, Stop Act (Rep. Boyle, 3 cosponsors) HR 658, Protect Democracy from Criminal Corporations Act (Rep. Ellison, 1 cosponsor) HR 781, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 63 cosponsors) HR 838, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, 6 cosponsors) HR 1134, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 136 cosponsors) HR 1341, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, 45 cosponsors) HR 1439, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act (Rep. Lujan, 69 cosponsors) HR 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign (FCC) Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 31 cosponsors) HR 1548, Real Time Transparency Act (Rep. O'Rourke, 1 cosponsor) HR 1615, Get Foreign Money out of US Elections Act (Rep. Raskin, 79 cosponsors) HR 1723, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1743, No PAC Act (Rep. O'Rourke, 1 cosponsor) HR 2034, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 13 cosponsors) HR 2101, Prior Approval Reform Act (Rep. Amodei, 28 cosponsors) HR 3837, Campaign Sunlight Act (Rep. Deutch, 1 cosponsor) HR 3952, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, 1 cosponsor) HR 3953, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to replace the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3954, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3955, Empowering Citizens Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4077, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 23 cosponsors) HR 4341, Openness in Political Expenditures Now (OPEN) Act (Rep. Cartwright, 4 cosponsors) HR 5008, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 2 cosponsors) HR 5409, Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act (Rep. Castor, 2 cosponsors) HR 6239, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 172 cosponsors) HR 6248, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 6249, REFUSE Act (Rep. Kaptur, 22 cosponsors) HR 6433, Go to Washington, Go to Work Act (Rep. Nolan, 2 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 31, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 138 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 48, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Nolan, 61 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 64, an an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 90, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (Rep. Shea Porter, 7 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 113, an amendment to the Constitution relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (Rep. Schiff, 19 cosponsors) S. 264, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (Sen. Lankford, 5 cosponsors) S. 298, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (Sen. Tester, 54 cosponsors) S. 300, a bill to require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and to provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (Sen. Tester, 5 cosponsors) S. 589, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S. 1585, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 45 cosponsors) S. 1660, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S. 1683, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Donnelly, no cosponsors) S. 1880, We the People Democracy Reform Act (Sen. Udall, 16 cosponsors) S. 1929, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections (Sen. Udall, no cosponsors) S.1931, a bill to reform public financing for presidential elections and provide for public financing for congressional elections (Sen. Udall, no cosponsors) S. 1989, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 30 cosponsors) S. 2695, Inaugural Committee Transparency Act (Sen. Cortez Masto, 7 cosponsors) S. 2939, Shell Company Abuse Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 4 cosponsors) S. 2966, Stop Secret Foreign Interference in Elections Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 2 cosponsors) S. 3150, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 48 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 8, a constitutional amendment relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (Sen. Udall, 42 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 20, a constitutional amendment to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state (Sen. Tester, 1 cosponsor) HR 12, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 183 cosponsors) HR 126, a bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade (Rep. Al Green, 2 cosponsors) HR 607, Voter Access Protection Act (Rep. Ellison, 2 cosponsors) HR 634, Election Assistance Commission Termination Act (Rep. Harper, no cosponsors) HR 787, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote early voting in elections for Federal office and to prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (Rep. Cohen, 32 cosponsors) HR 794, EAC Reauthorization Act (Rep. Bob Brady, 49 cosponsors) HR 893, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 1 cosponsor) HR 944, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 946, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 1044, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Ellison, 6 cosponsors) HR 1094, Weekend Voting Act (Rep. Slaughter, 95 cosponsors) HR 1291, a bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C., into the Union (Rep. Norton, 166 cosponsors) HR 1398, FAST Voting Act (Rep. Connolly, 4 cosponsors) HR 1562, SAFE Act (Rep. Pocan, 25 cosponsors) HR 2090, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Messer, 2 cosponsors) HR 2499, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, 61 cosponsors) HR 2669, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 38 cosponsors) HR 2694, BASE in Voting Act (Rep. Issa, 13 cosponsors) HR 2840, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 148 cosponsors) HR 2854, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 86 cosponsors) HR 2876, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Bob Brady, 61 cosponsors) HR 2978, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 189 cosponsors) HR 2981, Open Our Democracy Act (Rep. Delaney, 4 cosponsors) HR 3029, Combating the President's Voter Suppression Commission Act (Rep. Veasey, 19 cosponsors) HR 3038, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 20 cosponsors) HR 3057, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 5 cosponsors) HR 3091, Voter Roll Integrity Act (Rep. Pocan, 18 cosponsors) HR 3113, Citizenship Empowerment Act (Rep. Boyle, 11 cosponsors) HR 3132, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 24 cosponsors) HR 3214, Anti-Voter Suppression Act (Rep. Richmond, 74 cosponsors) HR 3239, Voting Rights Amendment Act (Rep. Sensenbrenner, 88 cosponsors) HR 3343, Servicemember Voting Protection Act (Rep. Kihuen, 1 cosponsor) HR 3623, SHIELD Act (Rep. Sewell, 15 cosponsors) HR 3684, PROVE Act (Rep. Beyer, 52 cosponsors) HR 3751, PAPER Act (Rep. Meadows, 18 cosponsors) HR 4276, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, 10 cosponsors) HR 5011, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 122 cosponsors) HR 5147, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 3 cosponsors) HR 5564, Help Students Vote Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 9 cosponsors) HR 6122, SAVE VOTERS Act (Rep. Bob Brady, 11 cosponsors) HR 6293, Right to Petition Congress Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 6298, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 6435, Election Vendor Security Act (Rep. Raskin, 25 cosponsors) HR 6436, a bill to direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to State election officials and Congress annual reports on pre-election threats for general elections for Federal office (Rep. Kathleen Rice, no cosponsors) HR 6449, Protect Election Systems from Foreign Control Act (Rep. Delaney, 13 cosponsors) HR 6482, Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act (Rep. Jeff Duncan, 15 cosponsors) HR 6494, SECURE Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 1 cosponsor) HR 6564, Voting Innovation Prize Act (Rep. Lujan, 9 cosponsors) HR 6607, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act (Rep. McEachin, 22 cosponsors) HR 6612, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 35 cosponsors) HR 6663, Secure Elections Act (Rep. Tom Rooney, 5 cosponsors) HR 6723, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 2 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 28, a constitutional amendment to protect voting rights of U.S. citizens (Rep. Engel, 2 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 65, Every Vote Counts Amendment (Rep. Gene Green, 24 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 74, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the right to vote (Rep. Pocan, 37 cosponsors) H.J. Res 91, an amendment to the Constitution regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths (Rep. Plaskett, 1 cosponsor) S. 360, Same Day Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S. 1231, Vote by Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 19 cosponsors) S. 1353, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Sen. Leahy, 12 cosponsors) S. 1388, a bill to repeal the requirement for voting assistance officers for members of the Armed Forces (Sen. Rounds, no cosponsors) S. 1419, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Leahy, 49 cosponsors) S. 1437, Voter Empowerment Act (Sen. Gillibrand, 15 cosponsors) S. 1510, Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber Attacks Act, (Sen. Klobuchar, 11 cosponsors) S. 1547, Anti-Voter Suppression Act (Sen. Booker, 32 cosponsors) S. 1588, Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin, 21 cosponsors) S. 1783, PROVE Act (Sen. Duckworth, 8 cosponsors) S. 1821, a bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems (Sen. Gillibrand, 1 cosponsor) S. 1828, Weekend Voting Act (Sen. Reed, 7 cosponsors) S. 2035, SAVE Act (Sen. Heinrich, 1 cosponsor) S. 2106, Register America to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 4 cosponsors) S. 2240, Students VOTE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S. 2261, Secure Elections Act (Sen. Lankford, 5 cosponsors) S. 2313, DETER Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 17 cosponsors) S. 2593 Secure Elections Act (Sen. Lankford, 13 cosponsors) S. 2699, Help Students Vote Act (Sen. Booker, 1 cosponsor) S. 3049, Protecting American Votes and Elections Act (Sen. Wyden, 10 cosponsors) S. 3279, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act (Sen. McCaskill, 3 cosponsors) S. 3311, Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 2 cosponsors) HR 151, a bill to require states conducting redistricting plans to obtain a declaratory judgment or preclearance in the manner provided under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in order for the subsequent plan to take effect (Rep. Al Green, 1 cosponsor) HR 711, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 4 cosponsors) HR 712, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 24 cosponsors) HR 713, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 12 cosponsors) HR 1102, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 75 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 30, a constitutional amendment to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States (Rep. Steve King, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 106, an amendment to the Constitution to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States (Rep. Davidson, 3 cosponsors) S. 3123, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) HR 145, Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 305, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Rep. Eshoo, 168 cosponsors; the discharge petition has 193 signers) HR 356, Protecting Our Democracy Act (Rep. Swalwell, 201 cosponsors); the discharge petition has 194 signers. HR 371, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Rep. Clark, 155 cosponsors) HR 384, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, 1 cosponsor) HR 397, a bill to require Members of Congress to disclose delinquent tax liability and to require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal tax liability (Rep. Chaffetz, 1 cosponsor) HR 464, a bill permitting the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Rep. Connolly, 11 cosponsors) HR 484, DRAIN the SWAMP Act (Rep. DeFazio, 4 cosponsors) HR 540, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 28 cosponsors) HR 568, FAIR Act (Rep. Linda Sanchez, 8 cosponsors) HR 796, Drain the Swamp Act (Rep. DeSantis, 2 cosponsors) HR 840, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, 4 cosponsors) HR 841, Phone the White House Act (Rep. Speier, 18 cosponsors) HR 842, EDIT Act (Rep. Stefanik, 10 cosponsors) HR 1132, Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act (Rep. Buck, 3 cosponsors) HR 1172, Presidential Trade Transparency Act (Rep. Neal, 35 cosponsors) HR 1287, a bill to require that any Executive order be published on the White House website not less than 72 hours before the Executive order is signed (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 70 cosponsors) HR 1356, a bill to permit disclosure of tax return information to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate (Rep. Speier, 41 cosponsors) HR 1388, CLEAN Act, a bill to codify into law the Office of Congressional Ethics (Rep. O'Halleran, no cosponsors) HR 1701, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (Rep. Cartwright, 10 cosponsors) HR 1711, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 61 cosponsors) HR 1729, Statutes at Large Modernization Act (Rep. Brat, 6 cosponsors) HR 1742, Article V Records Transparency Act (Rep. Messer, no cosponsors) HR 1770, OPEN Government Data Act (Rep. Kilmer, 12 cosponsors) HR 1855, a bill to repeal the authorizations for office space, office expenses, franking and printing privileges, and staff for former Speakers of the House of Representatives (Rep. Jones, 1 cosponsor) HR 1934, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 1938, President-Elect Release of Tax Return Act (Rep. Garrett, 2 cosponsors) HR 1960, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 94 cosponsors) HR 1987, Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act (Rep. Raskin, 66 cosponsors) HR 2195, OSC Access Act (Rep. Blum, 5 cosponsors) HR 2277, End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act (Rep. Slaughter, 1 cosponsor) HR 2414, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, 23 cosponsors) HR 2440, Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Transactions Act (Rep. Raskin, 7 cosponsors) HR 2455, Separation of Government and Presidents Financial Interests Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2456, Safeguarding Government from Foreign Corruption Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2493, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 6 cosponsors) HR 2494, a bill to require the President to place any financial conflicts of interest into a blind trust (Rep. Espaillat, 2 cosponsors) HR 2678, ETHICS Act (Rep. Cicilline, 22 cosponsors) HR 