Lobbying Disclosure Reform Act of 2020

- Supported provisions of H. Res. 695 extending the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress through the end of the 116th Congress/ - Supported H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act to (1) make it clear that personal use restrictions apply to leadership PACs and other political committees, (2) strengthening coordination rules between federal candidates and outside spending entities, and (3) disclosed the names of top donors to organizations paying for advertising that constitutes independent expenditures or electioneering communications, on the advertisement itself. - Supported H.R. 1272, the Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act, to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair and the remaining members. - Supported H.R. 2592 & S. 1356, the Honest Ads Act, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported S.1060, the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019, to sanction countries found to be interfering in American elections and require the intelligence community to assess any foreign election interference activity. - Supported S. 1762, the Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act of 2019, to provide the Attorney General with greater authority to promote enforcement of disclosure requirements for agents of foreign principals. - Supported the Secure Elections Act to protect the administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats. - Supported the Shell Company Abuse Act to make it a felony for an owner, officer, attorney, or incorporation agent of a corporation, company, or business entity to establish or use a corporation, company, or business entity to conceal illegal political activity by a foreign national. - Supported the Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act, to require certain tax exempt organizations to certify that foreign funds will not be used to make any contribution or expenditure in connection with any election in the United States. - Supported increasing disclosure of contributions to federal political committees. - Supported increasing disclosure of political spending on federal elections by 501(c) and corporate entities and some donors to such entities. - Supported changing the Lobbying Disclosure Act to use a minimum hours test instead of a percentage test in the registration threshold and requiring registrants to include additional information about lobbying support work. - Supported limiting lobbyist political contributions to and fundraising on behalf of the political committees of members of Congress that they, their coworkers, and their employer, lobby. - Supported strengthening federal political coordination rules for independent-expenditure only committees. - Supported limiting fundraising by members of Congress while the House is in session. - Supported the TRUST in Congress Act, H.R. 7200, a bill to require members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust. - Supported increasing funding to the Election Assistance Commission in S. 3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, so that states could have additional funding to prepare for COVID-19's impact on voting in the 2020 federal election cycle. - Opposed Federal Election Commissioner nominee Trey Trainor. -Supported creating a way for members of Congress to vote electronically in periods of emergency, like a pandemic. -Supported Congress appropriating more funding to states through the Election Assistance Commission so they would have enough funds to hold a safe and secure election during a pandemic. -Opposed the Pentagon's proposal to change the revolving door prohibitions in the National Defense Authorization Act FY21, S.4049. -Called for Congress to continue to modernize and adopt all of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress's recommendations. -Supported H.R. 6854, the Stop Scam PACs Act, to prohibit political committees from misrepresenting their purpose. -Supported the Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act to strengthen federal criminal law for acts of public corruption. -Supported H.R. 8022, the Lobbying Disclosure Reform Act of 2020, to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act and make lobbying more transparent and reporting more accurate. -Supported S. 4517, A bill to provide States additional time relating to the appointment of electors and for the meeting of electors for the 2020 election for President and Vice President. -Supported amending the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prevent individuals who control political committees from using committee funds to pay for services and products from companies they also own or control. -Called for the Select Committee for the Modernization of Congress to be extended into the 117th Congress.