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Election Worker Protection Act of 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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- Supported the Honest Ads Act, S. 486, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported the TRUST in Congress Act, H.R. 345, a bill to require members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust or divest. - Supported the Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act, H.R. 2484, legislation requiring former lawmakers and others no longer seeking office to close their campaign accounts within two years, instead of living on as zombie campaigns. - Supported Senate modernization efforts to increase staff pay, create a Senate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office, give committee interns pay, and other initiatives to help Congress attract and retain staff. - Supported the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion and advocated for the continuation of its work in other configurations in the House. - Supported the Uncheck the Box Act, H.R. 7723, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes. - Supported the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act, H.R. 3229, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. - Supported the Stop Foreign Interference with Ballot Measures Act, H.R. 6471, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. - Supported the Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act, H.R. 3130, to expand protections for election administrators, strengthen protections for Federal election records and election infrastructure and provide judicial review for election records by allowing the Department of Justice and candidates to bring lawsuits to ensure compliance with election record requirements. - Supported expanded federal protections for election workers and election officials from increasing threats and intimidation. - Called on the Committee on House Appropriations to provide compensation to Legislative branch staff at an equivalent rate to that provided to employees of the Executive Branch as well as an annual cost-of-living adjustment. - Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and doxxing training, privacy services and home security. - Called for enhanced information sharing and coordination about threats against election officials between federal, state and local law enforcement entities. - Supported clarifying and expanding existing federal protections against threats and intimidation to include authorized election agents, contractors, vendors, and volunteers. - Called for increased anti-doxxing protections for election workers and their families to protect against threats and harassment. - Supported the Election Worker Protection Act of 2023, S. 1318, to provide grant funding and expand protections for election workers and officials. - Called for equal overtime protections for House staff to achieve parity with the Executive Branch under the Fair Labor Standards Act. - Called on the Committee on House Administration (CHA) to maintain its committee funding so it can provide adequate resources for its expanded membership, duties, and responsibilities. - Supported the ETHICS Act, S. 1171, to ban members of Congress and others from trading stocks. - Supported the Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, S.2770, to ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate materially deceptive content falsely depicting federal candidates in political ads to influence federal elections. - Supported the REAL Political Advertisements Act, S.1596, to improve transparency and accountability for generative AI in political advertisements.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
- Supported the Honest Ads Act, S. 486, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported the TRUST in Congress Act, H.R. 345, a bill to require members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust or divest. - Supported the Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act, H.R. 2484, legislation requiring former lawmakers and others no longer seeking office to close their campaign accounts within two years, instead of living on as zombie campaigns. - Supported Senate modernization efforts to increase staff pay, create a Senate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office, give committee interns pay, and other initiatives to help Congress attract and retain staff. - Supported the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion and advocated for the continuation of its work in other configurations in the House. - Supported the Uncheck the Box Act, H.R. 7723, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes. - Supported the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act, H.R. 3229, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. - Supported the Stop Foreign Interference with Ballot Measures Act, H.R. 6471, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. - Supported the Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act, H.R. 3130, to expand protections for election administrators, strengthen protections for Federal election records and election infrastructure and provide judicial review for election records by allowing the Department of Justice and candidates to bring lawsuits to ensure compliance with election record requirements. - Supported expanded federal protections for election workers and election officials from increasing threats and intimidation. - Called on the Committee on House Appropriations to provide compensation to Legislative branch staff at an equivalent rate to that provided to employees of the Executive Branch as well as an annual cost-of-living adjustment. - Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and doxxing training, privacy services and home security. - Called for enhanced information sharing and coordination about threats against election officials between federal, state and local law enforcement entities. - Supported clarifying and expanding existing federal protections against threats and intimidation to include authorized election agents, contractors, vendors, and volunteers. - Called for increased anti-doxxing protections for election workers and their families to protect against threats and harassment. - Supported the Election Worker Protection Act of 2023, S. 1318, to provide grant funding and expand protections for election workers and officials. - Called for equal overtime protections for House staff to achieve parity with the Executive Branch under the Fair Labor Standards Act. - Called on the Committee on House Administration (CHA) to maintain its committee funding so it can provide adequate resources for its expanded membership, duties, and responsibilities. - Supported the ETHICS Act, S. 1171, to ban members of Congress and others from trading stocks. - Supported the Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, S.2770, to ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate materially deceptive content falsely depicting federal candidates in political ads to influence federal elections. - Supported the REAL Political Advertisements Act, S.1596, to improve transparency and accountability for generative AI in political advertisements. - Called for historic investment in election funding to states via the Election Assistance Commission so they would have enough funds to hold safe and secure elections. - Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and anti-doxxing training, privacy services and home security. - Advocated for the Department of Homeland Security-Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to expand anti-doxxing training and resources to election officials.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
- Supported the Honest Ads Act, S. 486, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported the TRUST in Congress Act, H.R. 345, a bill to require members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust or divest. - Supported the Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act, H.R. 2484, legislation requiring former lawmakers and others no longer seeking office to close their campaign accounts within two years, instead of living on as zombie campaigns. - Supported Senate modernization efforts to increase staff pay, create a Senate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office, give committee interns pay, and other initiatives to help Congress attract and retain staff. - Supported the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion and advocated for the continuation of its work in other configurations in the House. - Supported the Uncheck the Box Act, H.R. 7723, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes. - Supported the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act, H.R. 3229, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. - Supported the Stop Foreign Interference with Ballot Measures Act, H.R. 6471, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. - Supported the Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act, H.R. 3130, to expand protections for election administrators, strengthen protections for Federal election records and election infrastructure and provide judicial review for election records by allowing the Department of Justice and candidates to bring lawsuits to ensure compliance with election record requirements. - Supported expanded federal protections for election workers and election officials from increasing threats and intimidation. - Called on the Committee on House Appropriations to provide compensation to Legislative branch staff at an equivalent rate to that provided to employees of the Executive Branch as well as an annual cost-of-living adjustment. - Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and doxxing training, privacy services and home security. - Called for enhanced information sharing and coordination about threats against election officials between federal, state and local law enforcement entities. - Supported clarifying and expanding existing federal protections against threats and intimidation to include authorized election agents, contractors, vendors, and volunteers. - Called for increased anti-doxxing protections for election workers and their families to protect against threats and harassment. - Supported the Election Worker Protection Act of 2023, S. 1318, to provide grant funding and expand protections for election workers and officials. - Called for equal overtime protections for House staff to achieve parity with the Executive Branch under the Fair Labor Standards Act. - Called on the Committee on House Administration (CHA) to maintain its committee funding so it can provide adequate resources for its expanded membership, duties, and responsibilities. - Supported the ETHICS Act, S. 1171, to ban members of Congress and others from trading stocks. - Supported the Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, S.2770, to ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate materially deceptive content falsely depicting federal candidates in political ads to influence federal elections. - Supported the REAL Political Advertisements Act, S.1596, to improve transparency and accountability for generative AI in political advertisements. - Called for historic investment in election funding to states via the Election Assistance Commission so they would have enough funds to hold safe and secure elections. - Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and anti-doxxing training, privacy services and home security. - Advocated for the Department of Homeland Security-Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to expand anti-doxxing training and resources to election officials.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
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Jim Banks, 1 cosponsor) HR 3636, Put Zombie Donors to Rest Act (Rep. Gaetz, 1 cosponsor) HR 4484, Keeping Foreign Money out of Ballot Measures Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 4611, Candidate Voice Fraud Prohibition Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 4863, Shareholder Political Transparency Act (Rep. Foster, 7 cosponsors) HR 5734, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations (Rep. Steil, no cosponsors) HR 5771, People Before Politics Act (Rep. Zachary Nunn, no cosponsors) HR 5941, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Rep. Harder, 1 cosponsor) HR 6312, Inaugural Fund Integrity Act (Rep. Scanlon, 2 cosponsors) HR 6471, Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Measures Act (Rep. Porter, 8 cosponsors) HR 6894, Stop Scam PACs Act (Rep. Katie Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 6930, SHINE Act (Rep. Crow, 3 cosponsors) HR 6996, Block Foreign-Funded Political Ads Act (Rep. Golden, 1 cosponsor) HR 7210, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, 6 cosponsors) HR 7244, End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act (Rep. Chu, 14 cosponsors) HR 7321, Electronic Filing of Electioneering Communication Reports Act (Rep. Morelle, 2 cosponsors) HR 7497, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 1 cosponsor) HR 7499, EMPOWER Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 7723, Uncheck the Box Act (Rep. Mike Levin, 3 cosponsors) HR 8172, Consistent Labeling for Political Ads Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HR 8175, Crack Down on Dark Money Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HR 8176, Fighting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HR 8384, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (Rep. Kilmer, 1 cosponsor) HR 8399, Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act (Rep. Steil, 1 cosponsor) HR 8552, Protect Democracy from Criminal Corporations Act (Rep. Omar, 3 cosponsors) HR 8572, Government by the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 3 cosponsors) HR 8668, AI Transparency in Elections Act (Rep. Morelle, 1 cosponsor) HR 8975, Small Dollar Donor Protection Act (Rep. Balint, 2 cosponsors) HR 8988, Get Foreign Money out of U.S. Elections Act (Rep. Raskin, 24 cosponsors) HR 9392, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Porter, 2 cosponsors) HR 9393, Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 9488, CVV Act (Rep. Steil, 3 cosponsors) HR 9491, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Steube, 1 cosponsor) HR 9589, Stop Illegal Campaign Coordination Act (Rep. Tokuda, 3 cosponsors) HR 9639, AI Ads Act (Rep. Schiff, 21 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 13, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Schiff, 161 cosponsors) S 1, Freedom to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 51 cosponsors) S 17, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 2 cosponsors) S 486, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 491, CVV Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 500, a bill to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) S 512, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 51 cosponsors) S 1596, REAL Political Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 1638, Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 2344, Freedom to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 50 cosponsors) S 2747, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor)--passed the Senate by UC on September 7th S 2770, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 5 cosponsors) S 3173, Ending Corporate Influence on Elections Act (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S 3599, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Sen. Kelly, 1 cosponsor) S 3616, Inaugural Committee Transparency Act (Sen. Cortez Masto, 5 cosponsors) S 3743, End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 9 cosponsors) S 3843, EMPOWER Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 1 cosponsor) S 3844, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 1 cosponsor) S 3875, AI Transparency in Elections Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 4145, Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act (Sen. Hagerty, 5 cosponsors) S 4594, Ending FCC Meddling in Our Elections Act (Sen. Lee, 3 cosponsors) S 4666, Get Foreign Money out of U.S. Elections Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 5 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 3, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 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, no cosponsors) S.J. Res 45, Democracy for All Amendment (Sen. Shaheen, 42 cosponsors) Voting & Elections Bills in the 118th Congress HR 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Rep. Norton, 208 cosponsors) HR 83, a bill to repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (Rep. Biggs, no cosponsors) HR 90, Voter Integrity Protection Act (Rep. Biggs, no cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Todays Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HR 149, Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens From Voting Act (Rep. Jeff Duncan, 42 cosponsors) HR 154, Securing Our Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 156, Restoring Faith in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 192, a bill to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia (Rep. Pfluger, 24 cosponsors) HR 239, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 30 cosponsors) HR 466, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, no cosponsors) HR 486, a bill to prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election (Rep. Chip Roy, 7 cosponsors) HR 487, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Keith Self, 4 cosponsors) HR 512, One Citizen One Vote Act (Rep. Bob Good, 3 cosponsors) HR 627, Voice of the Electorate (VOTE) Act (Rep. Fallon, 1 cosponsor) HR 861, America Votes Act (Rep. Rick Larsen, 1 cosponsor) HR 959, a bill to repeal the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 other than the provisions requiring States to conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters in the State and the provisions imposing criminal penalties for fraudulent voter registration or voting activities (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 1295, Early Voting Act (Rep. Goldman, no cosponsors) HR 1439, Vote at Home Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 18 cosponsors) HR 1725, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 12 cosponsors) HR 2471, Vote Without Fear Act (Rep. Ruiz, 1 cosponsor) HR 2566, Voter Registration Efficiency Act (Rep. McClain, no cosponsors) HR 2629, Filer Voter Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 8 cosponsors) HR 2657, a bill to clarify the counting of electoral votes in Congress to be a National Special Security Event (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 2757, Puerto Rico Status Act (Rep. Grijalva, 88 cosponsors) HR 2934, Protect American Election Administration Act (Rep. Cole, 8 cosponsors) HR 2987, Election Mail Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 70 cosponsors) HR 3072, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Rep. Tenney, 5 cosponsors) HR 3130, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Rep. Allred, 4 cosponsors) HR 3162, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Roy, 4 cosponsors) HR 3257, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 3436, Support Our Election Workers Act (Rep. Morelle, no cosponsors) HR 3704, One Vote, One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 4316, Citizen Ballot Protection Act (Rep. Palmer, 8 cosponsors) HR 4317, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission that includes information with respect to the voter list maintenance activities of the State (Rep. Palmer, no cosponsors) HR 4318, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to eliminate reliance on the change of address information provided by the United States Postal Service for the purpose of removing ineligible voters from the official list of voters in a State (Rep. Palmer, no cosponsors) HR 4396, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Citizen Voter Act (Rep. Bost, 2 cosponsors) HR 4407, Voluntarily Offered Tools for Election Reforms by States (VOTERS) Act (Rep. Feenstra, no cosponsors) HR 4415, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Election Fraud Prevention Act (Rep. Grothman, no cosponsors) HR 4457, Protect American Voters Act (Rep. Gimenez, 1 cosponsor) HR 4460, NO VOTE for Non-Citizens Act (Rep. Griffith, no cosponsors) HR 4462, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Mace, no cosponsors) HR 4472, First Amendment Protection Act (Rep. Armstrong, no cosponsors) HR 4474, Confirmation Of Congressional Observer Access Act (Rep. Carey, no cosponsors) HR 4476, Election Integrity Mail Reform Act (Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, no cosponsors) HR 4477, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Election Integrity and Voter Confidence Act (Rep. Cline, no cosponsors) HR 4479, Positioning the Election Assistance Commission for the Future Act (Rep. D'Esposito, 1 cosponsor) HR 4486, Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act (Rep. Mike Garcia, no cosponsors) HR 4487, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Photographic Poll Books Act (Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, no cosponsors) HR 4488, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Voter Identification Act (Rep. Greene, 2 cosponsors) HR 4492, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Tribal Voter Identification Act (Rep. Dusty Johnson, no cosponsors) HR 4493, District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 4494, Ensuring Faith in Our Elections Act (Rep. Laurel Lee, no cosponsors) HR 4496, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Voter List Maintenance Act (Rep. Norman, 4 cosponsors) HR 4500, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 4501, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 4521, Election Worker Tax Benefits Act (Rep. LaLota, no cosponsors) HR 4523, District of Columbia Ballot Security Act (Rep. Moran, no cosponsors) HR 4543, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Timely Reporting of Election Results Act (Rep. Donalds, no cosponsors) HR 4544, No Federal Funds for Ballot Harvesting Act (Rep. Edwards, no cosponsors) HR 4553, Prohibiting U.S. Postmark Abuse Act (Rep. Massie, no cosponsors) HR 4555, Federal Election Audit Act (Rep. Greg Murphy, no cosponsors) HR 4563, American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act, (Rep. Steil, 127 cosponsors) HR 4650, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Provisional Ballot Reform Act (Rep. Loudermilk, no cosponsors) HR 4852, IDs for an Inclusive Democracy Act (Rep. Casten, 14 cosponsors) HR 4987, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Crockett, 73 cosponsors) HR 5046, Preventing Election Subversion Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 3 cosponsors) HR 5189, Voter Integrity and Defense Act (Rep. Mike Garcia, no cosponsors) HR 5278, Preventing Presidential Election Interference Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 5290, Voters on the Move Registration Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 66 cosponsors) HR 5291, People Over Long Lines Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 53 cosponsors) HR 5292, Sustaining Our Democracy Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 69 cosponsors) HR 5293, Youth Voting Rights Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 59 cosponsors) HR 5294, Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 58 cosponsors) HR 5295, Expanding the VOTE Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 100 cosponsors) HR 5322, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 69 cosponsors) HR 6267, Election Day Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 6493, Safeguarding Electoral Integrity Act (Rep. Hageman, 2 cosponsors) HR 6513, Confirmation of Congressional Observer Access Act (Rep. Carey, 2 cosponsors) HR 6643, Inclusive Democracy Act (Rep. Pressley, 19 cosponsors) HR 6866, District of Columbia Special Elections Home Rule Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 7179, INVITE Act (Rep. Norma Torres, 6 cosponsors) HR 7319, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 7329, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 21 cosponsors) HR 7351, Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act (Rep. Dean, 3 cosponsors) HR 7389, Accessible Voting Act (Rep. Scanlon, 2 cosponsors) HR 7413, Election Worker Recruitment and Safety Act (Rep. D'Esposito, 2 cosponsors) HR 7447, SECURE IT Act (Rep. Spanberger, 2 cosponsors) HR 7960, Stop Mail-In Voter Fraud Act (Rep. Meuser, no cosponsors) HR 8192, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, 15 cosponsors) HR 8218, Demanding Citizenship in D.C. Elections Act (Rep. Timmons, 4 cosponsors) HR 8281, SAVE Act (Rep. Chip Roy, 67 cosponsors) HR 8291, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, no cosponsors) HR 8353, Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act (Rep. Houlahan, 6 cosponsors) HR 8462, Voter Choice Act (Rep. Phillips, 3 cosponsors) HR 8499, Clean Elections in America Act (Rep. Grothman, no cosponsors) HR 8623, PROVE Act (Rep. Beyer, 10 cosponsors) HR 8677, Save Voters Act (Rep. Beatty, 2 cosponsors) HR 8825, Right to Vote Act (Rep. Summer Lee, 33 cosponsors) HR 8858, Securing Elections from AI Deception Act (Rep. Shontel Brown, 49 cosponsors) HR 9144, Let America Vote Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 3 cosponsors) HR 9504, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require information on the national debt to be included on ballots in elections for Federal office (Rep. Lopez, 1 cosponsor) HR 9578, Ranked Choice Voting Act (Rep. Raskin, 6 cosponsors) HR 9615, Know Your Polling Place Act (Rep. Allred, 5 cosponsors) HR 9727, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Clyburn, no cosponsors) HR 9779, COCOA Act (Rep. Carey, 2 cosponsors) HR 9818, Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act (Rep. Deluzio, 8 cosponsors) HR 9913, Ending FCC Meddling in Our Elections Act (Rep. Clyde, 4 cosponsors) HR 9932, Upholding USPS Delivery Standards and Election Integrity Act (Rep. Newhouse, no cosponsors) HR 9967, POL Act (Rep. Gottheimer, 1 cosponsor) HR 9968, Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act (Rep. Gottheimer, 1 cosponsor) HR 10003, National Motor Voter Clarification Act (Rep. Gaetz, no cosponsors) HR 10064, Military VOTE Act (Rep. Casten, no cosponsors) HR 10081, Deport Illegal Voters Act (Rep. Strong, no cosponsors) HR 10149, Accessible Voting Act (Rep. Scanlon, no cosponsors) HR 10154, Ballot Box Protection Act (Rep. Gottheimer, 1 cosponsor) HR 10215, Our Homes, Our Votes