2762, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 27 cosponsors) HR 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act (Rep. Cicilline, 3 cosponsors) HR 3462, Office of Government Ethics Independence Act (Rep. Cicilline, 22 cosponsors) HR 3532, No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act (Rep. Evans, 1 cosponsor) HR 3587, BRIBE Act (Rep. Gomez, 2 cosponsors) HR 3654, Special Counsel Independence Protection Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 153 cosponsors) HR 3843, COAL Act (Rep. Suozzi, 2 cosponsors) HR 3974, JETS Act (Rep. Aguilar, no cosponsors) HR 4013, 2020 American Census Investment Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 36 cosponsors) HR 4014, DRAIN the Swamp Act (Rep. Cicilline, 10 cosponsors) HR 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Mike Johnson, 7 cosponsors) HR 4187, Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust (BLAST) Act (Rep. Hollingsworth, 1 cosponsor) HR 4509, No Congressional First Class Flights Act (Rep. Blum, 7 cosponsors) HR 4510, No Congressional Vehicle Leases Act (Rep. Blum, 3 cosponsors) HR 4511, No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act (Rep. Blum, no cosponsors) HR 4631, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 16 cosponsors) HR 4669, Special Counsel Integrity Act (Rep. Cohen, 1 cosponsor) HR 4818, Pulled Pork Act (Rep. Rosen, 1 cosponsor) HR 4826, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Rep. Cummings, 14 cosponsors) HR 4906, Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 11 cosponsors) HR 5289, a bill to prohibit the President, Vice President, a Member of Congress, or any individual who served as an employee of the office of the President or Vice President or the office of a Member of Congress, from engaging in any lobbying activity after serving in such a position and to prohibit executive agencies from awarding contracts to former elected officials (Rep. Rokita, no cosponsors) HR 5292, 2020 Census Accountability Act (Rep. Soto, 35 cosponsors) HR 5303, Full Count Act (Rep. Rob Bishop, 3 cosponsors) HR 5304, HOTEL Act (Rep. Raskin, 6 cosponsors) HR 5331, Foreign Entities Reform Act (Rep. Eshoo, 2 cosponsors) HR 5336, Foreign Influence Transparency Act (Rep. Joe Wilson, 5 cosponsors) HR 5359, 2020 Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 51 cosponsors) HR 5369, Earmark Elimination Act (Rep. Cooper, 7 cosponsors) HR 5435, Funding Americans First Act (Rep. Messer, 3 cosponsors) HR 5454, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 22 cosponsors) HR 5458, Member Financial Transparency Act (Rep. Grothman, no cosponsors) HR 5469, a bill amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, 1 cosponsor) HR 5476, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors) HR 5495, CONFLICT Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 1 cosponsor) HR 5505, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Lance, 10 cosponsors) HR 5533, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Rep. Doggett, 81 cosponsors)​ HR 5551, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 41 cosponsors) HR 5845, a bill to prohibit Members of the House of Representatives from using their congressional offices for personal overnight accommodations and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for living expenses incurred by Members of the House of Representatives (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 23 cosponsors) HR 5873, Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act (Rep. Schiff, 14 cosponsors) HR 5902, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 24 cosponsors)​ HR 5946, Fostering Accountability, Integrity, Trust, and Honor (FAITH) in Government Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 2 cosponsors) HR 6070, a bill to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts (Rep. Cicilline, 1 cosponsor) HR 6437, Secure America from Russian Interference Act (Rep. Hoyer, 41 cosponsors) HR 6466, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, no cosponsors) HR 6533, CLEAN Politics Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 2 cosponsors) HR 6630, Maria Butina NRA Transparency Act (Rep. Torres, 6 cosponsors) HR 6640, Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 6710, District of Columbia Special Elections Home Rule Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 6732, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 6788, E. Scott Pruitt Accountability for Government Officials Act (Rep. Lieu, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 26, a constitutional amendment entitled "No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever" (Rep. Kaptur, 39 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 120, an amendment to the Constitution limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) H.Res. 1043, a resolution to amend House rules to prohibit with limited exceptions the participation of any Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House on the board of any publicly held or publicly regulated corporation, financial institution, or business entity (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 26 cosponsors) S. 26, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Sen. Wyden, 23 cosponsors) S. 27, a bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election (Sen. Cardin, 28 cosponsors) S. 65, Presidential Conflicts of Interests Act (Sen. Warren, 31 cosponsors) S. 265, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Sen. Baldwin, 6 cosponsors) S. 408, Presidential Trade Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 13 cosponsors) S. 522, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S. 625, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act (Sen. Shaheen, 4 cosponsors) S. 643, a bill to provide for media coverage of federal court proceedings (Sen. Grassley, 8 cosponsors) S. 649, a bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Sen. Durbin, 4 cosponsors) S. 721, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 5 cosponsors) S. 760, OPEN Government Data Act (Sen. Schatz, 5 cosponsors) S. 835, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 14 cosponsors) S. 953, White House Visitor Logs Transparency Act (Sen. Heinrich, no cosponsors) S. 1184, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 4 cosponsors) S. 1189, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors) S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act (Sen. Duckworth, 3 cosponsors) S. 1735, Special Counsel Independence Protection Act (Sen. Graham, 3 cosponsors) S. 1741, Special Counsel Integrity Act (Sen. Tillis, 1 cosponsor) S. 1832, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 2 cosponsors) S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Grassley, no cosponsors) S. 2195, Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act (Sen. Grassley, no cosponsors) S. 2321, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 7 cosponsors) S. 2330, Earmark Elimination Act (Sen. Flake, 14 cosponsors) S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act (Sen. Feinstein, 3 cosponsors) S. 2578, 2020 Census Idea Act (Sen. Schatz, 19 cosponsors) S. 2580, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 20 cosponsors)​ S. 2896, JACK Act (Sen. Kennedy, 5 cosponsors) S. 2919, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 7 cosponsors) S. 3274, CLEAN Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S. 3357, Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act (Sen. Warren, no cosponsors) S.Con. Res. 4, a concurrent resolution clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization (Sen. Cardin, 29 cosponsors)
2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
HR 20, Government by the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 161 cosponsors) HR 73, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Duncan, 1 cosponsor) HR 133, a bill to eliminate the presidential public financing system for presidential elections (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 172, a bill to restore the free speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment (Rep. Jones, 5 cosponsors) HR 319, a bill to lower the federal campaign contribution limit (Rep. Capuano, no cosponsors) HR 376, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Capuano, 38 cosponsors) HR 528, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit individuals holding Federal office from directly soliciting contributions to or on behalf of any political committee under such Act (Rep. Boyle, 3 cosponsors) HR 658, Protect Democracy from Criminal Corporations Act (Rep. Ellison, 1 cosponsor) HR 781, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (Rep. Scalise, 63 cosponsors) HR 838, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate or by an immediate family member of the candidate (Rep. Ruiz, 6 cosponsors) HR 1134, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 136 cosponsors) HR 1341, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, 44 cosponsors) HR 1439, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act (Rep. Lujan, 49 cosponsors) HR 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign (FCC) Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 31 cosponsors) HR 1548, Real Time Transparency Act (Rep. O'Rourke, 1 cosponsor) HR 1615, Get Foreign Money out of US Elections Act (Rep. Raskin, 54 cosponsors) HR 1723, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1743, No PAC Act (Rep. O'Rourke, 1 cosponsor) HR 2034, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 13 cosponsors) HR 2101, Prior Approval Reform Act (Rep. Amodei, 22 cosponsors) HR 3837, Campaign Sunlight Act (Rep. Deutch, 1 cosponsor) HR 3952, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3953, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to replace the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3954, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3955, a bill to reform public financing for Presidential elections and provide for public financing for Congressional elections (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4077, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 19 cosponsors) HR 4341, Openness in Political Expenditures Now (OPEN) Act (Rep. Cartwright, 4 cosponsors) HR 5008, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) HR 5409, Honest Elections and Campaigns, No Gain Act (Rep. Castor, 2 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 31, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 130 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 48, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Nolan, 58 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 64, an an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 90, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (Rep. Shea Porter, 7 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 113, an amendment to the Constitution relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (Rep. Schiff, 18 cosponsors) S. 264, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (Sen. Lankford, 5 cosponsors) S. 298, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (Sen. Tester, 54 cosponsors) S. 300, a bill to require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and to provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (Sen. Tester, 5 cosponsors) S. 589, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S. 1585, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 45 cosponsors) S. 1660, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S. 1683, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Donnelly, no cosponsors) S. 1880, We the People Democracy Reform Act (Sen. Udall, 15 cosponsors) S. 1929, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections (Sen. Udall, no cosponsors) S.1931, a bill to reform public financing for presidential elections and provide for public financing for congressional elections (Sen. Udall, no cosponsors) S. 1989, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 26 cosponsors) S. 2695, Inaugural Committee Transparency Act (Sen. Cortez Masto, 7 cosponsors) S. 2939, Shell Company Abuse Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 4 cosponsors) S. 2966, Stop Secret Foreign Interference in Elections Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 2 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 8, a constitutional amendment relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (Sen. Udall, 42 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 20, a constitutional amendment to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state (Sen. Tester, 1 cosponsor) HR 12, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 182 cosponsors) HR 126, a bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade (Rep. Al Green, 2 cosponsors) HR 607, Voter Access Protection Act (Rep. Ellison, 2 cosponsors) HR 634, Election Assistance Commission Termination Act (Rep. Harper, no cosponsors) HR 787, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote early voting in elections for Federal office and to prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (Rep. Cohen, 32 cosponsors) HR 794, EAC Reauthorization Act (Rep. Bob Brady, 49 cosponsors) HR 893, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 1 cosponsor) HR 944, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 946, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 1044, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Ellison, 4 cosponsors) HR 1094, Weekend Voting Act (Rep. Slaughter, 95 cosponsors) HR 1291, a bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C., into the Union (Rep. Norton, 159 cosponsors) HR 1398, FAST Voting Act (Rep. Connolly, 4 cosponsors) HR 1562, SAFE Act (Rep. Pocan, 22 cosponsors) HR 2090, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Messer, 2 cosponsors) HR 2499, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, 61 cosponsors) HR 2669, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 37 cosponsors) HR 2694, BASE in Voting Act (Rep. Issa, 13 cosponsors) HR 2840, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 141 cosponsors) HR 2854, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 86 cosponsors) HR 2876, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Bob Brady, 60 cosponsors) HR 2978, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 188 cosponsors) HR 2981, Open Our Democracy Act (Rep. Delaney, 4 cosponsors) HR 3029, Combating the President's Voter Suppression Commission Act (Rep. Veasey, 19 cosponsors) HR 3038, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 20 cosponsors) HR 3057, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 4 cosponsors) HR 3091, Voter Roll Integrity Act (Rep. Pocan, 18 cosponsors) HR 3113, Citizenship Empowerment Act (Rep. Boyle, 1 cosponsor) HR 3132, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 19 cosponsors) HR 3214, Anti-Voter Suppression Act (Rep. Richmond, 74 cosponsors) HR 3239, Voting Rights Amendment Act (Rep. Sensenbrenner, 81 cosponsors) HR 3343, Servicemember Voting Protection Act (Rep. Kihuen, 1 cosponsor) HR 3623, SHIELD Act (Rep. Sewell, 15 cosponsors) HR 3684, PROVE Act (Rep. Beyer, 52 cosponsors) HR 3751, PAPER Act (Rep. Meadows, 10 cosponsors) HR 4276, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, 6 cosponsors) HR 5011, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 107 cosponsors) HR 5147, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 2 cosponsors) HR 5564, Help Students Vote Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 8 cosponsors) HR 6122, SAVE VOTERS Act (Rep. Bob Brady, 2 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 28, a constitutional amendment to protect voting rights of U.S. citizens (Rep. Engel, 2 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 65, Every Vote Counts Amendment (Rep. Gene Green, 24 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 74, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the right to vote (Rep. Pocan, 37 cosponsors) H.J. Res 91, an amendment to the Constitution regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths (Rep. Plaskett, 1 cosponsor) S. 360, Same Day Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S. 1231, Vote by Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 19 cosponsors) S. 1353, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Sen. Leahy, 8 cosponsors) S. 1388, a bill to repeal the requirement for voting assistance officers for members of the Armed Forces (Sen. Rounds, no cosponsors) S. 1419, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Leahy, 48 cosponsors) S. 1437, Voter Empowerment Act (Sen. Gillibrand, 13 cosponsors) S. 1510, Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber Attacks Act, (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S. 1547, Anti-Voter Suppression Act (Sen. Booker, 32 cosponsors) S. 1588, Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin, 20 cosponsors) S. 1783, PROVE Act (Sen. Duckworth, 8 cosponsors) S 1821, a bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems (Sen. Gillibrand, 1 cosponsor) S. 1828, Weekend Voting Act (Sen. Reed, 7 cosponsors) S. 2035, SAVE Act (Sen. Heinrich, 1 cosponsor) S. 2106, Register America to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 4 cosponsors) S. 2240, Students VOTE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S. 2261, Secure Elections Act (Sen. Lankford, 5 cosponsors) S. 2313, DETER Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 1 cosponsor) S. 2593 Secure Elections Act (Sen. Lankford, 7 cosponsors) S. 2699, Help Students Vote Act (Sen. Booker, 1 cosponsor) S. 3049, Protecting American Votes and Elections Act (Sen. Wyden, 5 cosponsors) HR 151, a bill to require states conducting redistricting plans to obtain a declaratory judgment or preclearance in the manner provided under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in order for the subsequent plan to take effect (Rep. Al Green, 1 cosponsor) HR 711, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 4 cosponsors) HR 712, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 21 cosponsors) HR 713, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 12 cosponsors) HR 1102, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 63 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 30, a constitutional amendment to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States (Rep. Steve King, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 106, an amendment to the Constitution to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States (Rep. Davidson, 3 cosponsors) HR 145, Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 305, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns HR 356, Protecting Our Democracy Act (Rep. Swalwell, 200 cosponsors) HR 371, a bill to address financial conflicts of interest of the president and vice president (Rep. Clark, 151 cosponsors) HR 384, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, 1 cosponsor) HR 397, a bill to require Members of Congress to disclose delinquent tax liability and to require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal tax liability (Rep. Chaffetz, 1 cosponsor) HR 464, a bill permitting the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Rep. Connolly, 11 cosponsors) HR 484, DRAIN the SWAMP Act (Rep. DeFazio, 4 cosponsors) HR 540, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 28 cosponsors) HR 568, FAIR Act (Rep. Linda Sanchez, 8 cosponsors) HR 796, Drain the Swamp Act (Rep. DeSantis, 2 cosponsors) HR 840, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, 4 cosponsors) HR 841, Phone the White House Act (Rep. Speier, 18 cosponsors) HR 842, EDIT Act (Rep. Stefanik, 10 cosponsors) HR 1132, Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act (Rep. Buck, 3 cosponsors) HR 1172, Presidential Trade Transparency Act (Rep. Neal, 35 cosponsors) HR 1287, a bill to require that any Executive order be published on the White House website not less than 72 hours before the Executive order is signed (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 70 cosponsors) HR 1356, a bill to permit disclosure of tax return information to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate (Rep. Speier, 41 cosponsors) HR 1388, CLEAN Act, a bill to codify into law the Office of Congressional Ethics (Rep. O'Halleran, no cosponsors) HR 1701, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (Rep. Cartwright, 10 cosponsors) HR 1711, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 61 cosponsors) HR 1729, Statutes at Large Modernization Act (Rep. Brat, 6 cosponsors) HR 1742, Article V Records Transparency Act (Rep. Messer, no cosponsors) HR 1770, OPEN Government Data Act (Rep. Kilmer, 12 cosponsors) HR 1855, a bill to repeal the authorizations for office space, office expenses, franking and printing privileges, and staff for former Speakers of the House of Representatives (Rep. Jones, 1 cosponsor) HR 1934, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 1938, President-Elect Release of Tax Return Act (Rep. Garrett, 2 cosponsors) HR 1960, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 84 cosponsors) HR 1987, Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act (Rep. Raskin, 65 cosponsors) HR 2195, OSC Access Act (Rep. Blum, 5 cosponsors) HR 2277, End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act (Rep. Slaughter, 1 cosponsor) HR 2414, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, 23 cosponsors) HR 2440, Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Transactions Act (Rep. Raskin, 7 cosponsors) HR 2455, Separation of Government and Presidents Financial Interests Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2456, Safeguarding Government from Foreign Corruption Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2493, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 6 cosponsors) HR 2494, a bill to require the President to place any financial conflicts of interest into a blind trust (Rep. Espaillat, 2 cosponsors) HR 2678, ETHICS Act (Rep. Cicilline, 22 cosponsors) HR 2762, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 27 cosponsors) HR 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act (Rep. Cicilline, 3 cosponsors) HR 3462, Office of Government Ethics Independence Act (Rep. Cicilline, 22 cosponsors) HR 3532, No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act (Rep. Evans, 1 cosponsor) HR 3587, BRIBE Act (Rep. Gomez, 2 cosponsors) HR 3654, Special Counsel Independence Protection Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 153 cosponsors) HR 3843, COAL Act (Rep. Suozzi, 2 cosponsors) HR 3974, JETS Act (Rep. Aguilar, no cosponsors) HR 4013, 2020 American Census Investment Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 36 cosponsors) HR 4014, DRAIN the Swamp Act (Rep. Cicilline, 10 cosponsors) HR 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Mike Johnson, 7 cosponsors) HR 4187, Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust (BLAST) Act (Rep. Hollingsworth, 1 cosponsor) HR 4509, No Congressional First Class Flights Act (Rep. Blum, 7 cosponsors) HR 4510, No Congressional Vehicle Leases Act (Rep. Blum, 3 cosponsors) HR 4511, No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act (Rep. Blum, no cosponsors) HR 4631, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 16 cosponsors) HR 4669, Special Counsel Integrity Act (Rep. Cohen, 1 cosponsor) HR 4818, Pulled Pork Act (Rep. Rosen, 1 cosponsor) HR 4826, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Rep. Cummings, 14 cosponsors) HR 4906, Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 11 cosponsors) HR 5289, a bill to prohibit the President, Vice President, a Member of Congress, or any individual who served as an employee of the office of the President or Vice President or the office of a Member of Congress, from engaging in any lobbying activity after serving in such a position and to prohibit executive agencies from awarding contracts to former elected officials (Rep. Rokita, no cosponsors) HR 5292, 2020 Census Accountability Act (Rep. Soto, 33 cosponsors) HR 5303, Full Count Act (Rep. Rob Bishop, 3 cosponsors) HR 5304, HOTEL Act (Rep. Raskin, 5 cosponsors) HR 5331, Foreign Entities Reform Act (Rep. Eshoo, no cosponsors) HR 5336, Foreign Influence Transparency Act (Rep. Joe Wilson, 5 cosponsors) HR 5359, 2020 Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 50 cosponsors) HR 5369, Earmark Elimination Act (Rep. Cooper, 7 cosponsors) HR 5435, Funding Americans First Act (Rep. Messer, 3 cosponsors) HR 5454, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 22 cosponsors) HR 5458, Member Financial Transparency Act (Rep. Grothman, no cosponsors) HR 5469, a bill amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, 1 cosponsor) HR 5476, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 119 cosponsors) HR 5495, CONFLICT Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 1 cosponsor) HR 5505, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Lance, 10 cosponsors) HR 5533, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Rep. Doggett, 52 cosponsors) HR 5551, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 37 cosponsors) HR 5845, a bill to prohibit Members of the House of Representatives from using their congressional offices for personal overnight accommodations and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for living expenses incurred by Members of the House of Representatives (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 23 cosponsors) HR 5873, Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act (Rep. Schiff, 14 cosponsors) HR 5902, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 22 cosponsors) HR 5946, Fostering Accountability, Integrity, Trust, and Honor (FAITH) in Government Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 2 cosponsors) HR 6070, a bill to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts (Rep. Cicilline, 1 cosponsor) H.J. Res. 26, a constitutional amendment entitled "No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever" (Rep. Kaptur, 39 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 120, an amendment to the Constitution limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) S. 26, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Sen. Wyden, 22 cosponsors) S. 27, a bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election (Sen. Cardin, 28 cosponsors) S. 65, Presidential Conflicts of Interests Act (Sen. Warren, 30 cosponsors) S. 265, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Sen. Baldwin, 6 cosponsors) S. 408, Presidential Trade Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 13 cosponsors) S. 522, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S. 625, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act (Sen. Shaheen, 4 cosponsors) S. 643, a bill to provide for media coverage of federal court proceedings (Sen. Grassley, 8 cosponsors) S. 649, a bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Sen. Durbin, 4 cosponsors) S. 721, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 5 cosponsors) S. 760, OPEN Government Data Act (Sen. Schatz, 5 cosponsors) S. 835, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 11 cosponsors) S. 953, White House Visitor Logs Transparency Act (Sen. Heinrich, no cosponsors) S. 1184, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 4 cosponsors) S. 1189, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors) S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act (Sen. Duckworth, 3 cosponsors) S. 1735, Special Counsel Independence Protection Act (Sen. Graham, 3 cosponsors) S. 1741, Special Counsel Integrity Act (Sen. Tillis, 1 cosponsor) S. 1832, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 2 cosponsors) S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Grassley, no cosponsors) S. 2195, Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act (Sen. Grassley, no cosponsors) S. 2321, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 7 cosponsors) S. 2330, Earmark Elimination Act (Sen. Flake, 14 cosponsors) S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act (Sen. Feinstein, 3 cosponsors) S. 2578, 2020 Census Idea Act (Sen. Schatz, 14 cosponsors) S. 2580, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 18 cosponsors) S. 2896, JACK Act (Sen. Kennedy, 2 cosponsors) S. 2919, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 7 cosponsors) S.Con. Res. 4, a concurrent resolution clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization (Sen. Cardin, 29 cosponsors) S. Con. Res. 8, a concurrent resolution clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President Donald J. Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization (Sen. Cardin, 32 cosponsors)
2018 · first_quarter · Government Issues
