PAPER Act

Support campaign finance disclosure legislation in the House and Senate. Support repairing the presidential public financing system, establishing a public financing system for congressional races and curbing candidate-specific super PACs in the House and Senate. Oppose a balanced budget constitutional amendment. Oppose SEC rider to appropriations bill that would limit its ability to develop or implement a rule requiring public companies to disclose political spending to shareholders. Oppose all other "poison pill" riders to appropriations bill, including a rider which would gut the Johnson Amendment, which prevents 501(c)(3) nonprofits from engaging in campaign activities. Support legislation protecting Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Support bills to inform the American people about Internet ads being run by foreign interests (H.R. 4077); to provide stiff new penalties for foreign interference in our elections (H.R.4884); and to help states protect the integrity of federal elections and provide for grants for security improvements (H.R.3751). Support the bipartisan Honest Ads Act. Support the "We the People" Act 2017, a comprehensive package of democracy reforms. Support responsible earmark reform. Support the Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act. Support the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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)

H.R. 2051 FAST Generics Act H.R. 2212/S.974 CREATES Act Issues related to CMMI H.R. 1628 Better Care Reconciliation Act/American Health Care Act H.R. 2372 VETERAN Act H.R. 2430/S.934 FDA Reauthorization Act H.R. 2579 Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2581 Verify First Act H.R. 592 the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act S.J. Res. 17/H.J. Res. 51 Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 HR 3751 Paper Act

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

HR 3751 Paper Act

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Election Cybersecurity issues generally, including education regarding: lack of paper ballots and audits of federal elections in 15 states, lack of funding for more secure hardware upgrades, national security implications of election hacking. Work in this quarter promoting Klobuchar/Graham NDAA amendment -- S.Amdt.656 to H.R.2810 Work also to promote H.R.3751, the PAPER Act, sponsored by Rep. Meadows and Rep. Langevin. Organized a Congressional briefing for House and Senate staffers on Oct. 19.

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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)

Election Cybersecurity issues generally, including education regarding: lack of paper ballots and audits of federal elections in 15 states, lack of funding for more secure hardware upgrades, national security implications of election hacking. Work in this quarter promoting Klobuchar/Graham NDAA amendment -- S.Amdt.656 to H.R.2810 Work also to promote H.R.3751, the PAPER Act, sponsored by Rep. Meadows and Rep. Langevin

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HR 3751 Paper Act

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H.R. 2051 FAST Generics Act H.R. 2212/S.974 CREATES Act Issues related to CMMI H.R. 1628 Better Care Reconciliation Act/American Health Care Act H.R. 2372 VETERAN Act H.R. 2430/S.934 FDA Reauthorization Act H.R. 2579 Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2581 Verify First Act H.R. 592 the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act S.J. Res. 17/H.J. Res. 51 Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 HR 3751 Paper Act

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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)