Act (Rep. Chuy Garcia, 24 cosponsors) H.J.Res. 16, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Grace Meng, 16 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the Senate is made more representative by adding twelve Senators to be elected nationwide through ranked choice voting, and providing for twelve Electors at-large for President and Vice-President, who shall cast their ballots for the respective winners of the national popular vote (Rep. Casten, 1 cosponsor) H.J. Res. 24, disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (Rep. Comer, 24 cosponsors)--passed the House on February 9 S 4, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Durbin, 49 cosponsors) S 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Sen. Carper, 46 cosponsors) S 194, Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act S 630, Sustaining Our Democracy Act S 700, Vote at Home Act S 1318, Election Worker Protection Act S 1391, Election Mail Act S 1398, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act S 1487, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act S 1500, SECURE IT Act (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 1609, Enhanced Pay for Election Workers Act S 1677, Democracy Restoration Act S 2197, Supporting Military Voters Act S 2575, Preventing Election Subversion Act S 2841, Automatic Voter Registration Act S 2842, Save Voters Act S 2843, Same Day Voter Registration Act S 2944, Puerto Rico Status Act S 2960, Expanding the VOTE Act S 2971, Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act S 2985, Youth Voting Rights Act S 3231, Puerto Rico Status Act S 3313, Voter Choice Act S 3423, Inclusive Democracy Act S 3470, Citizen Ballot Protection Act S 3517, POLL Act S 3588, Constitutional Election Integrity Act S 3712, INVITE Act S 3747, Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act S 3748, Accessible Voting Act S 3897, Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act S 3901, Time Off to Vote Act S 3912, Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act S 3916, Right to Vote Act S 4211, High School Voter Empowerment Act S 4225, Demanding Citizenship in D.C. Elections Act S 4239, A bill to require the head of each agency to submit to Congress and make publicly available information relating to the implementation of Executive Order 14019 S 4292, SAVE Act S 4461, PROVE Act S 4714, Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence Regulations (FAIR) Elections Act S 4977, Digital Integrity in Democracy Act S 5048, Ranked Choice Voting Act S 5151, Voter Empowerment Act S 5165, Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act S 5232, Vote Without Fear Act HR 42, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act HR 157, CLEAN Elections Act HR 622, REAL House Act HR 643, Equal Voices Act HR 2646, John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act HR 2905, End Prison Gerrymandering Act HR 3221, John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act HR 6335, Voter Population Accuracy Act HR 6520, No Representation Without Legal Immigration Act HR 6942, Count Only Citizens Act HR 7095, Redistricting Transparency and Accountability Act HR 7109, Equal Representation Act HR 7740, Fair Representation Act HR 7910, FAIR MAPS Act HR 7911, Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act S 3659, Equal Representation Act S 3750, Redistricting Reform Act HR 345, TRUST in Congress Act HR 350, Stopping Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker (SANTOS) Act HR 389, Preventing Opportunistic Returns on Trades and Futures by Officials, Leadership, and Individuals in Office (PORTFOLIO) Act HR 581, Defending Our Classified Secrets (DOCS) Act HR 908, Presidential Tax Transparency Act HR 927, Supreme Court Ethics Act HR 1099, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing Act HR 1190, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act HR 1391, No Fortune for Fraud Act HR 1438, Think Tank Transparency Act HR 1601, Ban Members from Becoming Lobbyists Act HR 1652, Access to White House Visitor Logs Act HR 1653, Promoting Accountability and Security in Transition Act HR 1679, Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act HR 2486, Closing the Congressional Revolving Door Act HR 2512, Congressional Foreign Entanglement Disclosure and Reduction Act HR 2514, Public Service Integrity Act HR 2515, Tax Transparency Act HR 2516, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act HR 2517, Retirement Forfeiture for Members of Congress Turned Foreign Lobbyists Act HR 2524, Public Service Spending Integrity Act HR 2529, Public Service Transparency Act HR 2553, No More Political Prosecutions Act HR 2589, No Tax Dollars for First-Class Flights Act HR 2658, Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act HR 2659, Pardon Disclosure Act HR 3003, Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act HR 3222, Cameras in the Courtroom Act HR 3534, Justice Is BLIND Act HR 3642, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act HR 3652, Fair Courts Act HR 3886, a bill to require Federal judges and Federal prosecutors to submit quarterly financial disclosures to the Judicial Conference and the Attorney General HR 3973, Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act HR 4696, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act HR 5048, Protecting Our Democracy Act HR 5124, Restrict Conflicted Lobbying Act HR 5195, Seat of Government Act HR 5332, Stop Waste And Misuse by the President (SWAMP) Act HR 5488, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act HR 5495, Political BIAS Emails Act HR 5594, Promoting the Unbiased Role of Employees in the Executive Act (PURE Executive Act) HR 6141, Insider Trading Prevention Act HR 6842, STOCK Act 2.0 HR 7264, Stop Politicians Profiting from War Act HR 7835, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act HR 7969, Don't Quit to Lobby Act HR 8098, Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act HR 8173, Lifetime Lobbying Ban Act HR 8174, Congressional and Executive Foreign Lobbying Ban Act HR 8177, Stop Foreign Payoffs Act HR 8485, No Foreign Emoluments Without Congressional Consent Act HR 8553, Protect Against Unlawful Lobbying Act HR 8597, Transparency in Government Act HR 8609, Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act HR 8695, Lobbying Disclosure Modernization Act HR 8696, Block the Revolving Door Act HR 8830, High Court Gift Ban Act HR 9355, CLEAN Act HR 10091, Preventing Political Violence Act HR 10133, Timely Stock Disclosure Act S 58, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress S 264, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act S 359, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act S 434, PAID OFF Act S 439, a bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress S 488, FOIA Fix Act S 693, Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act S 829, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act S 833, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act S 858, Cameras in the Courtroom Act S 859, Every Supreme Court Nominee Deserves Timely Consideration Act S 932, No CORRUPTION Act S 1012, Keep the Watchdogs Running Act S 1087, Think Tank Transparency Act S 1272, Presidential Tax Transparency Act S 1290, Supreme Court Code of Ethics Act S 1364, Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act S 1486, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act S 1908, Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act S 2270, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act S 2463, Ban Stock Trading for Government Officials Act S 2561, Close the Revolving Door Act S 2773, Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act S 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act S 3096, Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act S 3555, STOCK Act 2.0 S 3563, A bill to require the President to publish a statement of reasons for pardons S 4167, Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act S 4388, Shadow Docket Sunlight Act S 4390, No Foreign Emoluments Without Congressional Consent Act S 4973, No Kings Act S 5220, Supreme Court Review Act S 5229, Judicial Modernization and Transparency Act S 5268, High Court Gift Ban Act S 5395, Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Issues related to comprehensive democracy reform and voting rights legislation; H.R. 11, Freedom to Vote Act; S. 1, Freedom to Vote Act; H.R. 14, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023; S. 4, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2024; H.R. 8281, Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act; H.R. 9818, To Prohibit the Intimidation of Election Officials and Election Workers; H.R. 1118, DISCLOSE Act of 2023; S. 512, DISCLOSE Act of 2023; H.Res. 1001, Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives that Former President Donald J. Trump Did Not Engage in Insurrection or Rebellion Against the United States, or Give Aid or Comfort to the Enemies Thereof; H.R. 4563, American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act; H.R. 5048, Protect Our Democracy Act; S. 1318, Election Worker Protection Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Issues related to supporting/protecting voting and civil rights; H.R. 11, Freedom to Vote Act; S. 1, Freedom to Vote Act; H.R. 14, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023; S. 4, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2024; H.R. 9818, To Prohibit the Intimidation of Election Officials and Election Workers; H.R. 1118, DISCLOSE Act of 2023; S. 512, DISCLOSE Act of 2023; H.Res. 1001, Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives that Former President Donald J. Trump Did Not Engage in Insurrection or Rebellion Against the United States, or Give Aid or Comfort to the Enemies Thereof; H.R. 4563, American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act; H.R. 5048, Protect Our Democracy Act; S. 1318, Election Worker Protection Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
- Supported the Honest Ads Act, S. 486, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported the TRUST in Congress Act, H.R. 345, a bill to require members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust or divest. - Supported the Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act, H.R. 2484, legislation requiring former lawmakers and others no longer seeking office to close their campaign accounts within two years, instead of living on as zombie campaigns. - Supported Senate modernization efforts to increase staff pay, create a Senate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office, give committee interns pay, and other initiatives to help Congress attract and retain staff. - Supported the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion and advocated for the continuation of its work in other configurations in the House. - Supported the Uncheck the Box Act, H.R. 7723, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes. - Supported the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act, H.R. 3229, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. - Supported the Stop Foreign Interference with Ballot Measures Act, H.R. 6471, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. - Supported the Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act, H.R. 3130, to expand protections for election administrators, strengthen protections for Federal election records and election infrastructure and provide judicial review for election records by allowing the Department of Justice and candidates to bring lawsuits to ensure compliance with election record requirements. - Supported expanded federal protections for election workers and election officials from increasing threats and intimidation. - Called on the Committee on House Appropriations to provide compensation to Legislative branch staff at an equivalent rate to that provided to employees of the Executive Branch as well as an annual cost-of-living adjustment. - Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and doxxing training, privacy services and home security. - Called for enhanced information sharing and coordination about threats against election officials between federal, state and local law enforcement entities. - Supported clarifying and expanding existing federal protections against threats and intimidation to include authorized election agents, contractors, vendors, and volunteers. - Called for increased anti-doxxing protections for election workers and their families to protect against threats and harassment. - Supported the Election Worker Protection Act of 2023, S. 1318, to provide grant funding and expand protections for election workers and officials. - Called for equal overtime protections for House staff to achieve parity with the Executive Branch under the Fair Labor Standards Act. - Called on the Committee on House Administration (CHA) to maintain its committee funding so it can provide adequate resources for its expanded membership, duties, and responsibilities. - Supported the ETHICS Act, S. 1171, to ban members of Congress and others from trading stocks. - Supported the Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, S.2770, to ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate materially deceptive content falsely depicting federal candidates in political ads to influence federal elections. - Supported the REAL Political Advertisements Act, S.1596, to improve transparency and accountability for generative AI in political advertisements. - Called for historic investment in election funding to states via the Election Assistance Commission so they would have enough funds to hold safe and secure elections. - Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and anti-doxxing training, privacy services and home security. - Advocated for the Department of Homeland Security-Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to expand anti-doxxing training and resources to election officials.
2024 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 11, Freedom to Vote Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 216 cosponsors) HR 142, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 12 cosponsors) HR 153, Family Integrity to Reform Elections (FIRE) Act (Rep. Fallon, 1 cosponsor) HR 546, a bill to extend funding for the Pediatric Research Initiative by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Tom Cole, 7 cosponsors) HR 946, Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act (Rep. Rosendale, 5 cosponsors) HR 1118, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Pappas, 193 cosponsors) HR 2452, Oversight for Members and Relatives Act (Rep. Tiffany, 4 cosponsors) HR 2484, Honest Elections and Campaigns, No Gain Act (Rep. Castor, 2 cosponsors) HR 2522, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2599, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 4 cosponsors) HR 3044, REAL Political Ads Act (Rep. Clarke, no cosponsors) HR 3229, Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 2 cosponsors) HR 3463, Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Jim Banks, 1 cosponsor) HR 3636, Put Zombie Donors to Rest Act (Rep. Gaetz, 1 cosponsor) HR 4484, Keeping Foreign Money out of Ballot Measures Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 4611, Candidate Voice Fraud Prohibition Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 4863, Shareholder Political Transparency Act (Rep. Foster, 7 cosponsors) HR 5734, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations (Rep. Steil, no cosponsors) HR 5771, People Before Politics Act (Rep. Zachary Nunn, no cosponsors) HR 5941, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Rep. Harder, 1 cosponsor) HR 6312, Inaugural Fund Integrity Act (Rep. Scanlon, 2 cosponsors) HR 6471, Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Measures Act (Rep. Porter, 8 cosponsors) HR 6894, Stop Scam PACs Act (Rep. Katie Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 6930, SHINE Act (Rep. Crow, 3 cosponsors) HR 6996, Block Foreign-Funded Political Ads Act (Rep. Golden, 1 cosponsor) HR 7210, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, 6 cosponsors) HR 7244, End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act (Rep. Chu, 14 cosponsors) HR 7321, Electronic Filing of Electioneering Communication Reports Act (Rep. Morelle, 2 cosponsors) HR 7497, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 1 cosponsor) HR 7499, EMPOWER Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 7723, Uncheck the Box Act (Rep. Mike Levin, 3 cosponsors) HR 8172, Consistent Labeling for Political Ads Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HR 8175, Crack Down on Dark Money Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HR 8176, Fighting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HR 8384, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (Rep. Kilmer, 1 cosponsor) HR 8399, Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act (Rep. Steil, 1 cosponsor) HR 8552, Protect Democracy from Criminal Corporations Act (Rep. Omar, 3 cosponsors) HR 8572, Government by the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 3 cosponsors) HR 8668, AI Transparency in Elections Act (Rep. Morelle, 1 cosponsor) HR 8975, Small Dollar Donor Protection Act (Rep. Balint, 2 cosponsors) HR 8988, Get Foreign Money out of U.S. Elections Act (Rep. Raskin, 24 cosponsors) HR 9392, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Porter, 2 cosponsors) HR 9393, Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 9488, CVV Act (Rep. Steil, 3 cosponsors) HR 9491, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Steube, 1 cosponsor) HR 9589, Stop Illegal Campaign Coordination Act (Rep. Tokuda, 3 cosponsors) HR 9639, AI Ads Act (Rep. Schiff, 21 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 13, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Schiff, 161 cosponsors) S 1, Freedom to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 51 cosponsors) S 17, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 2 cosponsors) S 486, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 491, CVV Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 500, a bill to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) S 512, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 51 cosponsors) S 1596, REAL Political Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 1638, Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 2344, Freedom to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 50 cosponsors) S 2747, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor)--passed the Senate by UC on September 7th S 2770, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 5 cosponsors) S 3173, Ending Corporate Influence on Elections Act (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S 3599, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Sen. Kelly, 1 cosponsor) S 3616, Inaugural Committee Transparency Act (Sen. Cortez Masto, 5 cosponsors) S 3743, End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 9 cosponsors) S 3843, EMPOWER Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 1 cosponsor) S 3844, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 1 cosponsor) S 3875, AI Transparency in Elections Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 4145, Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act (Sen. Hagerty, 5 cosponsors) S 4594, Ending FCC Meddling in Our Elections Act (Sen. Lee, 3 cosponsors) S 4666, Get Foreign Money out of U.S. Elections Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 5 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 3, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 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, no cosponsors) S.J. Res 45, Democracy for All Amendment (Sen. Shaheen, 42 cosponsors) Voting & Elections Bills in the 118th Congress HR 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Rep. Norton, 208 cosponsors) HR 83, a bill to repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (Rep. Biggs, no cosponsors) HR 90, Voter Integrity Protection Act (Rep. Biggs, no cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Todays Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HR 149, Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens From Voting Act (Rep. Jeff Duncan, 42 cosponsors) HR 154, Securing Our Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 156, Restoring Faith in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 192, a bill to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia (Rep. Pfluger, 24 cosponsors) HR 239, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 30 cosponsors) HR 466, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, no cosponsors) HR 486, a bill to prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election (Rep. Chip Roy, 7 cosponsors) HR 487, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Keith Self, 4 cosponsors) HR 512, One Citizen One Vote Act (Rep. Bob Good, 3 cosponsors) HR 627, Voice of the Electorate (VOTE) Act (Rep. Fallon, 1 cosponsor) HR 861, America Votes Act (Rep. Rick Larsen, 1 cosponsor) HR 959, a bill to repeal the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 other than the provisions requiring States to conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters in the State and the provisions imposing criminal penalties for fraudulent voter registration or voting activities (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 1295, Early Voting Act (Rep. Goldman, no cosponsors) HR 1439, Vote at Home Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 18 cosponsors) HR 1725, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 12 cosponsors) HR 2471, Vote Without Fear Act (Rep. Ruiz, 1 cosponsor) HR 2566, Voter Registration Efficiency Act (Rep. McClain, no cosponsors) HR 2629, Filer Voter Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 8 cosponsors) HR 2657, a bill to clarify the counting of electoral votes in Congress to be a National Special Security Event (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 2757, Puerto Rico Status Act (Rep. Grijalva, 88 cosponsors) HR 2934, Protect American Election Administration Act (Rep. Cole, 8 cosponsors) HR 2987, Election Mail Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 70 cosponsors) HR 3072, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Rep. Tenney, 5 cosponsors) HR 3130, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Rep. Allred, 4 cosponsors) HR 3162, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Roy, 4 cosponsors) HR 3257, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 3436, Support Our Election Workers Act (Rep. Morelle, no cosponsors) HR 3704, One Vote, One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 4316, Citizen Ballot Protection Act (Rep. Palmer, 8 cosponsors) HR 4317, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission that includes information with respect to the voter list maintenance activities of the State (Rep. Palmer, no cosponsors) HR 4318, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to eliminate reliance on the change of address information provided by the United States Postal Service for the purpose of removing ineligible voters from the official list of voters in a State (Rep. Palmer, no cosponsors) HR 4396, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Citizen Voter Act (Rep. Bost, 2 cosponsors) HR 4407, Voluntarily Offered Tools for Election Reforms by States (VOTERS) Act (Rep. Feenstra, no cosponsors) HR 4415, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Election Fraud Prevention Act (Rep. Grothman, no cosponsors) HR 4457, Protect American Voters Act (Rep. Gimenez, 1 cosponsor) HR 4460, NO VOTE for Non-Citizens Act (Rep. Griffith, no cosponsors) HR 4462, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Mace, no cosponsors) HR 4472, First Amendment Protection Act (Rep. Armstrong, no cosponsors) HR 4474, Confirmation Of Congressional Observer Access Act (Rep. Carey, no cosponsors) HR 4476, Election Integrity Mail Reform Act (Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, no cosponsors) HR 4477, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Election Integrity and Voter Confidence Act (Rep. Cline, no cosponsors) HR 4479, Positioning the Election Assistance Commission for the Future Act (Rep. D'Esposito, 1 cosponsor) HR 4486, Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act (Rep. Mike Garcia, no cosponsors) HR 4487, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Photographic Poll Books Act (Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, no cosponsors) HR 4488, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Voter Identification Act (Rep. Greene, 2 cosponsors) HR 4492, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Tribal Voter Identification Act (Rep. Dusty Johnson, no cosponsors) HR 4493, District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 4494, Ensuring Faith in Our Elections Act (Rep. Laurel Lee, no cosponsors) HR 4496, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Voter List Maintenance Act (Rep. Norman, 4 cosponsors) HR 4500, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 4501, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 4521, Election Worker Tax Benefits Act (Rep. LaLota, no cosponsors) HR 4523, District of Columbia Ballot Security Act (Rep. Moran, no cosponsors) HR 4543, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Timely Reporting of Election Results Act (Rep. Donalds, no cosponsors) HR 4544, No Federal Funds for Ballot Harvesting Act (Rep. Edwards, no cosponsors) HR 4553, Prohibiting U.S. Postmark Abuse Act (Rep. Massie, no cosponsors) HR 4555, Federal Election Audit Act (Rep. Greg Murphy, no cosponsors) HR 4563, American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act, (Rep. Steil, 127 cosponsors) HR 4650, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Provisional Ballot Reform Act (Rep. Loudermilk, no cosponsors) HR 4852, IDs for an Inclusive Democracy Act (Rep. Casten, 14 cosponsors) HR 4987, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Crockett, 73 cosponsors) HR 5046, Preventing Election Subversion Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 3 cosponsors) HR 5189, Voter Integrity and Defense Act (Rep. Mike Garcia, no cosponsors) HR 5278, Preventing Presidential Election Interference Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 5290, Voters on the Move Registration Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 66 cosponsors) HR 5291, People Over Long Lines Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 53 cosponsors) HR 5292, Sustaining Our Democracy Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 69 cosponsors) HR 5293, Youth Voting Rights Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 59 cosponsors) HR 