HR 20, Government by the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 159 cosponsors) HR 73, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Duncan, 1 cosponsor) HR 133, a bill to eliminate the presidential public financing system for presidential elections (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 172, a bill to restore the free speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment (Rep. Jones, 3 cosponsors) HR 319, a bill to lower the federal campaign contribution limit (Rep. Capuano, no cosponsors) HR 376, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Capuano, 38 cosponsors) HR 528, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit individuals holding Federal office from directly soliciting contributions to or on behalf of any political committee under such Act (Rep. Boyle, 3 cosponsors) HR 658, Protect Democracy from Criminal Corporations Act (Rep. Ellison, 1 cosponsor) HR 781, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (Rep. Scalise, 61 cosponsors) HR 838, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate or by an immediate family member of the candidate (Rep. Ruiz, 6 cosponsors) HR 1134, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 132 cosponsors) HR 1341, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, 43 cosponsors) HR 1439, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act (Rep. Lujan, 44 cosponsors) HR 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign (FCC) Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 31 cosponsors) HR 1548, Real Time Transparency Act (Rep. O'Rourke, no cosponsors) HR 1615, Get Foreign Money out of US Elections Act (Rep. Raskin, 45 cosponsors) HR 1723, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1743, No PAC Act (Rep. O'Rourke, 1 cosponsor) HR 2034, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 13 cosponsors) HR 2101, Prior Approval Reform Act (Rep. Amodei, 16 cosponsors) HR 3837, Campaign Sunlight Act (Rep. Deutch, 1 cosponsor) HR 3952, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3953, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to replace the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3954, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3955, a bill to reform public financing for Presidential elections and provide for public financing for Congressional elections (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4077, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 15 cosponsors) HR 4341, Openness in Political Expenditures Now (OPEN) Act (Rep. Cartwright, 4 cosponsors) HR 5008, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) HR 5409, Honest Elections and Campaigns, No Gain Act (Rep. Castor, 1 cosponsor) H.J. Res. 31, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 126 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 48, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Nolan, 54 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 64, an an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 90, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (Rep. Shea Porter, 7 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 113, an amendment to the Constitution relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (Rep. Schiff, 18 cosponsors) S. 264, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (Sen. Lankford, 5 cosponsors) S. 298, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (Sen. Tester, 52 cosponsors) S. 300, a bill to require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and to provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (Sen. Tester, 5 cosponsors) S. 589, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S. 1585, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 45 cosponsors) S. 1660, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S. 1683, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Donnelly, no cosponsors) S. 1880, We the People Democracy Reform Act (Sen. Udall, 14 cosponsors) S. 1929, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections (Sen. Udall, no cosponsors) S.1931, a bill to reform public financing for presidential elections and provide for public financing for congressional elections (Sen. Udall, no cosponsors) S. 1989, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 18 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 8, a constitutional amendment relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (Sen. Udall, 41 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 20, a constitutional amendment to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state (Sen. Tester, 1 cosponsor) HR 12, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Lewis, 182 cosponsors) HR 126, a bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade (Rep. Al Green, 2 cosponsors) HR 607, Voter Access Protection Act (Rep. Ellison, 2 cosponsors) HR 634, Election Assistance Commission Termination Act (Rep. Harper, no cosponsors) HR 787, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote early voting in elections for Federal office and to prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (Rep. Cohen, 30 cosponsors) HR 794, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve the operation of the Election Assistance Commission, to provide funds to States to make security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes (Rep. Bob Brady, 49 cosponsors) HR 893, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 1 cosponsor) HR 944, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 946, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 1044, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act by providing same-day registration (Rep. Ellison, 4 cosponsors) HR 1094, Weekend Voting Act (Rep. Slaughter, 95 cosponsors) HR 1291, a bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C., into the Union (Rep. Norton, 151 cosponsors) HR 1398, FAST Voting Act (Rep. Connolly, 4 cosponsors) HR 1562, SAFE Act (Rep. Pocan, 17 cosponsors) HR 2090, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Messer, 2 cosponsors) HR 2499, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, 61 cosponsors) HR 2669, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 35 cosponsors) HR 2694, BASE in Voting Act (Rep. Issa, 13 cosponsors) HR 2840, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 137 cosponsors) HR 2854, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 86 cosponsors) HR 2876, a bill to require States to automatically register eligible voters to vote in elections for Federal office (Rep. Brady, 58 cosponsors) HR 2978, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 188 cosponsors) HR 2981, Open Our Democracy Act (Rep. Delaney, 4 cosponsors) HR 3029, Combating the President's Voter Suppression Commission Act (Rep. Veasey, 19 cosponsors) HR 3038, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 20 cosponsors) HR 3057, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 3 cosponsors) HR 3091, Voter Roll Integrity Act (Rep. Pocan, 7 cosponsors) HR 3113, Citizenship Empowerment Act (Rep. Boyle, 1 cosponsor) HR 3132, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 19 cosponsors) HR 3214, Anti-Voter Suppression Act (Rep. Richmond, 74 cosponsors) HR 3239, Voting Rights Amendment Act (Rep. Sensenbrenner, 80 cosponsors) HR 3343, Servicemember Voting Protection Act (Rep. Kihuen, 1 cosponsor) HR 3623, SHIELD Act (Rep. Sewell, 15 cosponsors) HR 3684, PROVE Act (Rep. Beyer, 50 cosponsors) HR 3751, PAPER Act (Rep. Meadows, 9 cosponsors) HR 4276, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, 4 cosponsors) HR 5011, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 84 cosponsors) HR 5147, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 28, a constitutional amendment to protect voting rights of U.S. citizens (Rep. Engel, 2 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 65, Every Vote Counts Amendment (Rep. Gene Green, 24 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 74, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the right to vote (Rep. Pocan, 37 cosponsors) H.J. Res 91, an amendment to the Constitution regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths (Rep. Plaskett, no cosponsors) S. 360, Same Day Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S. 625, a bill to preserve the integrity of American elections by providing the Attorney General with the investigative tools to identify and prosecute foreign agents who seek to circumvent Federal registration requirements and unlawfully influence the political process (Sen. Shaheen, 4 cosponsors) S. 1231, Vote by Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 19 cosponsors) S. 1353, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Sen. Leahy, 8 cosponsors) S. 1388, a bill to repeal the requirement for voting assistance officers for members of the Armed Forces (Sen. Rounds, no cosponsors) S. 1419, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Leahy, 48 cosponsors) S. 1437, Voter Empowerment Act (Sen. Gillibrand, 12 cosponsors) S. 1510, Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber Attacks Act, (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S. 1547, Anti-Voter Suppression Act (Sen. Booker, 32 cosponsors) S. 1588, Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin, 20 cosponsors) S. 1783, PROVE Act (Sen. Duckworth, 8 cosponsors) S 1821, a bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems (Sen. Gillibrand, 1 cosponsor) S. 1828, Weekend Voting Act (Sen. Reed, 7 cosponsors) S. 2035, SAVE Act (Sen. Heinrich, 1 cosponsor) S. 2106, Register America to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 4 cosponsors) S. 2240, Students VOTE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S 2261, Secure Elections Act (Sen. Lankford, 5 cosponsors) S. 2313, DETER Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 1 cosponsor) HR 151, a bill to require states conducting redistricting plans to obtain a declaratory judgment or preclearance in the manner provided under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in order for the subsequent plan to take effect (Rep. Al Green, 1 cosponsor) HR 711, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 4 cosponsors) HR 712, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 16 cosponsors) HR 713, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 12 cosponsors) HR 1102, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 58 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 30, a constitutional amendment to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States (Rep. Steve King, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 106, an amendment to the Constitution to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States (Rep. Davidson, 3 cosponsors) HR 145, Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 305, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Rep. Eshoo, 166 cosponsors) HR 356, Protecting Our Democracy Act (Rep. Swalwell, 200 cosponsors) HR 371, a bill to address financial conflicts of interest of the president and vice president (Rep. Clark, 150 cosponsors) HR 384, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, 1 cosponsor) HR 397, a bill to require Members of Congress to disclose delinquent tax liability and to require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal tax liability (Rep. Chaffetz, 1 cosponsor) HR 464, a bill permitting the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Rep. Connolly, 11 cosponsors) HR 484, DRAIN the SWAMP Act (Rep. DeFazio, 4 cosponsors) HR 540, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 28 cosponsors) HR 568, FAIR Act (Rep. Linda Sanchez, 8 cosponsors) HR 796, Drain the Swamp Act (Rep. DeSantis, 2 cosponsors) HR 840, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, 4 cosponsors) HR 841, Phone the White House Act (Rep. Speier, 18 cosponsors) HR 842, EDIT Act (Rep. Stefanik, 10 cosponsors) HR 1132, Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act (Rep. Buck, 3 cosponsors) HR 1172, Presidential Trade Transparency Act (Rep. Neal, 35 cosponsors) HR 1287, a bill to require that any Executive order be published on the White House website not less than 72 hours before the Executive order is signed (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 70 cosponsors) HR 1356, a bill to permit disclosure of tax return information to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate (Rep. Speier, 41 cosponsors) HR 1388, CLEAN Act, a bill to codify into law the Office of Congressional Ethics (Rep. O'Halleran, no cosponsors) HR 1701, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (Rep. Cartwright, 10 cosponsors) HR 1711, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 61 cosponsors) HR 1729, Statutes at Large Modernization Act (Rep. Brat, 6 cosponsors) HR 1742, Article V Records Transparency Act (Rep. Messer, 1 cosponsor) HR 1770, OPEN Government Data Act (Rep. Kilmer, 12 cosponsors) HR 1855, a bill to repeal the authorizations for office space, office expenses, franking and printing privileges, and staff for former Speakers of the House of Representatives (Rep. Jones, 1 cosponsor) HR 1934, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 1938, President-Elect Release of Tax Return Act (Rep. Garrett, 2 cosponsors) HR 1960, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Slaughter, 80 cosponsors) HR 1987, Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act (Rep. Raskin, 64 cosponsors) HR 2195, OSC Access Act (Rep. Blum, 5 cosponsors) HR 2277, End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act (Rep. Slaughter, 1 cosponsor) HR 2414, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, 23 cosponsors) HR 2440, Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Transactions Act (Rep. Raskin, 7 cosponsors) HR 2455, Separation of Government and Presidents Financial Interests Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2456, Safeguarding Government from Foreign Corruption Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2493, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 6 cosponsors) HR 2494, a bill to require the President to place any financial conflicts of interest into a blind trust (Rep. Espaillat, 2 cosponsors) HR 2678, ETHICS Act (Rep. Cicilline, 22 cosponsors) HR 2762, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 27 cosponsors) HR 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act (Rep. Cicilline, 3 cosponsors) HR 3462, Office of Government Ethics Independence Act (Rep. Cicilline, 22 cosponsors) HR 3532, No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act (Rep. Evans, 1 cosponsor) HR 3587, BRIBE Act (Rep. Gomez, 1 cosponsor) HR 3654, Special Counsel Independence Protection Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 141 cosponsors) HR 3843, COAL Act (Rep. Suozzi, 2 cosponsors) HR 3974, JETS Act (Rep. Aguilar, no cosponsors) HR 4013, 2020 American Census Investment Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 36 cosponsors) HR 4014, DRAIN the Swamp Act (Rep. Cicilline, 10 cosponsors) HR 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Mike Johnson, 7 cosponsors) HR 4187, Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust (BLAST) Act (Rep. Hollingsworth, 1 cosponsor) HR 4509, No Congressional First Class Flights Act (Rep. Blum, 6 cosponsors) HR 4510, No Congressional Vehicle Leases Act (Rep. Blum, 3 cosponsors) HR 4511, No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act (Rep. Blum, no cosponsors) HR 4631, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 15 cosponsors) HR 4669, Special Counsel Integrity Act (Rep. Cohen, 1 cosponsor) HR 4818, Pulled Pork Act (Rep. Rosen, 1 cosponsor) HR 4826, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Rep. Cummings, 14 cosponsors) HR 4906, Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 11 cosponsors) HR 5289, a bill to prohibit the President, Vice President, a Member of Congress, or any individual who served as an employee of the office of the President or Vice President or the office of a Member of Congress, from engaging in any lobbying activity after serving in such a position and to prohibit executive agencies from awarding contracts to former elected officials (Rep. Rokita, no cosponsors) HR 5292, 2020 Census Accountability Act (Rep. Soto, 20 cosponsors) HR 5303, Full Count Act (Rep. Rob Bishop, 3 cosponsors) HR 5304, HOTEL Act (Rep. Raskin, 5 cosponsors) HR 5331, Foreign Entities Reform Act (Rep. Eshoo, no cosponsors) HR 5336, Foreign Influence Transparency Act (Rep. Joe Wilson, 3 cosponsors) HR 5359, 2020 Census IDEA Act (Rep. Maloney, 8 cosponsors) HR 5369, Earmark Elimination Act (Rep. Cooper, 5 cosponsors) HR 5435, Funding Americans