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.
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This bill amends the federal criminal code to increase to five years the ban on individuals appointed to executive schedule positions (except special government employees who serve less than 60 days in a 1-year period) from engaging in lobbying activities in the executive branch. The Office of Government Ethics may waive lobbying restrictions for certain executive schedule employees if it determines that the restrictions would create an undue hardship in obtaining qualified personnel for agency positions and granting such waiver would not create the potential for use of undue influence or unfair advantage. The bill increases to five years the ban on lobbying activities by Senators or Members of the House of Representatives.
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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
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
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S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017); regulatory reform, restricting agency mandates. H.R 4423 (North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017)/ H.R. 5468 (Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018); regulatory reform targeting judicial review of the environmental review process. S.J.Res. 57 (providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity). H.R. 5954 (Anti-terrorism Clarification Act); amends existing law to make is easier to file civil cases against foriegn countries for their role in terrorist activities. H.R. 6730 (Injunctive Authority Clarification Act); eliminates the ability of federal district courts to grant universal injunctions. H.R. 3487 (Complete Diversity Jurisdiction); eliminates the current requirement for complete diversity of parties, and changes the rule to minimal diversity. H.R. 6754 (CIRCUIT Act); splits up the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. H.R. 6755 (Judiciary ROOM Act); makes several changes to court structures and procedures. Report Language on Conference Report (H.R. 6157 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act). Representative Bobby Scott Amendment to H.R. 6157 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, to overturn executive order on Administrative Law Judges. Draft legislation on international evidence parity rules; more specifically the ability to obtain discovery of American companies in foriegn tribunals. S. 2296 (GOOD Act); a regulatory reform bill. Draft legislation on reducing or eliminating the Feres Doctrine. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence; Rule 23, MDLs, Rule 30(b)(6), social security appeals, residual hearsay exception. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements. General lobbying with regard to intermediate care facility class actions. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States. Lobbying with regard to federal executive agency nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Peter Feldmen to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and with specific regard to the nomination of Diana Furchtgott-Roth to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation. General lobbying on forced arbitration in claims by members of the armed forces. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Chad Readler of Ohio to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Eric Miller of Washington to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Client expense: $1,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017); regulatory reform, restricting agency mandates. H.R 4423 (North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017)/ H.R. 5468 (Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018); regulatory reform targeting judicial review of the environmental review process. S.J.Res. 57 (providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity). H.R. 5954 (Anti-terrorism Clarification Act); amends existing law to make is easier to file civil cases against foriegn countries for their role in terrorist activities. Draft legislation on international evidence parity rules; more specifically the ability to obtain discovery of American companies in foriegn tribunals. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence; Rule 23, MDLs, Rule 30(b)(6), social security appeals, Residual hearsay exception. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements. General lobbying with regard to intermediate care facility class actions.
Client expense: $1,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017); regulatory reform, restricting agency mandates. H.R 4423 (North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017)/ H.R. 5468 (Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018); regulatory reform targeting judicial review of the environmental review process. S.J.Res. 57 (providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity). H.R. 5954 (Anti-terrorism Clarification Act); amends existing law to make is easier to file civil cases against foriegn countries for their role in terrorist activities. H.R. 6730 (Injunctive Authority Clarification Act); eliminates the ability of federal district courts to grant universal injunctions. H.R. 3487 (Complete Diversity Jurisdiction); eliminates the current requirement for complete diversity of parties, and changes the rule to minimal diversity. H.R. 6754 (CIRCUIT Act); splits up the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. H.R. 6755 (Judiciary ROOM Act); makes several changes to court structures and procedures. Report Language on Conference Report (H.R. 6157 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act). Representative Bobby Scott Amendment to H.R. 6157 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, to overturn executive order on Administrative Law Judges. Draft legislation on international evidence parity rules; more specifically the ability to obtain discovery of American companies in foriegn tribunals. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence; Rule 23, MDLs, Rule 30(b)(6), social security appeals, residual hearsay exception. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements. General lobbying with regard to intermediate care facility class actions. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States. Lobbying with regard to federal executive agency nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Peter Feldmen to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and with specific regard to the nomination of Diana Furchtgott-Roth to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation.
Client expense: $1,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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)
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2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017); regulatory reform, restricting agency mandates. H.R 4423 (North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017)/ H.R. 5468 (Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018); regulatory reform targeting judicial review of the environmental review process. S.J.Res. 57 (providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity). H.R. 5954 (Anti-terrorism Clarification Act); amends existing law to make is easier to file civil cases against foriegn countries for their role in terrorist activities. Draft legislation on international evidence parity rules; more specifically the ability to obtain discovery of American companies in foriegn tribunals. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence; Rule 23, MDLs, Rule 30(b)(6), social security appeals, Residual hearsay exception. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements. General lobbying with regard to intermediate care facility class actions.
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
H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. General lobbying with regard to alternative litigation funding. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to Federal judicial selection. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements. General lobbying with regard to intermediate care facility class actions.
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 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. General lobbying with regard to alternative litigation funding. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to Federal judicial selection. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements.
2017 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S.119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. General lobbying with regard to alternative litigation funding. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to Federal judicial selection.
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 · 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)
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