5294, Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 58 cosponsors) HR 5295, Expanding the VOTE Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 100 cosponsors) HR 5322, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 69 cosponsors) HR 6267, Election Day Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 6493, Safeguarding Electoral Integrity Act (Rep. Hageman, 2 cosponsors) HR 6513, Confirmation of Congressional Observer Access Act (Rep. Carey, 2 cosponsors) HR 6643, Inclusive Democracy Act (Rep. Pressley, 19 cosponsors) HR 6866, District of Columbia Special Elections Home Rule Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 7179, INVITE Act (Rep. Norma Torres, 6 cosponsors) HR 7319, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 7329, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 21 cosponsors) HR 7351, Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act (Rep. Dean, 3 cosponsors) HR 7389, Accessible Voting Act (Rep. Scanlon, 2 cosponsors) HR 7413, Election Worker Recruitment and Safety Act (Rep. D'Esposito, 2 cosponsors) HR 7447, SECURE IT Act (Rep. Spanberger, 2 cosponsors) HR 7960, Stop Mail-In Voter Fraud Act (Rep. Meuser, no cosponsors) HR 8192, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, 15 cosponsors) HR 8218, Demanding Citizenship in D.C. Elections Act (Rep. Timmons, 4 cosponsors) HR 8281, SAVE Act (Rep. Chip Roy, 67 cosponsors) HR 8291, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, no cosponsors) HR 8353, Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act (Rep. Houlahan, 6 cosponsors) HR 8462, Voter Choice Act (Rep. Phillips, 3 cosponsors) HR 8499, Clean Elections in America Act (Rep. Grothman, no cosponsors) HR 8623, PROVE Act (Rep. Beyer, 10 cosponsors) HR 8677, Save Voters Act (Rep. Beatty, 2 cosponsors) HR 8825, Right to Vote Act (Rep. Summer Lee, 33 cosponsors) HR 8858, Securing Elections from AI Deception Act (Rep. Shontel Brown, 49 cosponsors) HR 9144, Let America Vote Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 3 cosponsors) HR 9504, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require information on the national debt to be included on ballots in elections for Federal office (Rep. Lopez, 1 cosponsor) HR 9578, Ranked Choice Voting Act (Rep. Raskin, 6 cosponsors) HR 9615, Know Your Polling Place Act (Rep. Allred, 5 cosponsors) HR 9727, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Clyburn, no cosponsors) H.J.Res. 16, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Grace Meng, 16 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the Senate is made more representative by adding twelve Senators to be elected nationwide through ranked choice voting, and providing for twelve Electors at-large for President and Vice-President, who shall cast their ballots for the respective winners of the national popular vote (Rep. Casten, 1 cosponsor) H.J. Res. 24, disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (Rep. Comer, 24 cosponsors)--passed the House on February 9 S 4, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Durbin, 49 cosponsors) S 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Sen. Carper, 46 cosponsors) S 194, Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act (Sen. Rubio, 6 cosponsors) S 630, Sustaining Our Democracy Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 14 cosponsors) S 700, Vote at Home Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 1318, Election Worker Protection Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 22 cosponsors) S 1391, Election Mail Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 1398, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Sen. Budd, 6 cosponsors) S 1487, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Sen. Klobuchar 8 cosponsors) S 1500, SECURE IT Act (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 1609, Enhanced Pay for Election Workers Act (Sen, Klobuchar, 8 cosponsors) S 1677, Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin, 28 cosponsors) S 2197, Supporting Military Voters Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 2575, Preventing Election Subversion Act (Sen. Warnock, 11 cosponsors S 2841, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S 2842, Save Voters Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 19 cosponsors) S 2843, Same Day Voter Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 23 cosponsors) S 2944, Puerto Rico Status Act (Sen. Wicker, no cosponsors) S 2960, Expanding the VOTE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S 2971, Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (Sen. Booker, 3 cosponsors) S 2985, Youth Voting Rights Act (Sen. Warren, 9 cosponsors) S 3231, Puerto Rico Status Act (Sen. Heinrich, 21 cosponsors) S 3313, Voter Choice Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) S 3423, Inclusive Democracy Act (Sen. Welch, 4 cosponsors) S 3470, Citizen Ballot Protection Act (Sen. Britt, 8 cosponsors) S 3517, POLL Act (Sen. Wyden, 1 cosponsor) S 3588, Constitutional Election Integrity Act (Sen. Tillis, 5 cosponsors) S 3712, INVITE Act (Sen. Padilla, 16 cosponsors) S 3747, Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act (Sen. Casey, 15 cosponsors) S 3748, Accessible Voting Act (Sen. Casey, 16 cosponsors) S 3897, Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 3901, Time Off to Vote Act (Sen. Hirono, 11 cosponsors) S 3912, Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Ossoff, no cosponsors) S 3916, Right to Vote Act (Sen. Ossoff, 7 cosponsors) S 4211, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Sen. Butler, 7 cosponsors) S 4217, Next Step Home Act (Sen. Butler, 11 cosponsors) S 4225, Demanding Citizenship in D.C. Elections Act (Sen. Marshall, 1 cosponsor) S 4239, A bill to require the head of each agency to submit to Congress and make publicly available information relating to the implementation of Executive Order 14019 (Sen. Hagerty, no cosponsors) S 4292, SAVE Act (Sen. Lee, 8 cosponsors) S 4461, PROVE Act (Sen. Duckworth, 6 cosponsors) S 4714, Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence Regulations (FAIR) Elections Act (Sen. Merkley, 4 cosponsors) S 4977, Digital Integrity in Democracy Act (Sen. Welch, 5 cosponsors) S 5048, Ranked Choice Voting Act (Sen. Welch, no cosponsors) HR 42, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act HR 157, CLEAN Elections Act HR 622, REAL House Act HR 643, Equal Voices Act HR 2646, John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act HR 2905, End Prison Gerrymandering Act HR 3221, John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act HR 6335, Voter Population Accuracy Act HR 6520, No Representation Without Legal Immigration Act HR 6942, Count Only Citizens Act HR 7095, Redistricting Transparency and Accountability Act HR 7109, Equal Representation Act HR 7740, Fair Representation Act HR 7910, FAIR MAPS Act HR 7911, Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act S 3659, Equal Representation Act S 3750, Redistricting Reform Act HR 345, TRUST in Congress Act HR 350, Stopping Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker (SANTOS) Act HR 389, Preventing Opportunistic Returns on Trades and Futures by Officials, Leadership, and Individuals in Office (PORTFOLIO) Act HR 581, Defending Our Classified Secrets (DOCS) Act HR 908, Presidential Tax Transparency Act HR 927, Supreme Court Ethics Act HR 1099, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act HR 1190, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act HR 1391, No Fortune for Fraud Act HR 1438, Think Tank Transparency Act HR 1601, Ban Members from Becoming Lobbyists Act HR 1652, Access to White House Visitor Logs Act HR 1653, Promoting Accountability and Security in Transition Act HR 1679, Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act HR 2486, Closing the Congressional Revolving Door Act HR 2512, Congressional Foreign Entanglement Disclosure and Reduction Act HR 2514, Public Service Integrity Act HR 2515, Tax Transparency Act HR 2516, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act HR 2517, Retirement Forfeiture for Members of Congress Turned Foreign Lobbyists Act HR 2524, Public Service Spending Integrity Act HR 2529, Public Service Transparency Act HR 2553, No More Political Prosecutions Act HR 2589, No Tax Dollars for First-Class Flights Act HR 2658, Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act HR 2659, Pardon Disclosure Act HR 3003, Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act HR 3222, Cameras in the Courtroom Act HR 3534, Justice Is BLIND Act HR 3642, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act HR 3652, Fair Courts Act HR 3886, a bill to require Federal judges and Federal prosecutors to submit quarterly financial disclosures to the Judicial Conference and the Attorney General HR 3973, Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act HR 4696, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act HR 5048, Protecting Our Democracy Act HR 5124, Restrict Conflicted Lobbying Act HR 5195, Seat of Government Act HR 5332, Stop Waste And Misuse by the President (SWAMP) Act HR 5488, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act HR 5495, Political BIAS Emails Act HR 5594, Promoting the Unbiased Role of Employees in the Executive Act (PURE Executive Act) HR 6141, Insider Trading Prevention Act HR 6842, STOCK Act 2.0 HR 7264, Stop Politicians Profiting from War Act HR 7835, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act HR 7969, Don't Quit to Lobby Act HR 8098, Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act HR 8173, Lifetime Lobbying Ban Act HR 8174, Congressional and Executive Foreign Lobbying Ban Act HR 8177, Stop Foreign Payoffs Act HR 8485, No Foreign Emoluments Without Congressional Consent Act HR 8553, Protect Against Unlawful Lobbying Act HR 8597, Transparency in Government Act HR 8609, Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act HR 8695, Lobbying Disclosure Modernization Act HR 8696, Block the Revolving Door Act HR 8830, High Court Gift Ban Act HR 9355, CLEAN Act S 58, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress S 264, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act S 359, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act S 434, PAID OFF Act S 439, a bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress S 488, FOIA Fix Act S 693, Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act S 829, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act S 833, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act S 858, Cameras in the Courtroom Act S 859, Every Supreme Court Nominee Deserves Timely Consideration Act S 932, No CORRUPTION Act S 1012, Keep the Watchdogs Running Act S 1087, Think Tank Transparency Act S 1272, Presidential Tax Transparency Act S 1290, Supreme Court Code of Ethics Act S 1364, Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act S 1486, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act S 1908, Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act S 2270, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act S 2463, Ban Stock Trading for Government Officials Act S 2561, Close the Revolving Door Act S 2773, Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act S 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act S 3096, Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act S 3555, STOCK Act 2.0 S 3563, A bill to require the President to publish a statement of reasons for pardons S 4167, Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act S 4388, Shadow Docket Sunlight Act S 4390, No Foreign Emoluments Without Congressional Consent Act S 4973, No Kings Act
- Supported the Honest Ads Act, S. 486, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported the TRUST in Congress Act, H.R. 345, a bill to require members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust or divest. - Supported the Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act, H.R. 2484, legislation requiring former lawmakers and others no longer seeking office to close their campaign accounts within two years, instead of living on as zombie campaigns. - Supported Senate modernization efforts to increase staff pay, create a Senate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office, give committee interns pay, and other initiatives to help Congress attract and retain staff. - Supported the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion and advocated for the continuation of its work in other configurations in the House. - Supported the Uncheck the Box Act, H.R. 7723, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes. - Supported the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act, H.R. 3229, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. - Supported the Stop Foreign Interference with Ballot Measures Act, H.R. 6471, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. - Supported the Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act, H.R. 3130, to expand protections for election administrators, strengthen protections for Federal election records and election infrastructure and provide judicial review for election records by allowing the Department of Justice and candidates to bring lawsuits to ensure compliance with election record requirements. - Supported expanded federal protections for election workers and election officials from increasing threats and intimidation. - Called on the Committee on House Appropriations to provide compensation to Legislative branch staff at an equivalent rate to that provided to employees of the Executive Branch as well as an annual cost-of-living adjustment. - Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and doxxing training, privacy services and home security. - Called for enhanced information sharing and coordination about threats against election officials between federal, state and local law enforcement entities. - Supported clarifying and expanding existing federal protections against threats and intimidation to include authorized election agents, contractors, vendors, and volunteers. - Called for increased anti-doxxing protections for election workers and their families to protect against threats and harassment. - Supported the Election Worker Protection Act of 2023, S. 1318, to provide grant funding and expand protections for election workers and officials. - Called for equal overtime protections for House staff to achieve parity with the Executive Branch under the Fair Labor Standards Act. - Called on the Committee on House Administration (CHA) to maintain its committee funding so it can provide adequate resources for its expanded membership, duties, and responsibilities. - Supported the ETHICS Act, S. 1171, to ban members of Congress and others from trading stocks. - Supported the Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, S.2770, to ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate materially deceptive content falsely depicting federal candidates in political ads to influence federal elections. - Supported the REAL Political Advertisements Act, S.1596, to improve transparency and accountability for generative AI in political advertisements. - Called for historic investment in election funding to states via the Election Assistance Commission so they would have enough funds to hold safe and secure elections. - Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and anti-doxxing training, privacy services and home security. - Advocated for the Department of Homeland Security-Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to expand anti-doxxing training and resources to election officials.
2024 · second_quarter · Government Issues
HR 11, Freedom to Vote Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 215 cosponsors) HR 142, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 12 cosponsors) HR 153, Family Integrity to Reform Elections (FIRE) Act (Rep. Fallon, 1 cosponsor) HR 546, a bill to extend funding for the Pediatric Research Initiative by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Tom Cole, 7 cosponsors) HR 946, Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act (Rep. Rosendale, 5 cosponsors) HR 1118, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Pappas, 154 cosponsors) HR 2452, Oversight for Members and Relatives Act (Rep. Tiffany, 4 cosponsors) HR 2484, Honest Elections and Campaigns, No Gain Act (Rep. Castor, 2 cosponsors) HR 2522, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2599, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 4 cosponsors) HR 3044, REAL Political Ads Act (Rep. Clarke, no cosponsors) HR 3229, Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 2 cosponsors) HR 3463, Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Jim Banks, 1 cosponsor) HR 3636, Put Zombie Donors to Rest Act (Rep. Gaetz, 1 cosponsor) HR 4484, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit foreign nationals from making contributions in connection with a State or local ballot initiative or referendum (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 4611, Candidate Voice Fraud Prohibition Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 4863, Shareholder Political Transparency Act (Rep. Foster, 7 cosponsors) HR 5734, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations (Rep. Steil, no cosponsors) HR 5771, People Before Politics Act (Rep. Zachary Nunn, no cosponsors) HR 5941, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Rep. Harder, 1 cosponsor) HR 6312, Inaugural Fund Integrity Act (Rep. Scanlon, 2 cosponsors) HR 6471, Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Measures Act (Rep. Porter, 8 cosponsors) HR 6894, Stop Scam PACs Act (Rep. Katie Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 6930, SHINE Act (Rep. Crow, 3 cosponsors) HR 6996, Block Foreign-Funded Political Ads Act (Rep. Golden, 1 cosponsor) HR 7210, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, 6 cosponsors) HR 7244, End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act (Rep. Chu, 14 cosponsors) HR 7321, Electronic Filing of Electioneering Communication Reports Act (Rep. Morelle, 2 cosponsors) HR 7497, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 1 cosponsor) HR 7499, EMPOWER Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 7723, Uncheck the Box Act (Rep. Mike Levin, 3 cosponsors) HR 8172, Consistent Labeling for Political Ads Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HR 8175, Crack Down on Dark Money Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HR 8176, Fighting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HR 8384, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (Rep. Kilmer, 1 cosponsor) HR 8399, Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act (Rep. Steil, 1 cosponsor) HR 8552, Protect Democracy from Criminal Corporations Act (Rep. Omar, 3 cosponsors) HR 8572, Government by the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 3 cosponsors) HR 8668, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency for the use of content that is substantially generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image, audio, or video footage in the advertisements (Rep. Morelle, 1 cosponsor) H.J. Res. 13, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Schiff, 150 cosponsors) S 1, Freedom to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 50 cosponsors) S 17, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 2 cosponsors) S 486, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 491, CVV Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 500, a bill to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) S 512, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 50 cosponsors) S 1596, REAL Political Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 1638, Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 2344, Freedom to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 50 cosponsors) S 2747, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor)--passed the Senate by UC on September 7th S 2770, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 5 cosponsors) S 3173, Ending Corporate Influence on Elections Act (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S 3599, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Sen. Kelly, 1 cosponsor) S 3616, Inaugural Committee Transparency Act (Sen. Cortez Masto, 5 cosponsors) S 3743, End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 9 cosponsors) S 3843, EMPOWER Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 1 cosponsor) S 3844, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 1 cosponsor) S 3875, AI Transparency in Elections Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 4145, Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act (Sen. Hagerty, 5 cosponsors) S 4594, Ending FCC Meddling in Our Elections Act (Sen. Lee, 3 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 3, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 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, no cosponsors) S.J. Res 45, Democracy for All Amendment (Sen. Shaheen, 41 cosponsors) HR 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Rep. Norton, 206 cosponsors) HR 83, a bill to repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (Rep. Biggs, no cosponsors) HR 90, Voter Integrity Protection Act (Rep. Biggs, no cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Todays Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HR 149, Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens From Voting Act (Rep. Jeff Duncan, 42 cosponsors) HR 154, Securing Our Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 156, Restoring Faith in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 192, a bill to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia (Rep. Pfluger, 24 cosponsors) HR 239, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 30 cosponsors) HR 466, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, no cosponsors) HR 486, a bill to prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election (Rep. Chip Roy, 7 cosponsors) HR 487, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Keith Self, 4 cosponsors) HR 512, One Citizen One Vote Act (Rep. Bob Good, 3 cosponsors) HR 627, Voice of the Electorate (VOTE) Act (Rep. Fallon, 1 cosponsor) HR 861, America Votes Act (Rep. Rick Larsen, 1 cosponsor) HR 959, a bill to repeal the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 other than the provisions requiring States to conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters in the State and the provisions imposing criminal penalties for fraudulent voter registration or voting activities (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 1295, Early Voting Act (Rep. Goldman, no cosponsors) HR 1439, Vote at Home Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 18 cosponsors) HR 1725, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 12 cosponsors) HR 2471, Vote Without Fear Act (Rep. Ruiz, 1 cosponsor) HR 2566, Voter Registration Efficiency Act (Rep. McClain, no cosponsors) HR 2629, Filer Voter Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 8 cosponsors) HR 2657, a bill to clarify the counting of electoral votes in Congress to be a National Special Security Event (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 2757, Puerto Rico Status Act (Rep. Grijalva, 88 cosponsors) HR 2934, Protect American Election Administration Act (Rep. Cole, 8 cosponsors) HR 2987, Election Mail Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 70 cosponsors) HR 3072, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Rep. Tenney, 5 cosponsors) HR 3130, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Rep. Allred, 4 cosponsors) HR 3162, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Roy, 4 cosponsors) HR 3257, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 3436, Support Our Election Workers Act (Rep. Morelle, no cosponsors) HR 3704, One Vote, One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 4316, Citizen Ballot Protection Act (Rep. Palmer, 8 cosponsors) HR 4317, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission that includes information with respect to the voter list maintenance activities of the State (Rep. Palmer, no cosponsors) HR 4318, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to eliminate reliance on the change of address information provided by the United States Postal Service for the purpose of removing ineligible voters from the official list of voters in a State (Rep. Palmer, no cosponsors) HR 4396, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Citizen Voter Act (Rep. Bost, 2 cosponsors) HR 4407, Voluntarily Offered Tools for Election Reforms by States (VOTERS) Act (Rep. Feenstra, no cosponsors) HR 4415, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Election Fraud Prevention Act (Rep. Grothman, no cosponsors) HR 4457, Protect American Voters Act (Rep. Gimenez, 1 cosponsor) HR 4460, NO VOTE for Non-Citizens Act (Rep. Griffith, no cosponsors) HR 4462, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Mace, no cosponsors) HR 4472, First Amendment Protection Act (Rep. Armstrong, no cosponsors) HR 4474, Confirmation Of Congressional Observer Access Act (Rep. Carey, no cosponsors) HR 4476, Election Integrity Mail Reform Act (Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, no cosponsors) HR 4477, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Election Integrity and Voter Confidence Act (Rep. Cline, no cosponsors) HR 4479, Positioning the Election Assistance Commission for the Future Act (Rep. D'Esposito, 1 cosponsor) HR 4486, Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act (Rep. Mike Garcia, no cosponsors) HR 4487, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Photographic Poll Books Act (Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, no cosponsors) HR 4488, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Voter Identification Act (Rep. Greene, 2 cosponsors) HR 4492, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Tribal Voter Identification Act (Rep. Dusty Johnson, no cosponsors) HR 4493, District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 4494, Ensuring Faith in Our Elections Act (Rep. Laurel Lee, no cosponsors) HR 4496, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Voter List Maintenance Act (Rep. Norman, 4 cosponsors) HR 4500, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 4501, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 4521, Election Worker Tax Benefits Act (Rep. LaLota, no cosponsors) HR 4523, District of Columbia Ballot Security Act (Rep. Moran, no cosponsors) HR 4543, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Timely Reporting of Election Results Act (Rep. Donalds, no cosponsors) HR 4544, No Federal Funds for Ballot Harvesting Act (Rep. Edwards, no cosponsors) HR 4553, Prohibiting U.S. Postmark Abuse Act (Rep. Massie, no cosponsors) HR 