First Act (Rep. Messer, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 26, a constitutional amendment entitled "No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever" (Rep. Kaptur, 39 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 120, an amendment to the Constitution limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) S. 26, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Sen. Wyden, 21 cosponsors) S. 27, a bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election (Sen. Cardin, 27 cosponsors) S. 65, Presidential Conflicts of Interests Act (Sen. Warren, 29 cosponsors) S. 265, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Sen. Baldwin, 6 cosponsors) S. 408, Presidential Trade Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 13 cosponsors) S. 522, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S. 625, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act (Sen. Shaheen, 4 cosponsors) S. 643, a bill to provide for media coverage of federal court proceedings (Sen. Grassley, 8 cosponsors) S. 649, a bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Sen. Durbin, 4 cosponsors) S. 721, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 5 cosponsors) S. 760, OPEN Government Data Act (Sen. Schatz, 4 cosponsors) S. 835, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 10 cosponsors) S. 953, White House Visitor Logs Transparency Act (Sen. Heinrich, no cosponsors) S. 1184, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 4 cosponsors) S. 1189, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors) S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act (Sen. Duckworth, 3 cosponsors) S. 1735, Special Counsel Independence Protection Act (Sen. Graham, 3 cosponsors) S. 1741, Special Counsel Integrity Act (Sen. Tillis, 1 cosponsor) S. 1832, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 2 cosponsors) S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Grassley, no cosponsors) S. 2195, Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act (Sen. Grassley, no cosponsors) S. 2321, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 7 cosponsors) S. 2330, Earmark Elimination Act (Sen. Flake, 13 cosponsors) S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act (Sen. Feinstein, 3 cosponsors) S.Con. Res. 4, a concurrent resolution clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization (Sen. Cardin, 29 cosponsors) S. Con. Res. 8, a concurrent resolution clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President Donald J. Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization (Sen. Cardin, 32 cosponsors)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
HR 20, Government by the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 157 cosponsors) HR 73, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Duncan, 1 cosponsor)--passed the House on Jan. 4 HR 133, a bill to eliminate the presidential public financing system for presidential elections (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 172, a bill to restore the free speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment (Rep. Jones, 1 cosponsor) HR 319, a bill to lower the federal campaign contribution limit (Rep. Capuano, no cosponsors) HR 376, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Capuano, 38 cosponsors) HR 528, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit individuals holding Federal office from directly soliciting contributions to or on behalf of any political committee under such Act (Rep. Boyle, 3 cosponsors) HR 658, Protect Democracy from Criminal Corporations Act (Rep. Ellison, 1 cosponsor) HR 781, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (Rep. Scalise, 57 cosponsors) HR 838, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate or by an immediate family member of the candidate (Rep. Ruiz, 6 cosponsors) HR 1134, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 128 cosponsors) HR 1341, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, 37 cosponsors) HR 1439, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act (Rep. Lujan, 39 cosponsors) HR 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign (FCC) Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 31 cosponsors) HR 1548, Real Time Transparency Act (Rep. O'Rourke, no cosponsors) HR 1615, Get Foreign Money out of US Elections Act (Rep. Raskin, 38 cosponsors) HR 1723, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 1 cosponsor) HR 1743, No PAC Act (Rep. O'Rourke, 1 cosponsor) HR 2034, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 11 cosponsors) HR 2101, Prior Approval Reform Act (Rep. Amodei, 6 cosponsors) HR 3837, Campaign Sunlight Act (Rep. Deutch, no cosponsors) HR 3952, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3953, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to replace the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3954, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3955, a bill to reform public financing for Presidential elections and provide for public financing for Congressional elections (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4077, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 15 cosponsors) HR 4341, Openness in Political Expenditures Now (OPEN) Act (Rep. Cartwright, 4 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 31, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 117 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 48, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Nolan, 50 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 64, an an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 90, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (Rep. Shea Porter, 7 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 113, an amendment to the Constitution relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (Rep. Schiff, 18 cosponsors) S. 264, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (Sen. Lankford, 4 cosponsors) S. 298, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (Sen. Tester, 45 cosponsors) S. 300, a bill to require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and to provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (Sen. Tester, 5 cosponsors) S. 589, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S. 1585, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 44 cosponsors) S. 1660, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S. 1683, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Donnelly, no cosponsors) S. 1880, We the People Democracy Reform Act (Sen. Udall, 14 cosponsors) S. 1929, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections (Sen. Udall, no cosponsors) S.1931, a bill to reform public financing for presidential elections and provide for public financing for congressional elections (Sen. Udall, no cosponsors) S. 1989, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 11 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 8, a constitutional amendment relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (Sen. Udall, 40 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 20, a constitutional amendment to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state (Sen. Tester, 1 cosponsor) HR 12, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Lewis, 182 cosponsors) HR 126, a bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade (Rep. Al Green, 2 cosponsors) HR 607, Voter Access Protection Act (Rep. Ellison, 2 cosponsors) HR 634, Election Assistance Commission Termination Act (Rep. Harper, no cosponsors) HR 787, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote early voting in elections for Federal office and to prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (Rep. Cohen, 30 cosponsors) HR 794, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve the operation of the Election Assistance Commission, to provide funds to States to make security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes (Rep. Bob Brady, 49 cosponsors) HR 893, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 1 cosponsor) HR 944, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 946, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 1044, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act by providing same-day registration (Rep. Ellison, 2 cosponsors) HR 1094, Weekend Voting Act (Rep. Slaughter, 84 cosponsors) HR 1291, a bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C., into the Union (Rep. Norton, 139 cosponsors) HR 1398, a bill to To provide funds to give States incentives to invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls and simplify voter registration, improve voting system security, and promote automatic voter registration (Rep. Connolly, 2 cosponsors) HR 1562, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the security of the information technology used to administer voter registration procedures and elections for Federal office, to promote the accuracy and integrity of the results of such elections (Rep. Pocan, 9 cosponsors) HR 2090, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Messer, 1 cosponsor) HR 2499, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, 56 cosponsors) HR 2669, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 32 cosponsors) HR 2694, BASE in Voting Act (Rep. Issa, 13 cosponsors) HR 2840, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 133 cosponsors) HR 2854, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 86 cosponsors) HR 2876, a bill to require States to automatically register eligible voters to vote in elections for Federal office (Rep. Brady, 58 cosponsors) HR 2978, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 188 cosponsors) HR 2981, Open Our Democracy Act (Rep. Delaney, 4 cosponsors) HR 3029, Combating the President's Voter Suppression Commission Act (Rep. Veasey, 19 cosponsors) HR 3038, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 20 cosponsors) HR 3057, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 3 cosponsors) HR 3091, Voter Roll Integrity Act (Rep. Pocan, 6 cosponsors) HR 3113, Citizenship Empowerment Act (Rep. Boyle, 1 cosponsor) HR 3132, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 16 cosponsors) HR 3214, Anti-Voter Suppression Act (Rep. Richmond, 74 cosponsors) HR 3239, Voting Rights Amendment Act (Rep. Sensenbrenner, 79 cosponsors) HR 3343, Servicemember Voting Protection Act (Rep. Kihuen, 1 cosponsor) HR 3623, SHIELD Act (Rep. Sewell, 13 cosponsors) HR 3684, PROVE Act (Rep. Beyer, 44 cosponsors) HR 3751, PAPER Act (Rep. Meadows, 2 cosponsors) HR 4276, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 28, a constitutional amendment to protect voting rights of U.S. citizens (Rep. Engel, 2 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 65, Every Vote Counts Amendment (Rep. Gene Green, 24 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 74, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the right to vote (Rep. Pocan, 37 cosponsors) H.J. Res 91, an amendment to the Constitution regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths (Rep. Plaskett, no cosponsors) S. 360, Same Day Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S. 625, a bill to preserve the integrity of American elections by providing the Attorney General with the investigative tools to identify and prosecute foreign agents who seek to circumvent Federal registration requirements and unlawfully influence the political process (Sen. Shaheen, 4 cosponsors) S. 1231, Vote by Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 19 cosponsors) S. 1353, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Sen. Leahy, 7 cosponsors) S. 1388, a bill to repeal the requirement for voting assistance officers for members of the Armed Forces (Sen. Rounds, no cosponsors) S. 1419, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Leahy, 47 cosponsors) S. 1437, Voter Empowerment Act (Sen. Gillibrand, 12 cosponsors) S. 1510, Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber Attacks Act, (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S. 1547, Anti-Voter Suppression Act (Sen. Booker, 32 cosponsors) S. 1588, Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin, 20 cosponsors) S. 1783, PROVE Act (Sen. Duckworth, 8 cosponsors) S 1821, a bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems (Sen. Gillibrand, 1 cosponsor) S. 1828, Weekend Voting Act (Sen. Reed, 7 cosponsors) S. 2035, SAVE Act (Sen. Heinrich, 1 cosponsor) S. 2106, Register America to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 4 cosponsors) S. 2240, Students VOTE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S 2261, Secure Elections Act (Sen. Lankford, 5 cosponsors) S. 2313, DETER Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 1 cosponsor) HR 151, a bill to require states conducting redistricting plans to obtain a declaratory judgment or preclearance in the manner provided under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in order for the subsequent plan to take effect (Rep. Al Green, 1 cosponsor) HR 711, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 4 cosponsors) HR 712, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 16 cosponsors) HR 713, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 11 cosponsors) HR 1102, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 54 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 30, a constitutional amendment to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States (Rep. Steve King, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 106, an amendment to the Constitution to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States (Rep. Davidson, 3 cosponsors) HR 145, Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 305, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Rep. Eshoo, 166 cosponsors; the discharge petition has 193 signers) HR 356, Protecting Our Democracy Act (Rep. Swalwell, 200 cosponsors); the discharge petition has 194 signers. HR 371, a bill to address financial conflicts of interest of the president and vice president (Rep. Clark, 150 cosponsors) HR 384, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, 1 cosponsor) HR 397, a bill to require Members of Congress to disclose delinquent tax liability and to require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal tax liability (Rep. Chaffetz, 1 cosponsor) HR 464, a bill permitting the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Rep. Connolly, 11 cosponsors) HR 484, DRAIN the SWAMP Act (Rep. DeFazio, 4 cosponsors) HR 540, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 28 cosponsors) HR 568, FAIR Act (Rep. Linda Sanchez, 8 cosponsors) HR 796, Drain the Swamp Act (Rep. DeSantis, 2 cosponsors) HR 840, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, 4 cosponsors) HR 841, Phone the White House Act (Rep. Speier, 18 cosponsors) HR 842, EDIT Act (Rep. Stefanik, 9 cosponsors) HR 1132, Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act (Rep. Buck, 3 cosponsors) HR 1172, Presidential Trade Transparency Act (Rep. Neal, 35 cosponsors) HR 1287, a bill to require that any Executive order be published on the White House website not less than 72 hours before the