4555, Federal Election Audit Act (Rep. Greg Murphy, no cosponsors) HR 4563, American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act, (Rep. Steil, 127 cosponsors) HR 4650, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Provisional Ballot Reform Act (Rep. Loudermilk, no cosponsors) HR 4852, IDs for an Inclusive Democracy Act (Rep. Casten, 14 cosponsors) HR 4987, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Crockett, 73 cosponsors) HR 5046, Preventing Election Subversion Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 3 cosponsors) HR 5189, Voter Integrity and Defense Act (Rep. Mike Garcia, no cosponsors) HR 5278, Preventing Presidential Election Interference Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 5290, Voters on the Move Registration Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 66 cosponsors) HR 5291, People Over Long Lines Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 53 cosponsors) HR 5292, Sustaining Our Democracy Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 69 cosponsors) HR 5293, Youth Voting Rights Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 59 cosponsors) HR 5294, Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 58 cosponsors) HR 5295, Expanding the VOTE Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 100 cosponsors) HR 5322, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 69 cosponsors) HR 6267, Election Day Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 6493, Safeguarding Electoral Integrity Act (Rep. Hageman, 2 cosponsors) HR 6513, Confirmation of Congressional Observer Access Act (Rep. Carey, 2 cosponsors) HR 6643, Inclusive Democracy Act (Rep. Pressley, 19 cosponsors) HR 6866, District of Columbia Special Elections Home Rule Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 7179, INVITE Act (Rep. Norma Torres, 6 cosponsors) HR 7319, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 7329, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 21 cosponsors) HR 7351, Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act (Rep. Dean, 3 cosponsors) HR 7389, Accessible Voting Act (Rep. Scanlon, 2 cosponsors) HR 7413, Election Worker Recruitment and Safety Act (Rep. D'Esposito, 2 cosponsors) HR 7447, SECURE IT Act (Rep. Spanberger, 2 cosponsors) HR 7960, Stop Mail-In Voter Fraud Act (Rep. Meuser, no cosponsors) HR 8192, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, 15 cosponsors) HR 8218, Demanding Citizenship in D.C. Elections Act (Rep. Timmons, 4 cosponsors) HR 8281, SAVE Act (Rep. Chip Roy, 67 cosponsors) HR 8291, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, no cosponsors) HR 8353, Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act (Rep. Houlahan, 6 cosponsors) HR 8462, Voter Choice Act (Rep. Phillips, 3 cosponsors) HR 8499, Clean Elections in America Act (Rep. Grothman, no cosponsors) HR 8623, PROVE Act (Rep. Beyer, 10 cosponsors) HR 8677, Save Voters Act (Rep. Beatty, 2 cosponsors) HR 8825, Right to Vote Act (Rep. Summer Lee, 33 cosponsors) HR 8858, Securing Elections from AI Deception Act (Rep. Shontel Brown, 49 cosponsors) H.J.Res. 16, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Grace Meng, 16 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the Senate is made more representative by adding twelve Senators to be elected nationwide through ranked choice voting, and providing for twelve Electors at-large for President and Vice-President, who shall cast their ballots for the respective winners of the national popular vote (Rep. Casten, 1 cosponsor) H.J. Res. 24, disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (Rep. Comer, 24 cosponsors)--passed the House on February 9 S 4, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Durbin, 49 cosponsors) S 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Sen. Carper, 46 cosponsors) S 194, Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act (Sen. Rubio, 6 cosponsors) S 630, Sustaining Our Democracy Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 14 cosponsors) S 700, Vote at Home Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 1318, Election Worker Protection Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 22 cosponsors) S 1391, Election Mail Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 1398, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Sen. Budd, 6 cosponsors) S 1487, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Sen. Klobuchar 8 cosponsors) S 1500, SECURE IT Act (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 1609, Enhanced Pay for Election Workers Act (Sen, Klobuchar, 8 cosponsors) S 1677, Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin, 22 cosponsors) S 2197, Supporting Military Voters Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 2575, Preventing Election Subversion Act (Sen. Warnock, 11 cosponsors S 2841, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S 2842, Save Voters Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 19 cosponsors) S 2843, Same Day Voter Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 23 cosponsors) S 2944, Puerto Rico Status Act (Sen. Wicker, no cosponsors) S 2960, Expanding the VOTE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S 2971, Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (Sen. Booker, 3 cosponsors) S 2985, Youth Voting Rights Act (Sen. Warren, 9 cosponsors) S 3231, Puerto Rico Status Act (Sen. Heinrich, 21 cosponsors) S 3313, Voter Choice Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) S 3423, Inclusive Democracy Act (Sen. Welch, 4 cosponsors) S 3470, Citizen Ballot Protection Act (Sen. Britt, 8 cosponsors) S 3517, POLL Act (Sen. Wyden, 1 cosponsor) S 3588, Constitutional Election Integrity Act (Sen. Tillis, 5 cosponsors) S 3712, INVITE Act (Sen. Padilla, 16 cosponsors) S 3747, Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act (Sen. Casey, 15 cosponsors) S 3748, Accessible Voting Act (Sen. Casey, 16 cosponsors) S 3897, Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 3901, Time Off to Vote Act (Sen. Hirono, 11 cosponsors) S 3912, Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Ossoff, no cosponsors) S 3916, Right to Vote Act (Sen. Ossoff, 7 cosponsors) S 4211, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Sen. Butler, 7 cosponsors) S 4217, Next Step Home Act (Sen. Butler, 11 cosponsors) S 4225, Demanding Citizenship in D.C. Elections Act (Sen. Marshall, 1 cosponsor) S 4239, A bill to require the head of each agency to submit to Congress and make publicly available information relating to the implementation of Executive Order 14019 (Sen. Hagerty, no cosponsors) S 4292, SAVE Act (Sen. Lee, 8 cosponsors) S 4461, PROVE Act (Sen. Duckworth, 6 cosponsors) HR 42, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 157, CLEAN Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 622, REAL House Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 2 cosponsors) HR 643, Equal Voices Act (Rep. Casten, 2 cosponsors) HR 2646, John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act (Rep. Cohen, no cosponsors) HR 2905, End Prison Gerrymandering Act (Rep. Deb Ross, 11 cosponsors) HR 3221, John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, no cosponsors) HR 6335, Voter Population Accuracy Act (Rep. Edwards, no cosponsors) HR 6520, No Representation Without Legal Immigration Act (Rep. Edwards, 9 cosponsors) HR 6942, Count Only Citizens Act (Rep. Rosendale, 13 cosponsors) HR 7095, Redistricting Transparency and Accountability Act (Rep. Ross, 6 cosponsors) HR 7109, Equal Representation Act (Rep. Edwards, 1 cosponsor) HR 7740, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 7 cosponsors) HR 7910, FAIR MAPS Act (Rep. Nickel, 1 cosponsor) HR 7911, Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) S 3659, Equal Representation Act (Sen. Hagerty, 20 cosponsors) S 3750, Redistricting Reform Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) HR 345, TRUST in Congress Act (Rep. Spanberger, 69 cosponsors) HR 350, Stopping Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker (SANTOS) Act (Rep. Ritchie Torres, 12 cosponsors) HR 389, Preventing Opportunistic Returns on Trades and Futures by Officials, Leadership, and Individuals in Office (PORTFOLIO) Act, (Rep. Schweikert, no cosponsors) HR 581, Defending Our Classified Secrets (DOCS) Act, (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 908, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 38 cosponsors) HR 927, Supreme Court Ethics Act HR 1099, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act HR 1190, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act HR 1391, No Fortune for Fraud Act HR 1438, Think Tank Transparency Act HR 1601, Ban Members from Becoming Lobbyists Act HR 1652, Access to White House Visitor Logs Act HR 1653, Promoting Accountability and Security in Transition Act HR 1679, Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act HR 2486, Closing the Congressional Revolving Door Act HR 2512, Congressional Foreign Entanglement Disclosure and Reduction Act HR 2514, Public Service Integrity Act HR 2515, Tax Transparency Act HR 2516, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act HR 2517, Retirement Forfeiture for Members of Congress Turned Foreign Lobbyists Act HR 2524, Public Service Spending Integrity Act HR 2529, Public Service Transparency Act HR 2553, No More Political Prosecutions Act HR 2589, No Tax Dollars for First-Class Flights Act HR 2658, Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act HR 2659, Pardon Disclosure Act HR 3003, Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act HR 3222, Cameras in the Courtroom Act HR 3534, Justice Is BLIND Act HR 3642, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act HR 3652, Fair Courts Act HR 3886, a bill to require Federal judges and Federal prosecutors to submit quarterly financial disclosures to the Judicial Conference and the Attorney General HR 3973, Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act HR 4696, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act HR 5048, Protecting Our Democracy Act HR 5124, Restrict Conflicted Lobbying Act HR 5195, Seat of Government Act HR 5332, Stop Waste And Misuse by the President (SWAMP) Act HR 5488, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act HR 5495, Political BIAS Emails Act HR 5594, Promoting the Unbiased Role of Employees in the Executive Act (PURE Executive Act) HR 6141, Insider Trading Prevention Act HR 6842, STOCK Act 2.0 HR 7264, Stop Politicians Profiting from War Act HR 7835, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act HR 7969, Don't Quit to Lobby Act HR 8098, Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act HR 8173, Lifetime Lobbying Ban Act HR 8174, Congressional and Executive Foreign Lobbying Ban Act HR 8177, Stop Foreign Payoffs Act HR 8485, No Foreign Emoluments Without Congressional Consent Act HR 8553, Protect Against Unlawful Lobbying Act HR 8597, Transparency in Government Act HR 8609, Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act HR 8695, Lobbying Disclosure Modernization Act HR 8696, Block the Revolving Door Act HR 8830, High Court Gift Ban Act S 58, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress S 264, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act S 359, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act S 434, PAID OFF Act S 439, a bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress S 488, FOIA Fix Act S 693, Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act S 829, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act S 833, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act S 858, Cameras in the Courtroom Act S 859, Every Supreme Court Nominee Deserves Timely Consideration Act S 932, No CORRUPTION Act S 1012, Keep the Watchdogs Running Act S 1087, Think Tank Transparency Act S 1272, Presidential Tax Transparency Act S 1290, Supreme Court Code of Ethics Act S 1364, Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act S 1486, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act S 1908, Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act S 2270, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act S 2463, Ban Stock Trading for Government Officials Act S 2561, Close the Revolving Door Act S 2773, Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act S 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act S 3096, Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act S 3555, STOCK Act 2.0 S 3563, A bill to require the President to publish a statement of reasons for pardons S 4167, Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act S 4388, Shadow Docket Sunlight Act S 4390, No Foreign Emoluments Without Congressional Consent Act
2024 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Inclusive Democracy Act (S. 3423/H.R. 6643) guarantees the right to vote for all citizens regardless of conviction of a criminal offense; Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Initiatives Act (H.R. 6471) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda and recall elections; TRUST in Congress Act (H.R. 345) requires Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes; Washington, D.C. Admission Act (S. 51/ H.R. 51) provides for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union; Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (S. 1487/H.R. 3130) enhances protections for election records; DISCLOSE Act (S. 512/H.R. 1118) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes; Democracy Restoration Act (S. 1677/H.R. 4987) secures the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration; Election Worker Protection Act (S. 1318) provides enhanced protections for election workers; Freedom to Vote Act (S. 1/H.R. 11) expands Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics; John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (S. 4/H.R. 14) amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act; American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act (H.R. 4563) promotes election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, equipping States with tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, enhancing election security, and protecting political speech; Fair and Impartial Redistricting for Meaningful and Accountable Political Systems (FAIR MAPS) Act (H.R. 7910) requires States to carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a redistricting plan developed by an independent redistricting commission; High Court Gift Ban Act (H.R. 8830) prohibits Federal judges from receiving gifts valued over $50 in an instance or $100 in the aggregate in a year from a source unless excepted: Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act (S. 1171/H.R. 2678) amends chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prevent Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks and owning stocks; Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (S. 2770) prohibits the distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office; AI Transparency in Elections Act (S. 3875) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency for the use of content that is substantially generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image, audio, or video footage in the advertisements; Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act (S. 3897) requires the Election Assistance Commission to develop voluntary guidelines for the administration of elections that address the use and risks of artificial intelligence technologies; Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence Regulations (FAIR) Elections Act (S. 4714) prohibits the distribution of false AI-generated election media and to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit the removal of names from voting rolls using unverified voter challenge databases; Right to Vote Act (S. 3916/H.R. 8825) protecting the right to vote in elections for Federal office; Bills to be introduced including AI Ads Act (Rep. Schiff) strengthens FEC authority over AI campaign ads; redboxing bill (Rep. Tokuda); Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act (Rep. Porter) addresses FARA issues and foreign interference elections; Ranked Choice Voting Act (Rep. Raskin); scam PACs bill (Senator Welch); bill amends Section 230 to address election disinformation (Senator Welch); bill creates Senate OCE (Senator Warren); bill on foreign influence corporations political spending (Senator Bennet); Miscellaneous topics discussed with Hill offices including state implementation of ECRA; updating the STOCK Act to ban congressional stock trading; AI and elections including disclaimers for AI generated political ads, prohibiting deceptive AI-generated political communications, enhancing the FECs authority to address AIs usage in elections, preventing AI-assisted voter intimidation and addressing the use of AI in election administration; creating a Senate OCE, Supreme Court ethics reform and strengthening the House OCEs ability to conduct independent ethics investigations; limiting foreign influenced corporations spending on elections; banning foreign spending on state and local ballot initiatives; oversight of Bureau of Prisons policies for allowing incarcerated individuals to vote; prohibiting assistance to foreign nationals making illegal contributions; reform of the Foreign Agents Registration Act; scam PACS; updating the STOCK Act to ban congressional stock trading; redboxing and candidate-super PAC coordination; mandatory disgorgement of illegal contributions; prohibiting political donations to PACs from being used on legal fees; addressing deregulatory trends at the FEC; addressing the personal use loophole with leadership PACs; amending Section 230 to address election disinformation; expanding FOIA to the judiciary; Fiscal Year 2025 funding for election administration; and protecting election workers.
2024 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Inclusive Democracy Act (S. 3423/H.R. 6643) guarantees the right to vote for all citizens regardless of conviction of a criminal offense; Youth Voting Rights Act (S. 2985/H.R. 5293) expands youth access to voting; Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Initiatives Act (H.R. 6471) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda and recall elections; TRUST in Congress Act (H.R. 345) requires Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes; DISCLOSE Act (S. 512/H.R. 1118) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes; Democracy Restoration Act (S. 1677/H.R. 4987) secures the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration; Election Worker Protection Act (S. 1318) provides enhanced protections for election workers; Freedom to Vote Act (S. 1/H.R. 11) expands Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes; John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (S. 4/H.R. 14) amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act (H.R. 4563) promotes election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, equipping States with tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, enhancing election security, and protecting political speech, and for other purposes; Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act (S. 1171/H.R. 2678) amends chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prevent Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks and owning stocks, and for other purposes; Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (S. 2770) prohibits the distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office, and for other purposes; Redistricting Transparency Act (H.R. 7095) requires States to carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which members of the public are informed of redistricting proposals and have the opportunity to participate in the development of such proposals prior to their adoption, and for other purposes; Honest Ads Act (H.R. 2599/486) enhances transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public, and for other purposes; Restoring Integrity to Americas Elections Act (H.R. 7497) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair and the remaining members, and for other purposes; Judicial Integrity Act (H.R. 7676) amends title 18, United States Code, to prohibit officers and employees of the judiciary from engaging in official acts affecting personal financial interests; Uncheck the Box Act (H.R. 7723) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes; End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act (S. 3743) amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat transfers of appreciated property to certain tax-exempt organizations the same as transfers of appreciated property to political organizations; Redistricting Reform Act (S.3750) reforms the congressional redistricting process, and for other purposes; AI Transparency in Elections Act (S. 3875) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency for the use of content that is substantially generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image, audio, or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes; Time Off To Vote Act (S. 3901) provides employees with a minimum of 2 consecutive hours of paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections; Right to Vote Act (S. 3916) protecting the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; Clean Legislating and Ethical Accountability Now (CLEAN) Act (H.R. TBD); FAIR MAPS Act (H.R. TBD); Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act (H.R. TBD); Securing Election Professionals Resource Act (H.R. TBD); Next Step Home Act (S.TBD); Scam PACs; funding for election administration; state implementation of ECRA; updating the STOCK Act to ban congressional stock trading; AI and elections including disclaimers for AI generated political ads, prohibiting deceptive AI-generated political communications, enhancing the FECs authority to address AIs usage in elections, preventing AI-assisted voter intimidation and addressing the use of AI in election administration;creating a Senate OCE, Supreme Court ethics reform and strengthening the House OCEs ability to conduct independent ethics investigations;limiting foreign influenced corporations spending on elections;mandatory disgorgement of illegal contributions;banning foreign spending on state and local ballot initiatives;oversight of Bureau of Prisons policies for allowing incarcerated individuals to vote;prohibiting assistance to foreign nationals making illegal contributions;reform of the Foreign Agents Registration Act; Judicial gift rules;redboxing and candidate-super PAC coordination;categorically prohibiting the structuring of transactions to evade campaign finance disclosure;closing loopholes in subvendor campaign finance reporting rules; providing attorneys fees in VRA cases;preventing bans on food and water donations at polling locations;and protecting election workers.
- Supported the Honest Ads Act, S. 486, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported the TRUST in Congress Act, H.R. 345, a bill to require members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust or divest. - Supported the Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act, H.R. 2484, legislation requiring former lawmakers and others no longer seeking office to close their campaign accounts within two years, instead of living on as zombie campaigns. - Supported Senate modernization efforts to increase staff pay, create a Senate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office, give committee interns pay, and other initiatives to help Congress attract and retain staff. - Supported the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion and advocated for the continuation of its work in other configurations in the House. - Supported the Uncheck the Box Act, H.R. 7723, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes. - Supported the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act, H.R. 3229, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. - Supported the Stop Foreign Interference with Ballot Measures Act, H.R. 6471, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. - Supported the Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act, H.R. 3130, to expand protections for election administrators, strengthen protections for Federal election records and election infrastructure and provide judicial review for election records by allowing the Department of Justice and candidates to bring lawsuits to ensure compliance with election record requirements. - Supported expanded federal protections for election workers and election officials from increasing threats and intimidation. - Called on the Committee on House Appropriations to provide compensation to Legislative branch staff at an equivalent rate to that provided to employees of the Executive Branch as well as an annual cost-of-living adjustment. - Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and doxxing training, privacy services and home security. - Called for enhanced information sharing and coordination about threats against election officials between federal, state and local law enforcement entities. - Supported clarifying and expanding existing federal protections against threats and intimidation to include authorized election agents, contractors, vendors, and volunteers. - Called for increased anti-doxxing protections for election workers and their families to protect against threats and harassment. - Supported the Election Worker Protection Act of 2023, S. 1318, to provide grant funding and expand protections for election workers and officials. - Called for equal overtime protections for House staff to achieve parity with the Executive Branch under the Fair Labor Standards Act. - Called on the Committee on House Administration (CHA) to maintain its committee funding so it can provide adequate resources for its expanded membership, duties, and responsibilities. - Supported the ETHICS Act, S. 1171, to ban members of Congress and others from trading stocks. - Supported the Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, S.2770, to ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate materially deceptive content falsely depicting federal candidates in political ads to influence federal elections. - Supported the REAL Political Advertisements Act, S.1596, to improve transparency and accountability for generative AI in political advertisements. - Called for historic investment in election funding to states via the Election Assistance Commission so they would have enough funds to hold safe and secure elections. - Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and anti-doxxing training, privacy services and home security. - Advocated for the Department of Homeland Security-Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to expand anti-doxxing training and resources to election officials.
2024 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Money-in-Politics Bills in the 118th Congress HR 11, Freedom to Vote Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 213 cosponsors) HR 142, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 12 cosponsors) HR 153, Family Integrity to Reform Elections (FIRE) Act (Rep. Fallon, 1 cosponsor) HR 546, a bill to extend funding for the Pediatric Research Initiative by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Tom Cole, 7 cosponsors) HR 946, Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act (Rep. Rosendale, 5 cosponsors) HR 1118, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Pappas, 154 cosponsors) HR 2452, Oversight for Members and Relatives Act (Rep. Tiffany, 4 cosponsors) HR 2484, Honest Elections and Campaigns, No Gain Act (Rep. Castor, 2 cosponsors) HR 2522, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2599, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 4 cosponsors) HR 3044, REAL Political Ads Act (Rep. Clarke, no cosponsors) HR 3229, Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 2 cosponsors) HR 3463, Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Jim Banks, 1 cosponsor) HR 3636, Put Zombie Donors to Rest Act (Rep. Gaetz, 1 cosponsor) HR 4484, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit foreign nationals from making contributions in connection with a State or local ballot initiative or referendum (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 4611, Candidate Voice Fraud Prohibition Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 4863, Shareholder Political Transparency Act (Rep. Foster, 7 cosponsors) HR 5734, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations (Rep. Steil, no cosponsors) HR 5771, People Before Politics Act (Rep. Zachary Nunn, no cosponsors) HR 5941, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Rep. Harder, 1 cosponsor) HR 6312, Inaugural Fund Integrity Act (Rep. Scanlon, 2 cosponsors) HR 6471, Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Measures Act (Rep. Porter, 8 cosponsors) HR 6894, Stop Scam PACs Act (Rep. Katie Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 6930, SHINE Act (Rep. Crow, 3 cosponsors) HR 6996, Block Foreign-Funded Political Ads Act (Rep. Golden, 1 cosponsor) HR 7210, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, 6 cosponsors) HR 7244, End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act (Rep. Chu, 14 cosponsors) HR 7321, Electronic Filing of Electioneering Communication Reports Act (Rep. Morelle, 2 cosponsors) HR 7497, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 1 cosponsor) HR 7499, EMPOWER Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 7723, Uncheck the Box Act (Rep. Mike Levin, 3 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 13, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Schiff, 150 cosponsors) S 1, Freedom to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 50 cosponsors) S 17, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 2 cosponsors) S 486, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 491, CVV Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 500, a bill to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) S 512, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 50 cosponsors) S 1596, REAL Political Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 1638, Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 2344, Freedom to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 50 cosponsors) S 2747, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor)--passed the Senate by UC on September 7th S 2770, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 5 cosponsors) S 3173, Ending Corporate Influence on Elections Act (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S 3599, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Sen. Kelly, 1 cosponsor) S 3616, Inaugural Committee Transparency Act (Sen. Cortez Masto, 5 cosponsors) S 3743, End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 9 cosponsors) S 3843, EMPOWER Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 1 cosponsor) S 3844, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 1 cosponsor) S 3875, AI Transparency in Elections Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S.J. Res. 3, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 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, no cosponsors) S.J. Res 45, Democracy for All Amendment (Sen. Shaheen, 41 cosponsors) Voting & Elections Bills in the 118th Congress HR 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Rep. Norton, 206 cosponsors) HR 83, a bill to repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (Rep. Biggs, no cosponsors) HR 90, Voter Integrity Protection Act (Rep. Biggs, no cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Todays Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HR 149, Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens From Voting Act (Rep. Jeff Duncan, 42 cosponsors) HR 154, Securing Our Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 156, Restoring Faith in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 192, a bill to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia (Rep. Pfluger, 24 cosponsors) HR 239, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 30 cosponsors) HR 466, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, no cosponsors) HR 486, a bill to prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election (Rep. Chip Roy, 7 cosponsors) HR 487, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Keith Self, 4 cosponsors) HR 512, One Citizen One Vote Act (Rep. Bob Good, 3 cosponsors) HR 627, Voice of the Electorate (VOTE) Act (Rep. Fallon, 1 cosponsor) HR 861, America Votes Act (Rep. Rick Larsen, 1 cosponsor) HR 959, a bill to repeal the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 other than the provisions requiring States to conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters in the State and the provisions imposing criminal penalties for fraudulent voter registration or voting activities (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 1295, Early Voting Act (Rep. Goldman, no cosponsors) HR 1439, Vote at Home Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 18 cosponsors) HR 1725, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 12 cosponsors) HR 2471, Vote Without Fear Act (Rep. Ruiz, 1 cosponsor) HR 2566, Voter Registration Efficiency Act (Rep. McClain, no cosponsors) HR 2629, Filer Voter Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 8 cosponsors) HR 2657, a bill to clarify the counting of electoral votes in Congress to be a National Special Security Event (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 2757, Puerto Rico Status Act (Rep. Grijalva, 88 cosponsors) HR 2934, Protect American Election Administration Act (Rep. Cole, 8 cosponsors) HR 2987, Election Mail Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 70 cosponsors) HR 3072, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Rep. Tenney, 5 cosponsors) HR 3130, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Rep. Allred, 4 cosponsors) HR 3162, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Roy, 4 cosponsors) HR 3257, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 3436, Support Our Election Workers Act (Rep. Morelle, no cosponsors) HR 3704, One Vote, One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 4316, Citizen Ballot Protection Act (Rep. Palmer, 8 cosponsors) HR 4317, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission that includes information with respect to the voter list maintenance activities of the State (Rep. Palmer, no cosponsors) HR 4318, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to eliminate reliance on the change of address information provided by the United States Postal Service for the purpose of removing ineligible voters from the official list of voters in a State (Rep. Palmer, no cosponsors) HR 4396, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Citizen Voter Act (Rep. Bost, 2 cosponsors) HR 4407, Voluntarily Offered Tools for Election Reforms by States (VOTERS) Act (Rep. Feenstra, no cosponsors) HR 4415, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Election Fraud Prevention Act (Rep. Grothman, no cosponsors) HR 4457, Protect American Voters Act (Rep. Gimenez, 1 cosponsor) HR 4460, NO VOTE for Non-Citizens Act (Rep. Griffith, no cosponsors) HR 4462, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Mace, no cosponsors) HR 4472, First Amendment Protection Act (Rep. Armstrong, no cosponsors) HR 4474, Confirmation Of Congressional Observer Access Act (Rep. Carey, no cosponsors) HR 4476, Election Integrity Mail Reform Act (Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, no cosponsors) HR 4477, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Election Integrity and Voter Confidence Act (Rep. Cline, no cosponsors) HR 4479, Positioning the Election Assistance Commission for the Future Act (Rep. D'Esposito, 1 cosponsor) HR 4486, Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act (Rep. Mike Garcia, no cosponsors) HR 4487, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Photographic Poll Books Act (Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, no cosponsors) HR 4488, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Voter Identification Act (Rep. Greene, 2 cosponsors) HR 4492, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Tribal Voter Identification Act (Rep. Dusty Johnson, no cosponsors) HR 4493, District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 4494, Ensuring Faith in Our Elections Act (Rep. Laurel Lee, no cosponsors) HR 4496, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Voter List Maintenance Act (Rep. Norman, 4 cosponsors) HR 4500, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 4501, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 4521, Election Worker Tax Benefits Act (Rep. LaLota, no cosponsors) HR 4523, District of Columbia Ballot Security Act (Rep. Moran, no cosponsors) HR 4543, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Timely Reporting of Election Results Act (Rep. Donalds, no cosponsors) HR 4544, No Federal Funds for Ballot Harvesting Act (Rep. Edwards, no cosponsors) HR 4553, Prohibiting U.S. Postmark Abuse Act (Rep. Massie, no cosponsors) HR 4555, Federal Election Audit Act (Rep. Greg Murphy, no cosponsors) HR 4563, American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act, (Rep. Steil, 127 cosponsors) HR 4650, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Provisional Ballot Reform Act (Rep. Loudermilk, no cosponsors) HR 4852, IDs for an Inclusive Democracy Act (Rep. Casten, 14 cosponsors) HR 4987, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Crockett, 73 cosponsors) HR 5046, Preventing Election Subversion Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 3 cosponsors) HR 5189, Voter Integrity and Defense Act (Rep. Mike Garcia, no cosponsors) HR 5278, Preventing Presidential Election Interference Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 5290, Voters on the Move Registration Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 66 cosponsors) HR 5291, People Over Long Lines Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 53 cosponsors) HR 5292, Sustaining Our Democracy Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 69 cosponsors) HR 5293, Youth Voting Rights Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 59 cosponsors) HR 5294, Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 58 cosponsors) HR 5295, Expanding the VOTE Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 100 cosponsors) HR 5322, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 69 cosponsors) HR 6267, Election Day Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 6493, Safeguarding Electoral Integrity Act (Rep. Hageman, 2 cosponsors) HR 6513, Confirmation of Congressional Observer Access Act (Rep. Carey, 2 cosponsors) HR 6643, Inclusive Democracy Act (Rep. Pressley, 19 cosponsors) HR 6866, District of Columbia Special Elections Home Rule Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 7179, INVITE Act (Rep. Norma Torres, 6 cosponsors) HR 7319, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 7329, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 21 cosponsors) HR 7351, Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act (Rep. Dean, 3 cosponsors) HR 7389, Accessible Voting Act (Rep. Scanlon, 2 cosponsors) HR 7413, Election Worker Recruitment and Safety Act (Rep. D'Esposito, 2 cosponsors) HR 7447, SECURE IT Act (Rep. Spanberger, 2 cosponsors) H.J.Res. 16, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Grace Meng, 16 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the Senate is made more representative by adding twelve Senators to be elected nationwide through ranked choice voting, and providing for twelve Electors at-large for President and Vice-President, who shall cast their ballots for the respective winners of the national popular vote (Rep. Casten, 1 cosponsor) H.J. Res. 24, disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (Rep. Comer, 24 cosponsors)--passed the House on February 9 S 4, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Durbin, 49 cosponsors) S 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Sen. Carper, 46 cosponsors) S 194, Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act (Sen. Rubio, 6 cosponsors) S 630, Sustaining Our Democracy Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 14 cosponsors) S 700, Vote at Home Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 1318, Election Worker Protection Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 22 cosponsors) S 1391, Election Mail Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 1398, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Sen. Budd, 6 cosponsors) S 1487, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Sen. Klobuchar 8 cosponsors) S 1500, SECURE IT Act (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 1609, Enhanced Pay for Election Workers Act (Sen, Klobuchar, 8 cosponsors) S 1677, Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin, 22 cosponsors) S 2197, Supporting Military Voters Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 2575, Preventing Election Subversion Act (Sen. Warnock, 11 cosponsors S 2841, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S 2842, Save Voters Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 19 cosponsors) S 2843, Same Day Voter Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 23 cosponsors) S 2944, Puerto Rico Status Act (Sen. Wicker, no cosponsors) S 2960, Expanding the VOTE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S 2971, Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (Sen. Booker, 3 cosponsors) S 2985, Youth Voting Rights Act (Sen. Warren, 9 cosponsors) S 3231, Puerto Rico Status Act (Sen. Heinrich, 21 cosponsors) S 3313, Voter Choice Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) S 3423, Inclusive Democracy Act (Sen. Welch, 4 cosponsors) S 3470, Citizen Ballot Protection Act (Sen. Britt, 8 cosponsors) S 3517, POLL Act (Sen. Wyden, 1 cosponsor) S 3588, Constitutional Election Integrity Act (Sen. Tillis, 5 cosponsors) S 3712, INVITE Act (Sen. Padilla, 16 cosponsors) S 3747, Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act (Sen. Casey, 15 cosponsors) S 3748, Accessible Voting Act (Sen. Casey, 16 cosponsors) S 3897, Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 3901, Time Off to Vote Act (Sen. Hirono, 11 cosponsors) S 3912, Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Ossoff, no cosponsors) S 3916, Right to Vote Act (Sen. Ossoff, 7 cosponsors) Redistricting/Census Bills in the 118th Congress HR 42, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 157, CLEAN Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 622, REAL House Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 2 cosponsors) HR 643, Equal Voices Act (Rep. Casten, 2 cosponsors) HR 2646, John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act (Rep. Cohen, no cosponsors) HR 3221, John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, no cosponsors) HR 6335, Voter Population Accuracy Act (Rep. Edwards, no cosponsors) HR 6520, No Representation Without Legal Immigration Act (Rep. Edwards, 9 cosponsors) HR 6942, Count Only Citizens Act (Rep. Rosendale, 13 cosponsors) HR 7095, Redistricting Transparency and Accountability Act (Rep. Ross, 6 cosponsors) HR 7109, Equal Representation Act (Rep. Edwards, 1 cosponsor) HR 7740, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 7 cosponsors) S 3659, Equal Representation Act (Sen. Hagerty, 20 cosponsors) S 3750, Redistricting Reform Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) Ethics, Lobbying, and Other Government Reform Bills in the 118th Congress HR 345, TRUST in Congress Act (Rep. Spanberger, 69 cosponsors) HR 350, Stopping Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker (SANTOS) Act (Rep. Ritchie Torres, 12 cosponsors) HR 389, Preventing Opportunistic Returns on Trades and Futures by Officials, Leadership, and Individuals in Office (PORTFOLIO) Act, (Rep. Schweikert, no cosponsors) HR 581, Defending Our Classified Secrets (DOCS) Act, (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 908, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 38 cosponsors) HR 927, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 1 cosponsor) HR 1099, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act (Rep. Pfluger, 1 cosponsor) HR 1190, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act (Rep. Miller-Meeks, 5 cosponsors) HR 1391, No Fortune for Fraud Act (Rep. D'Esposito, 5 cosponsors) HR 1438, Think Tank Transparency Act (Rep. Bergman, no cosponsors) HR 1601, Ban Members from Becoming Lobbyists Act (Rep. Nunn, no cosponsors) HR 1652, Access to White House Visitor Logs Act (Rep. Quigley, no cosponsors) HR 1653, Promoting Accountability and Security in Transition Act (Rep. Quigley, no cosponsors) HR 1679, Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act (Rep. Jayapal, 26 cosponsors) HR 2486, Closing the Congressional Revolving Door Act (Rep. Craig, no cosponsors) HR 2512, Congressional Foreign Entanglement Disclosure and Reduction Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2514, Public Service Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2515, Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2516, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2517, Retirement Forfeiture for Members of Congress Turned Foreign Lobbyists Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2524, Public Service Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2529, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2553, No More Political Prosecutions Act (Rep. Fry, 1 cosponsor) HR 2589, No Tax Dollars for First-Class Flights Act (Rep. Craig, no cosponsors) HR 2658, Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 2659, Pardon Disclosure Act (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 3003, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to restrict trading and ownership of certain financial instruments by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 3 cosponsors) HR 3222, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Rep. Connolly, 4 cosponsors) HR 3534, Justice Is BLIND Act (Rep. Schiff, 25 cosponsors) HR 3642, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Langworthy, 9 cosponsors) HR 3652, Fair Courts Act (Rep. Ross, no cosponsors) HR 3886, a bill to require Federal judges and Federal prosecutors to submit quarterly financial disclosures to the Judicial Conference and the Attorney General (Rep. Santos, no cosponsors) HR 3973, Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (Rep. Jayapal, 41 cosponsors) HR 4696, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 12 cosponsors)--became law as part of the NDAA in December HR 5048, Protecting Our Democracy Act (Rep. Schiff, 130 cosponsors) HR 5124, Restrict Conflicted Lobbying Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors) HR 5195, Seat of Government Act (Rep. Ogles, 2 cosponsors) HR 5332, Stop Waste And Misuse by the President (SWAMP) Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 5488, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act (Rep. Mike Johnson, no cosponsors) HR 5495, a bill to prohibit providers of email services from using filtering algorithms to flag emails from political campaigns that consumers have elected to receive as spam (Rep. Lesko, 7 cosponsors) HR 5594, Promoting the Unbiased Role of Employees in the Executive Act (PURE Executive Act) (Rep. Hinson, 1 cosponsor) HR 6141, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit sale or purchase of covered financial instruments by Members of Congress and their spouses (Rep. Fallon, no cosponsors) HR 6842, STOCK Act 2.0 (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors) HR 7264, Stop Politicians Profiting from War Act (Rep. Tlaib, 1 cosponsor) HR 7835, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act (Rep. Robert Garcia, no cosponsors) S 58, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S 264, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act (Sen. Peters, 1 cosponsor) S 359, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 39 cosponsors) S 434, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act (Sen. Cornyn, 6 cosponsors) S 439, a bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S 488, FOIA Fix Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 693, Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S 829, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act (Sen. Grassley, 7 cosponsors) S 833, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors) S 858, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 4 cosponsors) S 859, Every Supreme Court Nominee Deserves Timely Consideration Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 932, No CORRUPTION Act (Sen. Rosen, 2 cosponsors) S 1012, Keep the Watchdogs Running Act (Sen. Braun, 1 cosponsor) S 1087, Think Tank Transparency Act (Sen. Grassley, no cosponsors) S 1272, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 10 cosponsors) S 1290, Supreme Court Code of Ethics Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 1364, Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors) S 1486, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 22 cosponsors) S 1908, Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (Sen. Warren, 7 cosponsors) S 2270, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act (Sen. Grassley, 3 cosponsors) S 2463, Ban Stock Trading for Government Officials Act (Sen. Gillibrand, 1 cosponsor) S 2561, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Tester, 1 cosponsor) S 2773, Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act (Sen. Ossoff, 8 cosponsors) S 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act (Sen. Kennedy, 1 cosponsor) S 3096, Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 7 cosponsors) S 3555, STOCK Act 2.0 (Sen. Gillibrand, no cosponsors) S 3563, A bill to require the President to publish a statement of reasons for pardons (Sen. Blumenthal, no cosponsors)
- Supported the Honest Ads Act, S. 486, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported the TRUST in Congress Act, H.R. 345, a bill to require members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust or divest. - Supported the Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act, H.R. 2484, legislation requiring former lawmakers and others no longer seeking office to close their campaign accounts within two years, instead of living on as zombie campaigns. - Supported Senate modernization efforts to increase staff pay, create a Senate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office, give committee interns pay, and other initiatives to help Congress attract and retain staff. - Supported Uncheck the Box Act to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes. - Supported the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act, H.R. 3229, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. - Supported Stop Foreign Interference with Ballot Measures Act, H.R. 6471, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. - Supported the Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act, H.R. 3130, to expand protections for election administrators, strengthen protections for Federal election records and election infrastructure and provide judicial review for election records by allowing the Department of Justice and candidates to bring lawsuits to ensure compliance with election record requirements. - Called on the Committee on House Appropriations to provide compensation to Legislative branch staff at an equivalent rate to that provided to employees of the Executive Branch as well as an annual cost-of-living adjustment. - Called for equal overtime protections for House staff to achieve parity with the Executive Branch under the Fair Labor Standards Act. - Supported the Election Worker Protection Act of 2023, S. 1318, to provide grant funding and expand protections for election workers and officials. - Supported the ETHICS Act, S. 1171, to ban members of Congress and others from trading stocks. - Supported the Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, S.2770, to ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate materially deceptive content falsely depicting federal candidates in political ads to influence federal elections. - Supported the REAL Political Advertisements Act, S.1596, to improve transparency and accountability for generative AI in political advertisements. - Supported expanded federal protections for election workers and election officials from increasing threats and intimidation. - Called for enhanced information sharing and coordination about threats against election officials between federal, state and local law enforcement entities. - Supported clarifying and expanding existing federal protections against threats and intimidation to include authorized election agents, contractors, vendors, and volunteers. - Called for increased anti-doxxing protections for election workers and their families to protect against threats and harassment. - Called for historic investment in election funding to states via the Election Assistance Commission so they would have enough funds to hold safe and secure elections. - Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and anti-doxxing training, privacy services and home security. - Advocated for the Department of Homeland Security-Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to expand anti-doxxing training and resources to election officials. - Advocated for the Department of Justice to adopt a zero tolerance policy towards threats against election officials. - Supported clarifying and expanding existing federal protections against threats and intimidation to include authorized election agents, contractors, vendors, and volunteers.