Executive order is signed (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 70 cosponsors) HR 1356, a bill to permit disclosure of tax return information to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate (Rep. Speier, 41 cosponsors) HR 1388, CLEAN Act, a bill to codify into law the Office of Congressional Ethics (Rep. O'Halleran, no cosponsors) HR 1701, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (Rep. Cartwright, 10 cosponsors) HR 1711, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 61 cosponsors) HR 1729, Statutes at Large Modernization Act (Rep. Brat, 6 cosponsors) HR 1742, Article V Records Transparency Act (Rep. Messer, 1 cosponsor) HR 1770, OPEN Government Data Act (Rep. Kilmer, 12 cosponsors) HR 1855, a bill to repeal the authorizations for office space, office expenses, franking and printing privileges, and staff for former Speakers of the House of Representatives (Rep. Jones, 1 cosponsor) HR 1934, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 1938, President-Elect Release of Tax Return Act (Rep. Garrett, 2 cosponsors) HR 1960, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Slaughter, 80 cosponsors) HR 1987, Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act (Rep. Raskin, 63 cosponsors) HR 2195, OSC Access Act (Rep. Blum, 5 cosponsors) HR 2277, End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act (Rep. Slaughter, 1 cosponsor) HR 2414, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, 23 cosponsors) HR 2440, Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Transactions Act (Rep. Raskin, 7 cosponsors) HR 2455, Separation of Government and Presidents Financial Interests Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2456, Safeguarding Government from Foreign Corruption Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2493, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 6 cosponsors) HR 2494, a bill to require the President to place any financial conflicts of interest into a blind trust (Rep. Espaillat, 2 cosponsors) HR 2678, ETHICS Act (Rep. Cicilline, 22 cosponsors) HR 2762, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 27 cosponsors) HR 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act (Rep. Cicilline, 3 cosponsors) HR 3462, Office of Government Ethics Independence Act (Rep. Cicilline, 22 cosponsors) HR 3532, No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act (Rep. Evans, 1 cosponsor) HR 3587, BRIBE Act (Rep. Gomez, no cosponsors) HR 3654, Special Counsel Independence Protection Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 29 cosponsors) HR 3843, COAL Act (Rep. Suozzi, 2 cosponsors) HR 3974, JETS Act (Rep. Aguilar, no cosponsors) HR 4013, 2020 American Census Investment Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 34 cosponsors) HR 4014, DRAIN the Swamp Act (Rep. Cicilline, 9 cosponsors) HR 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Mike Johnson, 7 cosponsors) HR 4187, Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust (BLAST) Act (Rep. Hollingsworth, 1 cosponsor) HR 4509, No Congressional First Class Flights Act (Rep. Blum, 4 cosponsors) HR 4510, No Congressional Vehicle Leases Act (Rep. Blum, 1 cosponsor) HR 4511, No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act (Rep. Blum, no cosponsors) HR 4631, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 9 cosponsors) HR 4669, Special Counsel Integrity Act (Rep. Cohen, 1 cosponsor) HR 4818, Pulled Pork Act (Rep. Rosen, 1 cosponsor) HR 4826, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Rep. Cummings, 14 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 26, a constitutional amendment entitled "No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever" (Rep. Kaptur, 39 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 120, an amendment to the Constitution limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) S. 26, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Sen. Wyden, 21 cosponsors) S. 27, a bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election (Sen. Cardin, 27 cosponsors) S. 65, Presidential Conflicts of Interests Act (Sen. Warren, 29 cosponsors) S. 265, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Sen. Baldwin, 6 cosponsors) S. 408, Presidential Trade Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 13 cosponsors) S. 522, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S. 625, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act (Sen. Shaheen, 4 cosponsors) S. 643, a bill to provide for media coverage of federal court proceedings (Sen. Grassley, 8 cosponsors) S. 649, a bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Sen. Durbin, 4 cosponsors) S. 721, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 5 cosponsors) S. 760, OPEN Government Data Act (Sen. Schatz, 4 cosponsors) S. 835, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 10 cosponsors) S. 953, White House Visitor Logs Transparency Act (Sen. Heinrich, no cosponsors) S. 1184, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 4 cosponsors) S. 1189, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors) S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act (Sen. Duckworth, 3 cosponsors) S. 1735, Special Counsel Independence Protection Act (Sen. Graham, 3 cosponsors) S. 1741, Special Counsel Integrity Act (Sen. Tillis, 1 cosponsor) S. 1832, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 2 cosponsors) S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Grassley, no cosponsors) S. 2195, Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act (Sen. Grassley, no cosponsors) S. 2321, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 7 cosponsors) S.Con. Res. 4, a concurrent resolution clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization (Sen. Cardin, 29 cosponsors) S. Con. Res. 8, a concurrent resolution clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President Donald J. Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization (Sen. Cardin, 32 cosponsors)
2017 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 20, Government by the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 157 cosponsors) HR 73, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Duncan, 1 cosponsor)--passed the House on Jan. 4 HR 133, a bill to eliminate the presidential public financing system for presidential elections (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 172, a bill to restore the free speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment (Rep. Jones, 1 cosponsor) HR 319, a bill to lower the federal campaign contribution limit (Rep. Capuano, no cosponsors) HR 376, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Capuano, 38 cosponsors) HR 528, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit individuals holding Federal office from directly soliciting contributions to or on behalf of any political committee under such Act (Rep. Boyle, 3 cosponsors) HR 658, Protect Democracy from Criminal Corporations Act (Rep. Ellison, 1 cosponsor) HR 781, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (Rep. Scalise, 57 cosponsors) HR 838, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate or by an immediate family member of the candidate (Rep. Ruiz, 6 cosponsors) HR 1134, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 128 cosponsors) HR 1341, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, 37 cosponsors) HR 1439, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act (Rep. Lujan, 39 cosponsors) HR 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign (FCC) Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 31 cosponsors) HR 1548, Real Time Transparency Act (Rep. O'Rourke, no cosponsors) HR 1615, Get Foreign Money out of US Elections Act (Rep. Raskin, 38 cosponsors) HR 1723, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 1 cosponsor) HR 1743, No PAC Act (Rep. O'Rourke, 1 cosponsor) HR 2034, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 11 cosponsors) HR 2101, Prior Approval Reform Act (Rep. Amodei, 6 cosponsors) HR 3837, Campaign Sunlight Act (Rep. Deutch, no cosponsors) HR 3952, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3953, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to replace the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3954, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections, and for other purposes (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 3955, a bill to reform public financing for Presidential elections and provide for public financing for Congressional elections (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 31, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 117 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 48, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Nolan, 50 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 64, an an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 90, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (Rep. Shea Porter, 7 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 113, an amendment to the Constitution relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (Rep. Schiff, 18 cosponsors) S. 264, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (Sen. Lankford, 4 cosponsors) S. 298, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (Sen. Tester, 45 cosponsors) S. 300, a bill to require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and to provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (Sen. Tester, 5 cosponsors) S. 589, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S. 1585, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 44 cosponsors) S. 1660, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S. 1683, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Donnelly, no cosponsors) S. 1880, We the People Democracy Reform Act (Sen. Udall, 14 cosponsors) S. 1929, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections (Sen. Udall, no cosponsors) S.1931, a bill to reform public financing for presidential elections and provide for public financing for congressional elections (Sen. Udall, no cosponsors) S.J. Res. 8, a constitutional amendment relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (Sen. Udall, 40 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 20, a constitutional amendment to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state (Sen. Tester, 1 cosponsor) HR 12, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Lewis, 182 cosponsors) HR 126, a bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade (Rep. Al Green, 2 cosponsors) HR 607, Voter Access Protection Act (Rep. Ellison, 2 cosponsors) HR 634, Election Assistance Commission Termination Act (Rep. Harper, no cosponsors) HR 787, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote early voting in elections for Federal office and to prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (Rep. Cohen, 30 cosponsors) HR 794, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve the operation of the Election Assistance Commission, to provide funds to States to make security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes (Rep. Bob Brady, 49 cosponsors) HR 893, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 1 cosponsor) HR 944, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 946, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 1044, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act by providing same-day registration (Rep. Ellison, 2 cosponsors) HR 1094, Weekend Voting Act (Rep. Slaughter, 84 cosponsors) HR 1291, a bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C., into the Union (Rep. Norton, 139 cosponsors) HR 1398, a bill to To provide funds to give States incentives to invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls and simplify voter registration, improve voting system security, and promote automatic voter registration (Rep. Connolly, 2 cosponsors) HR 1562, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the security of the information technology used to administer voter registration procedures and elections for Federal office, to promote the accuracy and integrity of the results of such elections (Rep. Pocan, 9 cosponsors) HR 2090, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Messer, 1 cosponsor) HR 2499, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, 56 cosponsors) HR 2669, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 32 cosponsors) HR 2694, BASE in Voting Act (Rep. Issa, 13 cosponsors) HR 2840, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 133 cosponsors) HR 2854, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 86 cosponsors) HR 2876, a bill to require States to automatically register eligible voters to vote in elections for Federal office (Rep. Brady, 58 cosponsors) HR 2978, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 188 cosponsors) HR 2981, Open Our Democracy Act (Rep. Delaney, 4 cosponsors) HR 3029, Combating the President's Voter Suppression Commission Act (Rep. Veasey, 19 cosponsors) HR 3038, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 20 cosponsors) HR 3057, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 3 cosponsors) HR 3091, Voter Roll Integrity Act (Rep. Pocan, 6 cosponsors) HR 3113, Citizenship Empowerment Act (Rep. Boyle, 1 cosponsor) HR 3132, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 16 cosponsors) HR 3214, Anti-Voter Suppression Act (Rep. Richmond, 74 cosponsors) HR 3239, Voting Rights Amendment Act (Rep. Sensenbrenner, 79 cosponsors) HR 3343, Servicemember Voting Protection Act (Rep. Kihuen, 1 cosponsor) HR 3623, SHIELD Act (Rep. Sewell, 13 cosponsors) HR 3684, PROVE Act (Rep. Beyer, 44 cosponsors) HR 3751, PAPER Act (Rep. Meadows, 2 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 28, a constitutional amendment to protect voting rights of U.S. citizens (Rep. Engel, 2 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 65, Every Vote Counts Amendment (Rep. Gene Green, 23 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 74, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the right to vote (Rep. Pocan, 37 cosponsors) H.J. Res 91, an amendment to the Constitution regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths (Rep. Plaskett, no cosponsors) S. 360, Same Day Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S. 625, a bill to preserve the integrity of American elections by providing the Attorney General with the investigative tools to identify and prosecute foreign agents who seek to circumvent Federal registration requirements and unlawfully influence the political process (Sen. Shaheen, 4 cosponsors) S. 1231, Vote by Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 19 cosponsors) S. 1353, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Sen. Leahy, 6 cosponsors) S. 1388, a bill to repeal the requirement for voting assistance officers for members of the Armed Forces (Sen. Rounds, no cosponsors) S. 1419, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Leahy, 46 cosponsors) S. 1437, Voter Empowerment Act (Sen. Gillibrand, 12 cosponsors) S. 1510, Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber Attacks Act, (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S. 