2023 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
HR 11, Freedom to Vote Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 213 cosponsors) HR 142, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 12 cosponsors) HR 153, Family Integrity to Reform Elections (FIRE) Act (Rep. Fallon, 1 cosponsor) HR 546, a bill to extend funding for the Pediatric Research Initiative by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Tom Cole, 7 cosponsors) HR 946, Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act (Rep. Rosendale, 5 cosponsors) HR 1118, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Pappas, 120 cosponsors) HR 2452, Oversight for Members and Relatives Act (Rep. Tiffany, 4 cosponsors) HR 2484, Honest Elections and Campaigns, No Gain Act (Rep. Castor, 2 cosponsors) HR 2522, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2599, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 4 cosponsors) HR 3044, REAL Political Ads Act (Rep. Clarke, no cosponsors) HR 3229, Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 2 cosponsors) HR 3463, Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Jim Banks, 1 cosponsor) HR 3636, Put Zombie Donors to Rest Act (Rep. Gaetz, 1 cosponsor) HR 4484, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit foreign nationals from making contributions in connection with a State or local ballot initiative or referendum (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 4611, Candidate Voice Fraud Prohibition Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 4863, Shareholder Political Transparency Act (Rep. Foster, 7 cosponsors) HR 5734, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations (Rep. Steil, no cosponsors) HR 5771, People Before Politics Act (Rep. Zachary Nunn, no cosponsors) HR 5941, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Rep. Harder, 1 cosponsor) HR 6312, Inaugural Fund Integrity Act (Rep. Scanlon, 2 cosponsors) HR 6471, Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Measures Act (Rep. Porter, 8 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 13, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Schiff, 123 cosponsors) S 1, Freedom to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 50 cosponsors) S 17, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 2 cosponsors) S 486, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 491, CVV Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 500, a bill to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) S 512, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 50 cosponsors) S 1596, REAL Political Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 1638, Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 2344, Freedom to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 50 cosponsors) S 2747, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor)--passed the Senate by UC on September 7th S 2770, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 5 cosponsors) S 3173, Ending Corporate Influence on Elections Act (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S.J. Res. 3, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 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, no cosponsors) S.J. Res 45, Democracy for All Amendment (Sen. Shaheen, 31 cosponsors) HR 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Rep. Norton, 197 cosponsors) HR 83, a bill to repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (Rep. Biggs, no cosponsors) HR 90, Voter Integrity Protection Act (Rep. Biggs, no cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Todays Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HR 149, Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens From Voting Act (Rep. Jeff Duncan, 42 cosponsors) HR 154, Securing Our Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 156, Restoring Faith in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 192, a bill to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia (Rep. Pfluger, 24 cosponsors) HR 239, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 30 cosponsors) HR 466, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, no cosponsors) HR 486, a bill to prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election (Rep. Chip Roy, 7 cosponsors) HR 487, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Keith Self, 4 cosponsors) HR 512, One Citizen One Vote Act (Rep. Bob Good, 3 cosponsors) HR 627, Voice of the Electorate (VOTE) Act (Rep. Fallon, 1 cosponsor) HR 861, America Votes Act (Rep. Rick Larsen, 1 cosponsor) HR 959, a bill to repeal the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 other than the provisions requiring States to conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters in the State and the provisions imposing criminal penalties for fraudulent voter registration or voting activities (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 1295, Early Voting Act (Rep. Goldman, no cosponsors) HR 1439, Vote at Home Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 18 cosponsors) HR 1725, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 12 cosponsors) HR 2471, Vote Without Fear Act (Rep. Ruiz, 1 cosponsor) HR 2566, Voter Registration Efficiency Act (Rep. McClain, no cosponsors) HR 2629, Filer Voter Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 8 cosponsors) HR 2657, a bill to clarify the counting of electoral votes in Congress to be a National Special Security Event (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 2757, Puerto Rico Status Act (Rep. Grijalva, 88 cosponsors) HR 2934, Protect American Election Administration Act (Rep. Cole, 8 cosponsors) HR 2987, Election Mail Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 70 cosponsors) HR 3072, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Rep. Tenney, 5 cosponsors) HR 3130, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Rep. Allred, 4 cosponsors) HR 3162, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Roy, 4 cosponsors) HR 3257, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 3436, Support Our Election Workers Act (Rep. Morelle, no cosponsors) HR 3704, One Vote, One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 4316, Citizen Ballot Protection Act (Rep. Palmer, 8 cosponsors) HR 4317, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission that includes information with respect to the voter list maintenance activities of the State (Rep. Palmer, no cosponsors) HR 4318, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to eliminate reliance on the change of address information provided by the United States Postal Service for the purpose of removing ineligible voters from the official list of voters in a State (Rep. Palmer, no cosponsors) HR 4396, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Citizen Voter Act (Rep. Bost, 2 cosponsors) HR 4407, Voluntarily Offered Tools for Election Reforms by States (VOTERS) Act (Rep. Feenstra, no cosponsors) HR 4415, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Election Fraud Prevention Act (Rep. Grothman, no cosponsors) HR 4457, Protect American Voters Act (Rep. Gimenez, 1 cosponsor) HR 4460, NO VOTE for Non-Citizens Act (Rep. Griffith, no cosponsors) HR 4462, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Mace, no cosponsors) HR 4472, First Amendment Protection Act (Rep. Armstrong, no cosponsors) HR 4474, Confirmation Of Congressional Observer Access Act (Rep. Carey, no cosponsors) HR 4476, Election Integrity Mail Reform Act (Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, no cosponsors) HR 4477, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Election Integrity and Voter Confidence Act (Rep. Cline, no cosponsors) HR 4479, Positioning the Election Assistance Commission for the Future Act (Rep. D'Esposito, 1 cosponsor) HR 4486, Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act (Rep. Mike Garcia, no cosponsors) HR 4487, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Photographic Poll Books Act (Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, no cosponsors) HR 4488, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Voter Identification Act (Rep. Greene, 2 cosponsors) HR 4492, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Tribal Voter Identification Act (Rep. Dusty Johnson, no cosponsors) HR 4493, District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 4494, Ensuring Faith in Our Elections Act (Rep. Laurel Lee, no cosponsors) HR 4496, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Voter List Maintenance Act (Rep. Norman, 4 cosponsors) HR 4500, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 4501, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 4521, Election Worker Tax Benefits Act (Rep. LaLota, no cosponsors) HR 4523, District of Columbia Ballot Security Act (Rep. Moran, no cosponsors) HR 4543, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Timely Reporting of Election Results Act (Rep. Donalds, no cosponsors) HR 4544, No Federal Funds for Ballot Harvesting Act (Rep. Edwards, no cosponsors) HR 4553, Prohibiting U.S. Postmark Abuse Act (Rep. Massie, no cosponsors) HR 4555, Federal Election Audit Act (Rep. Greg Murphy, no cosponsors) HR 4563, American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act, (Rep. Steil, 127 cosponsors) HR 4650, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Provisional Ballot Reform Act (Rep. Loudermilk, no cosponsors) HR 4852, IDs for an Inclusive Democracy Act (Rep. Casten, 14 cosponsors) HR 4987, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Crockett, 73 cosponsors) HR 5046, Preventing Election Subversion Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 3 cosponsors) HR 5189, Voter Integrity and Defense Act (Rep. Mike Garcia, no cosponsors) HR 5278, Preventing Presidential Election Interference Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 5290, Voters on the Move Registration Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 66 cosponsors) HR 5291, People Over Long Lines Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 53 cosponsors) HR 5292, Sustaining Our Democracy Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 69 cosponsors) HR 5293, Youth Voting Rights Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 59 cosponsors) HR 5294, Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 58 cosponsors) HR 5295, Expanding the VOTE Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 100 cosponsors) HR 5322, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 69 cosponsors) HR 6267, Election Day Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 6493, Safeguarding Electoral Integrity Act (Rep. Hageman, 2 cosponsors) HR 6513, Confirmation of Congressional Observer Access Act (Rep. Carey, 2 cosponsors) HR 6643, Inclusive Democracy Act (Rep. Pressley, 18 cosponsors) H.J.Res. 16, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Grace Meng, 16 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the Senate is made more representative by adding twelve Senators to be elected nationwide through ranked choice voting, and providing for twelve Electors at-large for President and Vice-President, who shall cast their ballots for the respective winners of the national popular vote (Rep. Casten, 1 cosponsor) H.J. Res. 24, disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (Rep. Comer, 24 cosponsors)--passed the House on February 9 S 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Sen. Carper, 45 cosponsors) S 194, Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act (Sen. Rubio, 6 cosponsors) S 630, Sustaining Our Democracy Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 14 cosponsors) S 700, Vote at Home Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 1318, Election Worker Protection Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 22 cosponsors) S 1391, Election Mail Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 1398, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Sen. Budd, 6 cosponsors) S 1487, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Sen. Klobuchar 8 cosponsors) S 1500, SECURE IT Act (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 1609, Enhanced Pay for Election Workers Act (Sen, Klobuchar, 8 cosponsors) S 1677, Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin, 22 cosponsors) S 2197, Supporting Military Voters Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 2575, Preventing Election Subversion Act (Sen. Warnock, 11 cosponsors S 2841, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S 2842, Save Voters Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 19 cosponsors) S 2843, Same Day Voter Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 23 cosponsors) S 2944, Puerto Rico Status Act (Sen. Wicker, no cosponsors) S 2960, Expanding the VOTE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S 2971, Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (Sen. Booker, 3 cosponsors) S 2985, Youth Voting Rights Act (Sen. Warren, 9 cosponsors) S 3231, Puerto Rico Status Act (Sen. Heinrich, 21 cosponsors) S 3313, Voter Choice Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) S 3423, Inclusive Democracy Act (Sen. Welch, 2 cosponsors) HR 42, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 157, CLEAN Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 622, REAL House Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 2 cosponsors) HR 643, Equal Voices Act (Rep. Casten, 2 cosponsors) HR 2646, John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act (Rep. Cohen, no cosponsors) HR 3221, John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, no cosponsors) HR 6335, Voter Population Accuracy Act (Rep. Edwards, no cosponsors) HR 6520, No Representation Without Legal Immigration Act (Rep. Edwards, 9 cosponsors) HR 345, TRUST in Congress Act (Rep. Spanberger, 66 cosponsors) HR 350, Stopping Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker (SANTOS) Act (Rep. Ritchie Torres, 12 cosponsors) HR 389, Preventing Opportunistic Returns on Trades and Futures by Officials, Leadership, and Individuals in Office (PORTFOLIO) Act, (Rep. Schweikert, no cosponsors) HR 581, Defending Our Classified Secrets (DOCS) Act, (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 908, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 38 cosponsors) HR 927, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 1 cosponsor) HR 1099, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act (Rep. Pfluger, 1 cosponsor) HR 1190, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act (Rep. Miller-Meeks, 5 cosponsors) HR 1391, No Fortune for Fraud Act (Rep. D'Esposito, 5 cosponsors) HR 1438, Think Tank Transparency Act (Rep. Bergman, no cosponsors) HR 1601, Ban Members from Becoming Lobbyists Act (Rep. Nunn, no cosponsors) HR 1652, Access to White House Visitor Logs Act (Rep. Quigley, no cosponsors) HR 1653, Promoting Accountability and Security in Transition Act (Rep. Quigley, no cosponsors) HR 1679, Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act (Rep. Jayapal, 26 cosponsors) HR 2486, Closing the Congressional Revolving Door Act (Rep. Craig, no cosponsors) HR 2512, Congressional Foreign Entanglement Disclosure and Reduction Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2514, Public Service Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2515, Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2516, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2517, Retirement Forfeiture for Members of Congress Turned Foreign Lobbyists Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2524, Public Service Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2529, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2553, No More Political Prosecutions Act (Rep. Fry, 1 cosponsor) HR 2589, No Tax Dollars for First-Class Flights Act (Rep. Craig, no cosponsors) HR 2658, Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 2659, Pardon Disclosure Act (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 3003, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to restrict trading and ownership of certain financial instruments by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 3 cosponsors) HR 3222, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Rep. Connolly, 4 cosponsors) HR 3534, Justice Is BLIND Act (Rep. Schiff, 25 cosponsors) HR 3642, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Langworthy, 9 cosponsors) HR 3652, Fair Courts Act (Rep. Ross, no cosponsors) HR 3886, a bill to require Federal judges and Federal prosecutors to submit quarterly financial disclosures to the Judicial Conference and the Attorney General (Rep. Santos, no cosponsors) HR 3973, Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (Rep. Jayapal, 41 cosponsors) HR 4696, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 12 cosponsors) HR 5048, Protecting Our Democracy Act (Rep. Schiff, 130 cosponsors) HR 5124, Restrict Conflicted Lobbying Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors) HR 5195, Seat of Government Act (Rep. Ogles, 2 cosponsors) HR 5332, Stop Waste And Misuse by the President (SWAMP) Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 5488, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act (Rep. Mike Johnson, no cosponsors) HR 5495, a bill to prohibit providers of email services from using filtering algorithms to flag emails from political campaigns that consumers have elected to receive as spam (Rep. Lesko, 7 cosponsors) HR 5594, Promoting the Unbiased Role of Employees in the Executive Act (PURE Executive Act) (Rep. Hinson, 1 cosponsor) HR 6141, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit sale or purchase of covered financial instruments by Members of Congress and their spouses (Rep. Fallon, no cosponsors) S 58, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S 264, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act (Sen. Peters, 1 cosponsor) S 359, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 39 cosponsors) S 434, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act (Sen. Cornyn, 6 cosponsors) S 439, a bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S 488, FOIA Fix Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 693, Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S 829, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act (Sen. Grassley, 7 cosponsors) S 833, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors) S 858, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 4 cosponsors) S 859, Every Supreme Court Nominee Deserves Timely Consideration Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 932, No CORRUPTION Act (Sen. Rosen, 2 cosponsors) S 1012, Keep the Watchdogs Running Act (Sen. Braun, 1 cosponsor) S 1087, Think Tank Transparency Act (Sen. Grassley, no cosponsors) S 1272, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 10 cosponsors) S 1290, Supreme Court Code of Ethics Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 1364, Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors) S 1486, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 22 cosponsors) S 1908, Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (Sen. Warren, 7 cosponsors) S 2270, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act (Sen. Grassley, 3 cosponsors) S 2463, Ban Stock Trading for Government Officials Act (Sen. Gillibrand, 1 cosponsor) S 2561, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Tester, 1 cosponsor) S 2773, Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act (Sen. Ossoff, 8 cosponsors) S 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act (Sen. Kennedy, 1 cosponsor) S 3096, Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 7 cosponsors)
2023 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Inclusive Democracy Act (S. 3423/H.R. 6643) guarantees the right to vote for all citizens regardless of conviction of a criminal offense; Youth Voting Rights Act (S. 2985/H.R. 5293) expands youth access to voting; Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Initiatives Act (H.R. 6471) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda and recall elections; Ending Corporate Influence on Elections Act (S. 3173) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by publicly traded corporations; Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act (S. 359/H.R. 926) amends title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes; Supreme Court Ethics Act (S. 325/H.R. 927) amends title 28, provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the United States, establish an ethics investigations counsel, and require disclosure of recusals; TRUST in Congress Act (H.R. 345) requires Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes; DISCLOSE Act (S. 512/H.R. 1118) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes; Support Our Election Workers Act (S. 1609/H.R. 3436) directs the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to States to provide increased pay for election workers, and for other purposes; Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (S. 1908/H.R. 3973) establishes judicial ethics; Democracy Restoration Act (S. 1677/H.R. 4987) secures the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration; REAL Political Ads Act (S. 1596/H.R. 3044) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency and accountability for the use of content that is generated by artificial intelligence (generative AI) in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes; Election Worker Protection Act (S. 1318) provides enhanced protections for election workers; Protecting Our Democracy Act (H.R. 5048) protects our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; Freedom to Vote Act (S. 1/H.R. 11) expands Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes; John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 14) amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act (H.R. 4563) promotes election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, equipping States with tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, enhancing election security, and protecting political speech, and for other purposes; Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act (S. 1171/H.R. 2678) amends chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prevent Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks and owning stocks, and for other purposes; Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (S. 2770) prohibits the distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office, and for other purposes; Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (H.R. 5294) removes barriers to the ability of unhoused individuals to register to vote and vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; Stop Scam PACs Act (H.R. 6894) on scam PACs amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the misrepresentation of actions on behalf of candidates, political parties, and political committees and organizations; SCAM PAC Act (H.R. 6893) prohibits the disbursement of funds to entities owned or controlled by individuals with executive or managerial authority over the operations of political committees; Jumpstarting Accountability Relating to Ethical Disclosures Act (H.R. TBD); Stopping Hidden Interests and Non-disclosure in Elections (SHINE) Act (H.R. TBD); Protecting Americans Contributions from Scams and Fraudulent Entreaties Act (S. TBD); Redistricting Transparency Act (H.R. TBD); National Voter Registration Act (S. TBD); Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act (S. TBD/H.R. TBD) - an omnibus anti-corruption act); scam PACS; funding for election administration; state implementation of ECRA; updating the STOCK Act to ban congressional stock trading; voting rights for unhoused voters; AI and elections including disclaimers for AI generated political ads, prohibiting deceptive AI-generated political communications, enhancing the FECs authority to address AIs usage in elections, and addressing the use of AI in election administration; creating a Senate OCE, Supreme Court ethics reform and strengthening the House OCEs ability to conduct independent ethics investigations; limiting foreign influenced corporations spending on elections; mandatory disgorgement of illegal contributions; banning foreign spending on state and local ballot initiatives; oversight of Bureau of Prisons policies for allowing incarcerated individuals to vote; FEC reform; and protecting election workers.
2023 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Support democracy reforms, including public matching funds systems for congressional and presidential campaigns, automatic voter registration, redistricting reforms, and strengthened campaign finance laws and enforcement. Support the Freedom To Vote Act (S. 1 / H.R. 11), which would: provide voting rights protections; establish automatic voter registration; curb partisan gerrymandering; provide protections for state and local election workers; help eliminate the influence of dark money in elections; and provide incentives for small donations to federal candidates. Support the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 14) which would restore, strengthen, and modernize the voting rights protections included in the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Oppose the American Confidence in Elections ACE Act (H.R. 4563). Oppose Senate Amendment 1243 to the FY 2024 appropriations bill which sought to prohibit the use of funds to implement or enforce Executive Order 14019 on promoting access to voting. Support the DISCLOSE Act (S. 512 / H.R. 1118), to combat the flood of special-interest spending in politics and require additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs, and other entities. Support the Election Worker Protection Act (S. 1318) to provide enhanced protections for election workers. Support the Sustaining Our Democracy Act (S. 630) to provide federal funding to help state and local governments promote election activities, including improving the administration of federal elections, recruiting and training nonpartisan election officials and poll workers, and increasing voting access. Support strengthening of government ethics legislation. Support codifying the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), providing OCE with subpoena authority, and opposing efforts to gut the office. Support a House Ethics investigation into the activities of Representative George Santos (R-NY). Support Protecting Our Democracy Act legislation to restore the governments system of checks and balances, prevent abuses of presidential power, strengthen accountability and transparency in government, and protect Americas elections from foreign interference. Support legislation that would: ban Members of Congress from owning or trading individual stocks, bonds, commodities, and other similar financial instruments; require such investments be sold, transferred into widely diversified mutual funds, or placed in genuine blind trusts; extend the ban to Members spouses and dependent children; and provide an effective enforcement mechanism. Support the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (S. 359) which would: require Supreme Court Justices to adopt a code of conduct to govern their actions, strengthen the disclosure laws applicable to their financial activities, and create a means for investigating whether violations of the Code have occurred. Support the Article One Act (H.R. 3988 / S. 1912), which would reform the National Emergencies Act of 1976 (NEA), rebalance power between the executive branch and Congress, and prevent future abuses of emergency authorities. Support the Washington, DC Admission Act, to make Washington, DC a state (H.R. 51).
- Supported the Honest Ads Act, S. 486, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported the TRUST in Congress Act, H.R. 345, a bill to require members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust or divest. - Supported the Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act, H.R. 2484, legislation requiring former lawmakers and others no longer seeking office to close their campaign accounts within two years, instead of living on as zombie campaigns. - Supported increasing training and continuing education opportunities for Members, staff, and interns on Capitol Hill. - Supported Senate modernization efforts to increase staff pay, create a Senate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office, give committee interns pay, and other initiatives to help Congress attract and retain staff. - Supported Uncheck the Box Act to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes. - Supported the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act, H.R. 3229, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. - Supported Stop Foreign Interference with Ballot Measures Act to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. - Supported the Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act, H.R. 3130, to expand protections for election administrators, strengthen protections for Federal election records and election infrastructure and provide judicial review for election records by allowing the Department of Justice and candidates to bring lawsuits to ensure compliance with election record requirements. - Supported expanded federal protections for election workers and election officials from increasing threats and intimidation. - Called on the Committee on House Appropriations to provide compensation to Legislative branch staff at an equivalent rate to that provided to employees of the Executive Branch as well as an annual cost-of-living adjustment. - Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and doxxing training, privacy services and home security. - Called for enhanced information sharing and coordination about threats against election officials between federal, state and local law enforcement entities. - Supported clarifying and expanding existing federal protections against threats and intimidation to include authorized election agents, contractors, vendors, and volunteers. - Called for increased anti-doxxing protections for election workers and their families to protect against threats and harassment. - Supported the Election Worker Protection Act of 2023, S. 1318, to provide grant funding and expand protections for election workers and officials. - Called for equal overtime protections for House staff to achieve parity with the Executive Branch under the Fair Labor Standards Act. - Called on the Committee on House Administration (CHA) to maintain its committee funding so it can provide adequate resources for its expanded membership, duties, and responsibilities. - Supported the ETHICS Act, S. 1171, to ban members of Congress and others from trading stocks. - Supported the Building Unity through Dual Sponsors (BUDS) Resolution, House Resolution 668, to facilitate joint leadership of bills if the leaders are bipartisan. - Supported the Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, S.2770, to ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate materially deceptive content falsely depicting federal candidates in political ads to influence federal elections. - Supported the Civic Corps Act of 2023, H.5724, to create a pilot program to combat staffing shortages for election offices. - Called for historic investment in election funding to states via the Election Assistance Commission so they would have enough funds to hold safe and secure elections. - Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and anti-doxxing training, privacy services and home security. - Advocated for the Department of Homeland Security-Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to expand anti-doxxing training and resources to election officials. - Advocated for the Department of Justice to adopt a zero tolerance policy towards threats against election officials. - Supported clarifying and expanding existing federal protections against threats and intimidation to include authorized election agents, contractors, vendors, and volunteers.
2023 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Support democracy reforms, including public matching funds systems for congressional and presidential campaigns, automatic voter registration, redistricting reforms, and strengthened campaign finance laws and enforcement. Support the Freedom To Vote Act (S. 1 / H.R. 11), which would: provide voting rights protections; establish automatic voter registration; curb partisan gerrymandering; provide protections for state and local election workers; help eliminate the influence of dark money in elections; and provide incentives for small donations to federal candidates. Support the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 14) which would restore, strengthen, and modernize the voting rights protections included in the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Oppose the American Confidence in Elections ACE Act (H.R. 4563). Support the DISCLOSE Act (S. 512 / H.R. 1118), to combat the flood of special-interest spending in politics and require additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs, and other entities. Support the Election Worker Protection Act (S. 1318) to provide enhanced protections for election workers. Support the Sustaining Our Democracy Act (S. 630) to provide federal funding to help state and local governments promote election activities, including improving the administration of federal elections, recruiting and training nonpartisan election officials and poll workers, and increasing voting access. Support strengthening of government ethics legislation. Support codifying the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), providing OCE with subpoena authority, and opposing efforts to gut the office. Support a House Ethics investigation into the activities of Representative George Santos (R-NY). Support Protecting Our Democracy Act legislation to restore the governments system of checks and balances, prevent abuses of presidential power, strengthen accountability and transparency in government, and protect Americas elections from foreign interference. Support legislation that would: ban Members of Congress from owning or trading individual stocks, bonds, commodities, and other similar financial instruments; require such investments be sold, transferred into widely diversified mutual funds, or placed in genuine blind trusts; extend the ban to Members spouses and dependent children; and provide an effective enforcement mechanism. Support the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (S. 359) which would: require Supreme Court Justices to adopt a code of conduct to govern their actions, strengthen the disclosure laws applicable to their financial activities, and create a means for investigating whether violations of the Code have occurred. Support the Article One Act (H.R. 3988 / S. 1912), which would reform the National Emergencies Act of 1976 (NEA), rebalance power between the executive branch and Congress, and prevent future abuses of emergency authorities. Support the Washington, DC Admission Act, to make Washington, DC a state (H.R. 51).
2023 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Support for future comprehensive pro-democracy legislation including expanding ballot access, regulating money in politics, and strengthening ethics rules; Issues related to restoring U.S. leadership on open government ahead of the OGP Summit; Issues related to creating a Federal Advisory Committee for open government, modeled on the President's Council of Science and Technology (PCAST) accountable for tracking and implementing U.S. commitments to the Open Government Partnership and Summit for Democracy and relevant sunshine laws; Issues related to opposing global internet shutdowns and providing safe, secure, and open access to the internet; Issues related to creating an open federal database of complaints regarding police officers and disciplinary records; S. 1487/H.R. 3130, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of 2023; S. 1318, Election Worker Protection Act of 2023; S. 1609/H.R. 3436, Support Our Election Workers Act; S. 1/H.R. 11, Support Freedom to Vote Act; H.R. 7706, Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act; H.R. 5048, Protecting Our Democracy Act (PODA).
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2023 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 11, Freedom to Vote Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 213 cosponsors) HR 142, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 12 cosponsors) HR 153, Family Integrity to Reform Elections (FIRE) Act (Rep. Fallon, 1 cosponsor) HR 546, a bill to extend funding for the Pediatric Research Initiative by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Tom Cole, 7 cosponsors) HR 946, Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act (Rep. Rosendale, 5 cosponsors) HR 1118, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Pappas, 118 cosponsors) HR 2452, Oversight for Members and Relatives Act (Rep. Tiffany, 4 cosponsors) HR 2484, Honest Elections and Campaigns, No Gain Act (Rep. Castor, 2 cosponsors) HR 2522, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2599, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 4 cosponsors) HR 3044, REAL Political Ads Act (Rep. Clarke, no cosponsors) HR 3229, Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 2 cosponsors) HR 3463, Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Jim Banks, 1 cosponsor) HR 3636, Put Zombie Donors to Rest Act (Rep. Gaetz, 1 cosponsor) HR 4484, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit foreign nationals from making contributions in connection with a State or local ballot initiative or referendum (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 4611, Candidate Voice Fraud Prohibition Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 4863, Shareholder Political Transparency Act (Rep. Foster, 7 cosponsors) HR 5734, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations (Rep. Steil, no cosponsors) HR 5771, People Before Politics Act (Rep. Zachary Nunn, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 13, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Schiff, 117 cosponsors) S 1, Freedom to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 50 cosponsors) S 17, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 2 cosponsors) S 486, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 491, CVV Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 500, a bill to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) S 512, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 50 cosponsors) S 1596, REAL Political Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 1638, Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 2344, Freedom to Vote Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 50 cosponsors) S 2747, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 2770, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 5 cosponsors) S.J. Res. 3, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 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, no cosponsors) S.J. Res 45, Democracy for All Amendment (Sen. Shaheen, 31 cosponsors) HR 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Rep. Norton, 193 cosponsors) HR 83, a bill to repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (Rep. Biggs, no cosponsors) HR 90, Voter Integrity Protection Act (Rep. Biggs, no cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Todays Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HR 149, Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens From Voting Act (Rep. Jeff Duncan, 42 cosponsors) HR 154, Securing Our Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 156, Restoring Faith in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 192, a bill to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia (Rep. Pfluger, 24 cosponsors) HR 239, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 29 cosponsors) HR 466, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, no cosponsors) HR 486, a bill to prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election (Rep. Chip Roy, 7 cosponsors) HR 487, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Keith Self, 4 cosponsors) HR 512, One Citizen One Vote Act (Rep. Bob Good, 3 cosponsors) HR 627, Voice of the Electorate (VOTE) Act (Rep. Fallon, 1 cosponsor) HR 861, America Votes Act (Rep. Rick Larsen, 1 cosponsor) HR 959, a bill to repeal the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 other than the provisions requiring States to conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters in the State and the provisions imposing criminal penalties for fraudulent voter registration or voting activities (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 1295, Early Voting Act (Rep. Goldman, no cosponsors) HR 1439, Vote at Home Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 18 cosponsors) HR 1725, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 12 cosponsors) HR 2471, Vote Without Fear Act (Rep. Ruiz, 1 cosponsor) HR 2566, Voter Registration Efficiency Act (Rep. McClain, no cosponsors) HR 2629, Filer Voter Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 8 cosponsors) HR 2657, a bill to clarify the counting of electoral votes in Congress to be a National Special Security Event (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 2757, Puerto Rico Status Act (Rep. Grijalva, 65 cosponsors) HR 2934, Protect American Election Administration Act (Rep. Cole, 8 cosponsors) HR 2987, Election Mail Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 23 cosponsors) HR 3072, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Rep. Tenney, 5 cosponsors) HR 3130, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Rep. Allred, 4 cosponsors) HR 3162, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Roy, 4 cosponsors) HR 3257, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 3436, Support Our Election Workers Act (Rep. Morelle, no cosponsors) HR 3704, One Vote, One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 4316, Citizen Ballot Protection Act (Rep. Palmer, 8 cosponsors) HR 4317, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission that includes information with respect to the voter list maintenance activities of the State (Rep. Palmer, no cosponsors) HR 4318, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to eliminate reliance on the change of address information provided by the United States Postal Service for the purpose of removing ineligible voters from the official list of voters in a State (Rep. Palmer, no cosponsors) HR 4396, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Citizen Voter Act (Rep. Bost, 2 cosponsors) HR 4407, Voluntarily Offered Tools for Election Reforms by States (VOTERS) Act (Rep. Feenstra, no cosponsors) HR 4415, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Election Fraud Prevention Act (Rep. Grothman, no cosponsors) HR 4457, Protect American Voters Act (Rep. Gimenez, 1 cosponsor) HR 4460, NO VOTE for Non-Citizens Act (Rep. Griffith, no cosponsors) HR 4462, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Mace, no cosponsors) HR 4472, First Amendment Protection Act (Rep. Armstrong, no cosponsors) HR 4474, Confirmation Of Congressional Observer Access Act (Rep. Carey, no cosponsors) HR 4476, Election Integrity Mail Reform Act (Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, no cosponsors) HR 4477, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Election Integrity and Voter Confidence Act (Rep. Cline, no cosponsors) HR 4479, Positioning the Election Assistance Commission for the Future Act (Rep. D'Esposito, 1 cosponsor) HR 4486, Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act (Rep. Mike Garcia, no cosponsors) HR 4487, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Photographic Poll Books Act (Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, no cosponsors) HR 4488, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Voter Identification Act (Rep. Greene, 2 cosponsors) HR 4492, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Tribal Voter Identification Act (Rep. Dusty Johnson, no cosponsors) HR 4493, District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 4494, Ensuring Faith in Our Elections Act (Rep. Laurel Lee, no cosponsors) HR 4496, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Voter List Maintenance Act (Rep. Norman, 4 cosponsors) HR 4500, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 4501, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 4523, District of Columbia Ballot Security Act (Rep. Moran, no cosponsors) HR 4543, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Timely Reporting of Election Results Act (Rep. Donalds, no cosponsors) HR 4544, No Federal Funds for Ballot Harvesting Act (Rep. Edwards, no cosponsors) HR 4553, Prohibiting U.S. Postmark Abuse Act (Rep. Massie, no cosponsors) HR 4555, Federal Election Audit Act (Rep. Greg Murphy, no cosponsors) HR 4563, American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act, (Rep. Steil, 120 cosponsors) HR 4650, American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Provisional Ballot Reform Act (Rep. Loudermilk, no cosponsors) HR 4852, IDs for an Inclusive Democracy Act (Rep. Casten, 11 cosponsors) HR 4987, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Crockett, 73 cosponsors) HR 5046, Preventing Election Subversion Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 3 cosponsors) HR 5189, Voter Integrity and Defense Act (Rep. Mike Garcia, no cosponsors) HR 5278, Preventing Presidential Election Interference Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 5290, Voters on the Move Registration Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 57 cosponsors) HR 5291, People Over Long Lines Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 44 cosponsors) HR 5292, Sustaining Our Democracy Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 55 cosponsors) HR 5293, Youth Voting Rights Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 50 cosponsors) HR 5294, Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 48 cosponsors) HR 5295, Expanding the VOTE Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 85 cosponsors) HR 5322, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 61 cosponsors) H.J.Res. 16, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Grace Meng, 16 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the Senate is made more representative by adding twelve Senators to be elected nationwide through ranked choice voting, and providing for twelve Electors at-large for President and Vice-President, who shall cast their ballots for the respective winners of the national popular vote (Rep. Casten, 1 cosponsor) H.J. Res. 24, disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (Rep. Comer, 24 cosponsors)--passed the House on February 9 S 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Sen. Carper, 45 cosponsors) S 194, Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act (Sen. Rubio, 6 cosponsors) S 630, Sustaining Our Democracy Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 14 cosponsors) S 700, Vote at Home Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 1318, Election Worker Protection Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 22 cosponsors) S 1391, Election Mail Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 1398, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Sen. Budd, 6 cosponsors) S 1487, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Sen. Klobuchar 8 cosponsors) S 1500, SECURE IT Act (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 1609, Enhanced Pay for Election Workers Act (Sen, Klobuchar, 8 cosponsors) S 1677, Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin, 22 cosponsors) S 2197, Supporting Military Voters Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 2575, Preventing Election Subversion Act (Sen. Warnock, 11 cosponsors S 2841, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S 2842, Save Voters Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 19 cosponsors) S 2843, Same Day Voter Registration Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 23 cosponsors) S 2960, Expanding the VOTE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S 2971, Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (Sen. Booker, 3 cosponsors) S 2985, Youth Voting Rights Act (Sen. Warren, 9 cosponsors) HR 42, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 157, CLEAN Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 622, REAL House Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 2 cosponsors) HR 643, Equal Voices Act (Rep. Casten, 2 cosponsors) HR 2646, John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act (Rep. Cohen, no cosponsors) HR 3221, John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, no cosponsors) HR 345, TRUST in Congress Act (Rep. Spanberger, 54 cosponsors) HR 350, Stopping Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker (SANTOS) Act (Rep. Ritchie Torres, 12 cosponsors) HR 389, Preventing Opportunistic Returns on Trades and Futures by Officials, Leadership, and Individuals in Office (PORTFOLIO) Act, (Rep. Schweikert, no cosponsors) HR 581, Defending Our Classified Secrets (DOCS) Act, (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 908, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 38 cosponsors) HR 927, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 1 cosponsor) HR 1099, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act (Rep. Pfluger, 1 cosponsor) HR 1190, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act (Rep. Miller-Meeks, 5 cosponsors) HR 1391, No Fortune for Fraud Act (Rep. D'Esposito, 5 cosponsors) HR 1438, Think Tank Transparency Act (Rep. Bergman, no cosponsors) HR 1601, Ban Members from Becoming Lobbyists Act (Rep. Nunn, no cosponsors) HR 1652, Access to White House Visitor Logs Act (Rep. Quigley, no cosponsors) HR 1653, Promoting Accountability and Security in Transition Act (Rep. Quigley, no cosponsors) HR 1679, Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act (Rep. Jayapal, 16 cosponsors) HR 2486, Closing the Congressional Revolving Door Act (Rep. Craig, no cosponsors) HR 2512, Congressional Foreign Entanglement Disclosure and Reduction Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2514, Public Service Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2515, Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2516, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2517, Retirement Forfeiture for Members of Congress Turned Foreign Lobbyists Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2524, Public Service Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2529, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2553, No More Political Prosecutions Act (Rep. Fry, 1 cosponsor) HR 2589, No Tax Dollars for First-Class Flights Act (Rep. Craig, no cosponsors) HR 2658, Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 2659, Pardon Disclosure Act (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 3003, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to restrict trading and ownership of certain financial instruments by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 3 cosponsors) HR 3222, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Rep. Connolly, 4 cosponsors) HR 3534, Justice Is BLIND Act (Rep. Schiff, 17 cosponsors) HR 3642, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Langworthy, 9 cosponsors) HR 3652, Fair Courts Act (Rep. Ross, no cosponsors) HR 3886, a bill to require Federal judges and Federal prosecutors to submit quarterly financial disclosures to the Judicial Conference and the Attorney General (Rep. Santos, no cosponsors) HR 3973, Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (Rep. Jayapal, 36 cosponsors) HR 4696, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 12 cosponsors) HR 5048, Protecting Our Democracy Act (Rep. Schiff, 124 cosponsors) HR 5124, Restrict Conflicted Lobbying Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors) HR 5195, Seat of Government Act (Rep. Ogles, 2 cosponsors) HR 5332, Stop Waste And Misuse by the President (SWAMP) Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 5488, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act (Rep. Mike Johnson, no cosponsors) HR 5495, a bill to prohibit providers of email services from using filtering algorithms to flag emails from political campaigns that consumers have elected to receive as spam (Rep. Lesko, 7 cosponsors) HR 5594, Promoting the Unbiased Role of Employees in the Executive Act (PURE Executive Act) (Rep. Hinson, 1 cosponsor) S 58, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S 264, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act (Sen. Peters, 1 cosponsor) S 359, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 13 cosponsors) S 434, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act (Sen. Cornyn, 6 cosponsors) S 439, a bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S 488, FOIA Fix Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 693, Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S 829, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act (Sen. Grassley, 7 cosponsors) S 833, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors) S 858, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 4 cosponsors) S 859, Every Supreme Court Nominee Deserves Timely Consideration Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 932, No CORRUPTION Act (Sen. Rosen, 2 cosponsors) S 1012, Keep the Watchdogs Running Act (Sen. Braun, 1 cosponsor) S 1087, Think Tank Transparency Act (Sen. Grassley, no cosponsors) S 1272, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 10 cosponsors) S 1290, Supreme Court Code of Ethics Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 1364, Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors) S 1486, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 22 cosponsors) S 1908, Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (Sen. Warren, 7 cosponsors) S 2270, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act (Sen. Grassley, 3 cosponsors) S 2463, Ban Stock Trading for Government Officials Act (Sen. Gillibrand, 1 cosponsor) S 2561, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Tester, 1 cosponsor) S 2773, Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act (Sen. Ossoff, 8 cosponsors) S 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act (Sen. Kennedy, 1 cosponsor)
2023 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act (S. 359/H.R. 926) amends title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes; Supreme Court Ethics Act (S. 325/H.R. 927) amends title 28, provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the United States, establish an ethics investigations counsel, and require disclosure of recusals; TRUST in Congress Act (H.R. 345) requires Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes; DISCLOSE Act (S. 512/H.R. 1118) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes; Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (S. 1487/H.R. 3130) enhances protections for election records; Support Our Election Workers Act (S. 1609/H.R. 3436) directs the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to States to provide increased pay for election workers, and for other purposes; Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (S. 1908/H.R. 3973) establishes judicial ethics; Democracy Restoration Act (S. 1677/H.R. 4987) secures the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration; REAL Political Ads Act (S. 1596/H.R. 3044) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency and accountability for the use of content that is generated by artificial intelligence (generative AI) in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes; Election Worker Protection Act (S. 1318) provides enhanced protections for election workers; Protecting Our Democracy Act (H.R. 5048) protects our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; Freedom to Vote Act (S. 1/H.R. 11) expands Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes; John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 14) amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act (H.R. 4563) promotes election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, equipping States with tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, enhancing election security, and protecting political speech, and for other purposes; Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act (S. 1171/H.R. 2678) amends chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prevent Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks and owning stocks, and for other purposes; Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (S. 2770) prohibits the distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office, and for other purposes; Preventing Election Subversion Act (S. 2575) amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide increased protections for election workers and voters in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (H.R. 5294) removes barriers to the ability of unhoused individuals to register to vote and vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act (S. 2270/H.R. 3642) establishes and maintains a database within each agency for executive branch ethics records of noncareer appointees; Stop Scam PACs Act (H.R. TBD) on scam PACs; SCAM PAC Act (H.R. TBD) on scam PACs; Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act (S. TBD/H.R. TBD) - an omnibus anti-corruption act); voting rights for unhoused voters; AI and elections including disclaimers for AI generated political ads, prohibiting deceptive AI-generated political communications, regulating AI-powered bots in campaigns, enhancing the FECs authority to address AIs usage in elections; creating a Senate OCE, Supreme Court ethics reform and strengthening the House OCEs ability to conduct independent ethics investigations; redboxing and candidate-super PAC coordination; prohibiting assistance to foreign nationals making illegal contributions; limiting foreign influenced corporations spending on elections; mandatory disgorgement of illegal contributions; oversight of Bureau of Prisons policies for allowing incarcerated individuals to vote; FEC reform; and protecting election workers.