1547, Anti-Voter Suppression Act (Sen. Booker, 32 cosponsors) S. 1588, Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin, 19 cosponsors) S. 1783, PROVE Act (Sen. Duckworth, 7 cosponsors) S 1821, a bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems (Sen. Gillibrand, 1 cosponsor) S. 1828, Weekend Voting Act (Sen. Reed, 7 cosponsors) HR 151, a bill to require states conducting redistricting plans to obtain a declaratory judgment or preclearance in the manner provided under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in order for the subsequent plan to take effect (Rep. Al Green, 1 cosponsor) HR 711, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 4 cosponsors) HR 712, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 16 cosponsors) HR 713, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 11 cosponsors) HR 1102, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 54 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 30, a constitutional amendment to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States (Rep. Steve King, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 106, an amendment to the Constitution to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States (Rep. Davidson, 3 cosponsors) HR 145, Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 305, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Rep. Eshoo, 166 cosponsors; the discharge petition has 193 signers) HR 356, Protecting Our Democracy Act (Rep. Swalwell, 200 cosponsors); the discharge petition has 194 signers. HR 371, a bill to address financial conflicts of interest of the president and vice president (Rep. Clark, 150 cosponsors) HR 384, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, 1 cosponsor) HR 397, a bill to require Members of Congress to disclose delinquent tax liability and to require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal tax liability (Rep. Chaffetz, 1 cosponsor) HR 464, a bill permitting the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Rep. Connolly, 11 cosponsors) HR 484, DRAIN the SWAMP Act (Rep. DeFazio, 4 cosponsors) HR 540, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 28 cosponsors) HR 568, FAIR Act (Rep. Linda Sanchez, 8 cosponsors) HR 796, Drain the Swamp Act (Rep. DeSantis, 2 cosponsors) HR 840, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, 4 cosponsors) HR 841, Phone the White House Act (Rep. Speier, 18 cosponsors) HR 842, EDIT Act (Rep. Stefanik, 9 cosponsors) HR 1132, Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act (Rep. Buck, 3 cosponsors) HR 1172, Presidential Trade Transparency Act (Rep. Neal, 35 cosponsors) HR 1287, a bill to require that any Executive order be published on the White House website not less than 72 hours before the Executive order is signed (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 70 cosponsors) HR 1356, a bill to permit disclosure of tax return information to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate (Rep. Speier, 41 cosponsors) HR 1388, CLEAN Act, a bill to codify into law the Office of Congressional Ethics (Rep. O'Halleran, no cosponsors) HR 1701, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (Rep. Cartwright, 10 cosponsors) HR 1711, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 61 cosponsors) HR 1729, Statutes at Large Modernization Act (Rep. Brat, 6 cosponsors) HR 1742, Article V Records Transparency Act (Rep. Messer, 1 cosponsor) HR 1770, OPEN Government Data Act (Rep. Kilmer, 12 cosponsors) HR 1855, a bill to repeal the authorizations for office space, office expenses, franking and printing privileges, and staff for former Speakers of the House of Representatives (Rep. Jones, 1 cosponsor) HR 1934, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 1938, President-Elect Release of Tax Return Act (Rep. Garrett, 2 cosponsors) HR 1960, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Slaughter, 79 cosponsors) HR 1987, Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act (Rep. Raskin, 31 cosponsors) HR 2195, OSC Access Act (Rep. Blum, 5 cosponsors) HR 2277, End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act (Rep. Slaughter, 1 cosponsor) HR 2414, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, 23 cosponsors) HR 2440, Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Transactions Act (Rep. Raskin, 7 cosponsors) HR 2455, Separation of Government and Presidents Financial Interests Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2456, Safeguarding Government from Foreign Corruption Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2493, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 6 cosponsors) HR 2494, a bill to require the President to place any financial conflicts of interest into a blind trust (Rep. Espaillat, 2 cosponsors) HR 2678, ETHICS Act (Rep. Cicilline, 22 cosponsors) HR 2762, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 27 cosponsors) HR 3462, Office of Government Ethics Independence Act (Rep. Cicilline, 22 cosponsors) HR 3532, No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act (Rep. Evans, 1 cosponsor) HR 3587, BRIBE Act (Rep. Gomez, no cosponsors) HR 3654, Special Counsel Independence Protection Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 3843, COAL Act (Rep. Suozzi, 1 cosponsor) HR 3974, JETS Act (Rep. Aguilar, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 26, a constitutional amendment entitled "No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever" (Rep. Kaptur, 39 cosponsors) S. 26, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Sen. Wyden, 21 cosponsors) S. 27, a bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election (Sen. Cardin, 27 cosponsors) S. 65, Presidential Conflicts of Interests Act (Sen. Warren, 29 cosponsors) S. 265, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Sen. Baldwin, 6 cosponsors) S. 408, Presidential Trade Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 13 cosponsors) S. 522, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S. 643, a bill to provide for media coverage of federal court proceedings (Sen. Grassley, 8 cosponsors) S. 649, a bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Sen. Durbin, 4 cosponsors) S. 721, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 5 cosponsors) S. 760, OPEN Government Data Act (Sen. Schatz, 4 cosponsors) S. 835, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 8 cosponsors) S. 953, White House Visitor Logs Transparency Act (Sen. Heinrich, no cosponsors) S. 1184, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 4 cosponsors) S. 1189, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors) S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act (Sen. Duckworth, 2 cosponsors) S. 1735, Special Counsel Independence Protection Act (Sen. Graham, 3 cosponsors) S. 1741, Special Counsel Integrity Act (Sen. Tillis, 1 cosponsor) S. 1832, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 2 cosponsors) S.Con. Res. 4, a concurrent resolution clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization (Sen. Cardin, 29 cosponsors) S. Con. Res. 8, a concurrent resolution clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President Donald J. Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization (Sen. Cardin, 32 cosponsors)
2017 · first_quarter · Government Issues
115th H.R. 1171 and S. 408 - Presidential Trade Transparency Act 115th H.R. 133 - To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns 115th H.R. 371 and S. 65 - Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act Constitutional amendments addressing Citizens United v. FEC and McCutcheon v. FEC, and related cases, especially the Democracy for All Amendment (115th H.J.Res. 31 and S.J.Res. 8), but also including 115th H.J.Res. 90 Executive and judicial nominations and appointments, including both individuals and rules/procedures Opposition to a Goodlatte proposal that would have gutted the Office of Congressional Ethics and ethics enforcement in the House: opposition to the language itself and to the House rules package (as passed by the House Republican Conference and later introduced as 115th H.Res. 5) as long as that language remained intact Opposition to the undermining of the Office of Government Ethics and the political targeting of Director Walter Shaub; Deferral of any inquiry into the Office by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform until such time as it is bipartisan, held in public, addresses the Trump administrations potential conflicts of interest, and is calibrated to interfere as little as possible with the Office's ongoing activities of reviewing the incoming administrations compliance with ethical requirements Recommendations regarding the Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the agencys Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Recommendations regarding the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division and the agencys Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Requesting the Attorney General to immediately and completely recuse himself from all Department of Justice investigations and actions regarding any interactions between President Donald Trump, his campaign staff, or other individuals supporting his campaign and Russian actors during Trumps 2016 presidential campaign; any Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election; the activities of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and Russian actors; and any leaks concerning these matters
2017 · second_quarter · Government Issues
HR 20, Government by the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 156 cosponsors) HR 73, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Duncan, 1 cosponsor)--passed the House on Jan. 4 HR 133, a bill to eliminate the presidential public financing system for presidential elections (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 172, a bill to restore the free speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment (Rep. Jones, 1 cosponsor) HR 319, a bill to lower the federal campaign contribution limit (Rep. Capuano, no cosponsors) HR 376, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Capuano, 38 cosponsors) HR 528, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit individuals holding Federal office from directly soliciting contributions to or on behalf of any political committee under such Act (Rep. Boyle, 2 cosponsors) HR 658, Protect Democracy from Criminal Corporations Act (Rep. Ellison, 1 cosponsor) HR 781, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (Rep. Scalise, 57 cosponsors) HR 838, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate or by an immediate family member of the candidate (Rep. Ruiz, 5 cosponsors) HR 1134, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 126 cosponsors) HR 1341, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, 33 cosponsors) HR 1439, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act (Rep. Lujan, 38 cosponsors) HR 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign (FCC) Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 31 cosponsors) HR 1548, Real Time Transparency Act (Rep. O'Rourke, no cosponsors) HR 1615, Get Foreign Money out of US Elections Act (Rep. Raskin, 34 cosponsors) HR 1723, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 1 cosponsor) HR 1743, No PAC Act (Rep. O'Rourke, 1 cosponsor) HR 2034, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 11 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 31, a constitutional amendment relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (Rep. Deutch, 113 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 48, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Nolan, 43 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 64, an an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 90, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (Rep. Shea Porter, 6 cosponsors) S. 264, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (Sen. Lankford, 4 cosponsors) S. 298, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (Sen. Tester, 40 cosponsors) S. 300, a bill to require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and to provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (Sen. Tester, 5 cosponsors) S. 589, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, no cosponsors) S.J. Res. 8, a constitutional amendment relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (Sen. Udall, 39 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 20, a constitutional amendment to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state (Sen. Tester, 1 cosponsor) HR 12, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Lewis, 177 cosponsors) HR 126, a bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HR 607, Voter Access Protection Act (Rep. Ellison, 2 cosponsors) HR 634, Election Assistance Commission Termination Act (Rep. Harper, no cosponsors) HR 787, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote early voting in elections for Federal office and to prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (Rep. Cohen, 30 cosponsors) HR 794, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve the operation of the Election Assistance Commission, to provide funds to States to make security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes (Rep. Bob Brady, 48 cosponsors) HR 893, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 1 cosponsor) HR 944, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 946, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 1044, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act by providing same-day registration (Rep. Ellison, 2 cosponsors) HR 1094, Weekend Voting Act (Rep. Slaughter, 55 cosponsors) HR 1291, a bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C., into the Union (Rep. Norton, 131 cosponsors) HR 1398, a bill to To provide funds to give States incentives to invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls and simplify voter registration, improve voting system security, and promote automatic voter registration (Rep. Connolly, 2 cosponsors) HR 1562, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the security of the information technology used to administer voter registration procedures and elections for Federal office, to promote the accuracy and integrity of the results of such elections (Rep. Pocan, 8 cosponsors) HR 2499, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, 50 cosponsors) HR 2669, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 30 cosponsors) HR 2694, BASE in Voting Act (Rep. Issa, 12 cosponsors) HR 2840, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 105 cosponsors) HR 2854, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 86 cosponsors) HR 2876, a bill to require States to automatically register eligible voters to vote in elections for Federal office (Rep. Brady, 2 cosponsors) HR 2978, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 185 cosponsors) HR 2981, Open Our Democracy Act (Rep. Delaney, 4 cosponsors) HR 3029, Combating the President's Voter Suppression Commission Act (Rep. Veasey, no cosponsors) HR 3038, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 19 cosponsors) HR 3057, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 3 cosponsors) HR 3091, Voter Roll Integrity Act (Rep. Pocan, 1 cosponsor) HR 3113, Citizenship Empowerment Act (Rep. Boyle, 1 cosponsor) HR 3132, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 15 cosponsors) S. 360, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act by requiring same-day registration (Sen. Klobuchar, 11 cosponsors) S. 625, a bill to preserve the integrity of American elections by providing the Attorney General with the investigative tools to identify and prosecute foreign agents who seek to circumvent Federal registration requirements and unlawfully influence the political process (Sen. Shaheen, 3 cosponsors) S. 1231, Vote by Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 19 cosponsors) S. 1353, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Sen. Leahy, 3 cosponsors) S. 1419, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Leahy, 46 cosponsors) S. 1437, Voter Empowerment Act (Sen. Gillibrand, 11 cosponsors) S. 1510, Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber Attacks Act, (Sen. Klobuchar, 9 cosponsors) HR 151, a bill to require states conducting redistricting plans to obtain a declaratory judgment or preclearance in the manner provided under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in order for the subsequent plan to take effect (Rep. Al Green, 1 cosponsor) HR 711, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 4 cosponsors) HR 712, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 12 cosponsors) HR 713, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 7 cosponsors) HR 1102, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 53 cosponsors) HR 145, Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 305, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Rep. Eshoo, 165 cosponsors; the discharge petition has 192 signers) HR 356, Protecting Our Democracy Act (Rep. Swalwell, 199 cosponsors); the discharge petition has 193 signers. HR 371, a bill to address financial conflicts of interest of the president and vice president (Rep. Clark, 149 cosponsors) HR 384, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 464, a bill permitting the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Rep. Connolly, 11 cosponsors) HR 484, DRAIN the SWAMP Act (Rep. DeFazio, 4 cosponsors) HR 540, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 26 cosponsors) HR 568, FAIR Act (Rep. Linda Sanchez, 8 cosponsors) HR 796, Drain the Swamp Act (Rep. DeSantis, 2 cosponsors) HR 840, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, 3 cosponsors) HR 841, Phone the White House Act (Rep. Speier, 18 cosponsors) HR 842, EDIT Act (Rep. Stefanik, 9 cosponsors) HR 1132, Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act (Rep. Buck, 3 cosponsors) HR 1287, a bill to require that any Executive order be published on the White House website not less than 72 hours before the Executive order is signed (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 70 cosponsors) HR 1356, a bill to permit disclosure of tax return information to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate (Rep. Speier, 41 cosponsors) HR 1388, CLEAN Act, a bill to codify into law the Office of Congressional Ethics (Rep. O'Halleran, no cosponsors) HR 1701, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (Rep. Cartwright, 9 cosponsors) HR 1711, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 60 cosponsors) HR 1934, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level (Rep. Gallagher, no cosponsors) HR 1960, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Slaughter, 78 cosponsors) HR 2277, End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act (Rep. Slaughter, 1 cosponsor) HR 2414, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, 18 cosponsors) HR 2440, Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Transactions Act (Rep. Raskin, 6 cosponsors) HR 2455, Safeguarding Government from Foreign Corruption Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2456, Separation of Government and Presidents Financial Interests Act (Rep. Jayapal, 6 cosponsors) HR 2493, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 5 cosponsors) HR 2494, a bill to require the President to place any financial conflicts of interest into a blind trust (Rep. Espaillat, 2 cosponsors) S. 26, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns (Sen. Wyden, 21 cosponsors) S. 27, a bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election (Sen. Cardin, 27 cosponsors) S. 65, Presidential Conflicts of Interests Act (Sen. Warren, 29 cosponsors) S. 265, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Sen. Baldwin, 6 cosponsors) S. 522, a bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S. 643, a bill to provide for media coverage of federal court proceedings (Sen. Grassley, 8 cosponsors) S. 649, a bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Sen. Durbin, 4 cosponsors) S. 721, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 5 cosponsors) S. 760, OPEN Government Data Act (Sen. Schatz, 4 cosponsors) S. 835, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 7 cosponsors) S. 953, White House Visitor Logs Transparency Act (Sen. Heinrich, no cosponsors) S. 1184, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 4 cosponsors) S. 1189, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors)
2017 · first_quarter · Government Issues
HR 20, Government by the People Act HR 133, a bill to eliminate the presidential public financing system for presidential elections HR 376, Shareholder Protection Act HR 781, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose HR 1134, DISCLOSE Act HR 1341, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act HR 1439, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act HR 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign (FCC) Transparency Act HR 1548, Real Time Transparency Act HR 1615, Get Foreign Money out of US Elections Act HR 1723, Let It Go Act HR 1743, No PAC Act HR 2034, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act H.J. Res. 31, a constitutional amendment relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections H.J. Res. 48, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only H.J. Res. 90, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations S. 264, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose S. 298, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act S. 300, a bill to require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and to provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations S. 589, Real Time Transparency Act S.J. Res. 8, a constitutional amendment relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections S.J. Res. 20, a constitutional amendment to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state HR 634, Election Assistance Commission Termination Act HR 794, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve the operation of the Election Assistance Commission, to provide funds to States to make security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes HR 1094, Weekend Voting Act HR 1562, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the security of the information technology used to administer voter registration procedures and elections for Federal office, to promote the accuracy and integrity of the results of such elections S. 360, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act by requiring same-day registration HR 712, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act HR 713, Redistricting Transparency Act HR 1102, Redistricting Reform Act HR 145, Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform Act HR 305, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns HR 356, Protecting Our Democracy Act HR 371, a bill to address financial conflicts of interest of the president and vice president HR 464, a bill permitting the televising of Supreme Court proceedings HR 540, a bill to require the president to disclose one's federal tax returns HR 568, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require certain Federal officials to make requisite financial disclosures within 30 days of assuming office HR 842, EDIT Act HR 1172, Presidential Trade Transparency Act HR 1287, a bill to require that any Executive order be published on the White House website not less than 72 hours before the Executive order is signed HR 1356, a bill to permit disclosure of tax return information to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate HR 1388, CLEAN Act, a bill to codify into law the Office of Congressional Ethics HR 1711, MAR-A-LAGO Act HR 1960, Supreme Court Ethics Act S. 26, a bill to require Presidents and certain candidates for President to release portions of their tax returns S. 27, a bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election S. 65, a bill to address financial conflicts of interest of the president and vice president S. 265, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act S. 408, Presidential Trade Transparency Act S. 643, a bill to provide for media coverage of federal court proceedings S. 649, a bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings S. 721, MAR-A-LAGO Act S. 835, Supreme Court Ethics Act
2017 · first_quarter · Government Issues
115th H.R. 1171 and S. 408 - Presidential Trade Transparency Act 115th H.R. 133 - To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns 115th H.R. 371 and S. 65 - Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act Constitutional amendments addressing Citizens United v. FEC and McCutcheon v. FEC, and related cases, especially the Democracy for All Amendment (115th H.J.Res. 31 and S.J.Res. 8), but also including 115th H.J.Res. 90 Executive and judicial nominations and appointments, including both individuals and rules/procedures Opposition to a Goodlatte proposal that would have gutted the Office of Congressional Ethics and ethics enforcement in the House: opposition to the language itself and to the House rules package (as passed by the House Republican Conference and later introduced as 115th H.Res. 5) as long as that language remained intact Opposition to the undermining of the Office of Government Ethics and the political targeting of Director Walter Shaub; Deferral of any inquiry into the Office by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform until such time as it is bipartisan, held in public, addresses the Trump administrations potential conflicts of interest, and is calibrated to interfere as little as possible with the Office's ongoing activities of reviewing the incoming administrations compliance with ethical requirements Recommendations regarding the Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the agencys Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Recommendations regarding the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division and the agencys Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Requesting the Attorney General to immediately and completely recuse himself from all Department of Justice investigations and actions regarding any interactions between President Donald Trump, his campaign staff, or other individuals supporting his campaign and Russian actors during Trumps 2016 presidential campaign; any Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election; the activities of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and Russian actors; and any leaks concerning these matters
2017 · first_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Legislation and policies related to: Pediatric and childrens health research Nursing research H.R. 133 - To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2017 · first_quarter · Government Issues
115th H.R. 1171 and S. 408 - Presidential Trade Transparency Act 115th H.R. 133 - To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns 115th H.R. 371 and S. 65 - Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act Constitutional amendments addressing Citizens United v. FEC and McCutcheon v. FEC, and related cases, especially the Democracy for All Amendment (115th H.J.Res. 31 and S.J.Res. 8), but also including 115th H.J.Res. 90 Executive and judicial nominations and appointments, including both individuals and rules/procedures Opposition to a Goodlatte proposal that would have gutted the Office of Congressional Ethics and ethics enforcement in the House: opposition to the language itself and to the House rules package (as passed by the House Republican Conference and later introduced as 115th H.Res. 5) as long as that language remained intact Opposition to the undermining of the Office of Government Ethics and the political targeting of Director Walter Shaub; Deferral of any inquiry into the Office by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform until such time as it is bipartisan, held in public, addresses the Trump administrations potential conflicts of interest, and is calibrated to interfere as little as possible with the Office's ongoing activities of reviewing the incoming administrations compliance with ethical requirements Recommendations regarding the Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the agencys Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Recommendations regarding the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division and the agencys Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Requesting the Attorney General to immediately and completely recuse himself from all Department of Justice investigations and actions regarding any interactions between President Donald Trump, his campaign staff, or other individuals supporting his campaign and Russian actors during Trumps 2016 presidential campaign; any Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election; the activities of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and Russian actors; and any leaks concerning these matters
2017 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Judicial and Administration nominations; Automatic Voter Registration legislation Office of Congressional Ethics Election Assistance Commission termination Act (HR 634) HR 133: terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential Elections legislation Voting Rights legislation S360 Same Day Registration Act Democracy Restoration Act (S772) Redistricting Elections systems security, FAST Act Voter identification laws Campaign Finance reform LINE Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
Client expense: $1,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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
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
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
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
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
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
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office
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
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
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office