2023 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Money-in-Politics Bills in the 118th Congress HR 142, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 12 cosponsors) HR 153, Family Integrity to Reform Elections (FIRE) Act (Rep. Fallon, 1 cosponsor) HR 546, a bill to extend funding for the Pediatric Research Initiative by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Tom Cole, 7 cosponsors) HR 946, Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act (Rep. Rosendale, 5 cosponsors) HR 1118, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 117 cosponsors) HR 2452, Oversight for Members and Relatives Act (Rep. Tiffany, 4 cosponsors) HR 2484, Honest Elections and Campaigns, No Gain Act (Rep. Castor, 2 cosponsors) HR 2522, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2599, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 4 cosponsors) HR 3044, REAL Political Ads Act (Rep. Clarke, no cosponsors) HR 3229, Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 2 cosponsors) HR 3463, Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Jim Banks, 1 cosponsor) HR 3636, Put Zombie Donors to Rest Act (Rep. Gaetz, 1 cosponsor) HR 4484, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit foreign nationals from making contributions in connection with a State or local ballot initiative or referendum (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) H.J. Res. 13, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Schiff, 116 cosponsors) S 17, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 2 cosponsors) S 486, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 491, CVV Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 500, a bill to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) S 512, DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 50 cosponsors) S 1596, REAL Political Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 1638, Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S.J. Res. 3, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 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, no cosponsors) Voting & Elections Bills in the 118th Congress HR 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Rep. Norton, 193 cosponsors) HR 83, a bill to repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (Rep. Biggs, no cosponsors) HR 90, Voter Integrity Protection Act (Rep. Biggs, no cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Todays Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HR 149, Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens From Voting Act (Rep. Jeff Duncan, 42 cosponsors) HR 154, Securing Our Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 156, Restoring Faith in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 192, a bill to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia (Rep. Pfluger, 24 cosponsors) HR 239, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 29 cosponsors) HR 466, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gosar, no cosponsors) HR 486, a bill to prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election (Rep. Chip Roy, 7 cosponsors) HR 487, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Keith Self, 4 cosponsors) HR 512, One Citizen One Vote Act (Rep. Bob Good, 3 cosponsors) HR 627, Voice of the Electorate (VOTE) Act (Rep. Fallon, 1 cosponsor) HR 861, America Votes Act (Rep. Rick Larsen, 1 cosponsor) HR 959, a bill to repeal the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 other than the provisions requiring States to conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters in the State and the provisions imposing criminal penalties for fraudulent voter registration or voting activities (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 1295, Early Voting Act (Rep. Goldman, no cosponsors) HR 1439, Vote at Home Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 18 cosponsors) HR 1725, End Zuckerbucks Act (Rep. Tenney, 12 cosponsors) HR 2471, Vote Without Fear Act (Rep. Ruiz, 1 cosponsor) HR 2566, Voter Registration Efficiency Act (Rep. McClain, no cosponsors) HR 2629, Filer Voter Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 8 cosponsors) HR 2657, a bill to clarify the counting of electoral votes in Congress to be a National Special Security Event (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 2757, Puerto Rico Status Act (Rep. Grijalva, 65 cosponsors) HR 2934, Protect American Election Administration Act (Rep. Cole, 8 cosponsors) HR 2987, Election Mail Act (Rep. Nikema Williams, 23 cosponsors) HR 3072, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Rep. Tenney, 5 cosponsors) HR 3130, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Rep. Allred, 4 cosponsors) HR 3162, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Roy, 4 cosponsors) HR 3257, Election Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 3436, Support Our Election Workers Act (Rep. Morelle, no cosponsors) HR 3704, One Vote, One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 4316, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship (Rep. Palmer, 8 cosponsors) HR 4317, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission that includes information with respect to the voter list maintenance activities of the State (Rep. Palmer, no cosponsors) HR 4318, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to eliminate reliance on the change of address information provided by the United States Postal Service for the purpose of removing ineligible voters from the official list of voters in a State (Rep. Palmer, no cosponsors) HR 4396, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit noncitizen voting in District of Columbia elections (Rep. Bost, 2 cosponsors) HR 4407, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Standards Board of the Election Assistance Commission to release voluntary considerations with respect to the administration of elections for Federal office (Rep. Feenstra, no cosponsors) HR 4415, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit collection and transmission of ballots by certain third parties in District of Columbia elections (Rep. Grothman, no cosponsors) HR 4457, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election Assistance Commission to adopt voluntary guidelines for election officials on the use of nonvoting election technology in elections for Federal office (Rep. Gimenez, 1 cosponsor) HR 4460, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that only eligible American citizens may participate in elections for Federal office (Rep. Griffith, no cosponsors) HR 4462, a bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence to submit a joint report on foreign threats to elections in the United States and to establish procedures to test for and monitor cybersecurity vulnerabilities in certain equipment used in the administration of elections for Federal office (Rep. Mace, no cosponsors) HR 4472, a bill to promote election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by protecting political speech (Rep. Armstrong, no cosponsors) HR 4474, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to confirm the requirement that States allow access to designated congressional election observers to observe the election administration procedures in elections for Federal office (Rep. Carey, no cosponsors) HR 4476, a bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to establish standards for the processing and delivery of election mail (Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, no cosponsors) HR 4477, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish requirements for the administration of elections for public office in the District of Columbia (Rep. Cline, no cosponsors) HR 4479, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the administration and operation of the Election Assistance Commission (Rep. D'Esposito, no cosponsors) HR 4486, a bill to clarify that a State or local jurisdiction may give preference to individuals who are veterans or individuals with a disability with respect to hiring election workers to administer an election in the State or local jurisdiction (Rep. Mike Garcia, no cosponsors) HR 4487, a bill to establish certain requirements with respect to the inclusion of a photograph or digital image of the likeness of an individual who is eligible to vote in a District of Columbia election in the poll book which contains the name of the individuals who are eligible to vote in the District of Columbia election (Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, no cosponsors) HR 4488, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish certain photo identification requirements for voting in District of Columbia elections and to require proof of citizenship to register to vote in District of Columbia elections (Rep. Greene, 2 cosponsors) HR 4492, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the District of Columbia to accept a current and valid photo identification of an individual which is issued by a Tribal Government for the purposes of registering to vote and voting in a District of Columbia election (Rep. Dusty Johnson, no cosponsors) HR 4493, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of ranked choice voting in a District of Columbia election (Rep. Lawler, 1 cosponsor) HR 4494, a bill to promote election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, providing State tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections and improving election administration in the District of Columbia (Rep. Laurel Lee, no cosponsors) HR 4496, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish certain requirements for voter registration with respect to District of Columbia elections (Rep. Norman, 1 cosponsor) HR 4500, a bill to prohibit agencies of the government from soliciting or entering into agreements with nongovernmental organizations to conduct voter registration or voter mobilization activities on the property or website of the agency or from using Federal funds to carry out activities directed under Executive Order 14019 (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) HR 4501, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit section 501(c)(3) organizations from providing funding for the administration of elections for public office (Rep. Tenney, 1 cosponsor) H.J.Res. 16, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Grace Meng, 16 cosponsors) H.J. Res. 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the Senate is made more representative by adding twelve Senators to be elected nationwide through ranked choice voting, and providing for twelve Electors at-large for President and Vice-President, who shall cast their ballots for the respective winners of the national popular vote (Rep. Casten, 1 cosponsor) H.J. Res. 24, disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (Rep. Comer, 24 cosponsors)--passed the House on February 9 S 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Sen. Carper, 45 cosponsors) S 194, Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act (Sen. Rubio, 6 cosponsors) S 630, Sustaining Our Democracy Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 14 cosponsors) S 700, Vote at Home Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 1318, Election Worker Protection Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 22 cosponsors) S 1391, Election Mail Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 1398, Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act (Sen. Budd, 6 cosponsors) S 1487, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Sen. Klobuchar 8 cosponsors) S 1500, SECURE IT Act (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 1609, Enhanced Pay for Election Workers Act (Sen, Klobuchar, 8 cosponsors) S 1677, Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin, 22 cosponsors) S 2197, a bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of the effectiveness of the Federal Government in carrying out its responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to promote access to voting for absent uniformed services voters and an analysis of means for improving access to voter registration information and assistance for members of the Armed Forces and their family members (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) Redistricting/Census Bills in the 118th Congress HR 42, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 157, CLEAN Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 622, REAL House Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 2 cosponsors) HR 643, Equal Voices Act (Rep. Casten, 2 cosponsors) HR 2646, John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act (Rep. Cohen, no cosponsors) HR 3221, John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, no cosponsors) Ethics, Lobbying, and Other Government Reform Bills in the 118th Congress HR 345, TRUST in Congress Act (Rep. Spanberger, 54 cosponsors) HR 350, Stopping Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker (SANTOS) Act (Rep. Ritchie Torres, 12 cosponsors) HR 389, Preventing Opportunistic Returns on Trades and Futures by Officials, Leadership, and Individuals in Office (PORTFOLIO) Act, (Rep. Schweikert, no cosponsors) HR 581, Defending Our Classified Secrets (DOCS) Act, (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 908, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 38 cosponsors) HR 927, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 1 cosponsor) HR 1099, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act (Rep. Pfluger, 1 cosponsor) HR 1190, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act (Rep. Miller-Meeks, 5 cosponsors) HR 1391, No Fortune for Fraud Act (Rep. D'Esposito, 5 cosponsors) HR 1438, Think Tank Transparency Act (Rep. Bergman, no cosponsors) HR 1601, Ban Members from Becoming Lobbyists Act (Rep. Nunn, no cosponsors) HR 1652, Access to White House Visitor Logs Act (Rep. Quigley, no cosponsors) HR 1653, Promoting Accountability and Security in Transition Act (Rep. Quigley, no cosponsors) HR 1679, Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act (Rep. Jayapal, 16 cosponsors) HR 2486, Closing the Congressional Revolving Door Act (Rep. Craig, no cosponsors) HR 2512, Congressional Foreign Entanglement Disclosure and Reduction Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2514, Public Service Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2515, Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2516, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2517, Retirement Forfeiture for Members of Congress Turned Foreign Lobbyists Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 2524, Public Service Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2529, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2553, No More Political Prosecutions Act (Rep. Fry, 1 cosponsor) HR 2589, No Tax Dollars for First-Class Flights Act (Rep. Craig, no cosponsors) HR 2658, Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 2659, Pardon Disclosure Act (Rep. Ritchie Torres, no cosponsors) HR 3003, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to restrict trading and ownership of certain financial instruments by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 3 cosponsors) HR 3222, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Rep. Connolly, 4 cosponsors) HR 3534, Justice Is BLIND Act (Rep. Schiff, 17 cosponsors) HR 3642, Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Langworthy, 9 cosponsors) HR 3652, Fair Courts Act (Rep. Ross, no cosponsors) HR 3886, a bill to require Federal judges and Federal prosecutors to submit quarterly financial disclosures to the Judicial Conference and the Attorney General (Rep. Santos, no cosponsors) HR 3973, Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (Rep. Jayapal, 36 cosponsors) S 58, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S 264, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act (Sen. Peters, 1 cosponsor) S 359, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 13 cosponsors) S 434, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act (Sen. Cornyn, 6 cosponsors) S 439, a bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S 488, FOIA Fix Act (Sen. Rubio, 1 cosponsor) S 693, Eliminating Executive Branch Insider Trading Act (Sen. Hawley, no cosponsors) S 829, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act (Sen. Grassley, 7 cosponsors) S 833, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors) S 858, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 4 cosponsors) S 859, Every Supreme Court Nominee Deserves Timely Consideration Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 932, No CORRUPTION Act (Sen. Rosen, 2 cosponsors) S 1012, Keep the Watchdogs Running Act (Sen. Braun, 1 cosponsor) S 1087, Think Tank Transparency Act (Sen. Grassley, no cosponsors) S 1272, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 10 cosponsors) S 1290, Supreme Court Code of Ethics Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 1364, Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors) S 1486, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 22 cosponsors) S 1908, Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (Sen. Warren, 7 cosponsors)
- Supported the Honest Ads Act, S. 486, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported limiting fundraising by members of Congress while the House is in session. - Supported the TRUST in Congress Act, H.R. 345, a bill to require members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust or divest. -Supported the Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act, H.R. 2484, legislation requiring former lawmakers and others no longer seeking office to close their campaign accounts within two years, instead of living on as zombie campaigns. -Supported increasing training and continuing education opportunities for Members, staff, and interns on Capitol Hill. -Supported Senate modernization efforts to increase staff pay, create a Senate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office, give committee interns pay, and other initiatives to help Congress attract and retain staff. -Supported Uncheck the Box Act to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes. -Supported the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act, H.R. 3229, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. -Supported Stop Foreign Interference with Ballot Measures Act to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. -Supported the Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act, H.R. 3130, to expand protections for election administrators, strengthen protections for Federal election records and election infrastructure and provide judicial review for election records by allowing the Department of Justice and candidates to bring lawsuits to ensure compliance with election record requirements. -Supported expanded federal protections for election workers and election officials from increasing threats and intimidation. -Called on the Committee on House Administration to direct the Office of the Clerk to examine how to make all public documents available online in a user-friendly format and provide a plan of action for review and implementation. -Called on the Committee on House Appropriations to provide compensation to Legislative branch staff at an equivalent rate to that provided to employees of the Executive Branch as well as an annual cost-of-living adjustment. -Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and doxxing training, privacy services and home security. -Called for enhanced information sharing and coordination about threats against election officials between federal, state and local law enforcement entities. -Supported clarifying and expanding existing federal protections against threats and intimidation to include authorized election agents, contractors, vendors, and volunteers. -Called for increased anti-doxxing protections for election workers and their families to protect against threats and harassment. -Supported the Election Worker Protection Act of 2023, S. 1318, to provide grant funding and expand protections for election workers and officials. -Called for equal overtime protections for House staff to achieve parity with Executive Branch under the Fair Labor Standards Act. -Called on the House of Representatives to revise the language in the proposed House Rules package that would weaken the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE). -Called on the House of Representatives to allow TV cameras on the floor of the House of Representatives to operate under the independent control of journalists, not the political control exercised by the leadership. - Called on the Committee on House Administration (CHA) to increase its committee funding so it can provide adequate resources for its expanded membership, duties, and responsibilities.
2023 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act (S. 359/H.R. 936) amends title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes; TRUST in Congress Act (H.R. 345) requires Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes;; Washington DC Admission Act (S. 51/H.R. 51) provides for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union; DISCLOSE Act (S. 512/H.R. 1118) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes; Honest Ads Act (S. 486/H.R. 2599) enhances transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public, and for other purposes; Honest Election and Campaign/No Gain Act (H.R. 2484) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require authorized committees and leadership PACs of candidates for election for Federal office to disburse funds remaining unexpended after the date of the election involved, and for other purposes; Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (S. 1487/H.R. 3130) enhances protections for election records; Support Our Election Workers Act (S. 1609/H.R. 3436) directs the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to States to provide increased pay for election workers, and for other purposes; Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (S. 1908/H.R. 3973) establishes judicial ethics; Justice is BLIND Act (H.R. 3534) requires justices, judges, magistrate judges, or bankruptcy judges and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into qualified blind trusts, and for other purposes; Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act (H.R. 3003) amends title 5, United States Code, to restrict trading and ownership of certain financial instruments by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; Democracy Restoration Act (S. 1677) secures the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration; REAL Political Ads Act (S. 1596/H.R. 3044) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency and accountability for the use of content that is generated by artificial intelligence (generative AI) in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes; Election Worker Protection Act (S. 1318) provides enhanced protections for election workers; Protect Our Democracy Act; foreign money donations/dark money in political campaigns; Independent State Legislature Theory; Freedom to Vote Act; John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act; Cleaning Legislating and Ethical Accountability Now (CLEAN) Act; Stock Act 2.0; American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act; voting rights for unhoused voters; Executive branch agency implementation of President Bidens voting rights and ethics Executive Orders; regulating AI generated political communications; FEC reform; creating a Senate OCE; Ethics in Government Act; funding for election administration; voter registration at naturalization ceremonies; mandatory disgorgement of illegal contributions; restricting political contributions to only voters eligible to vote for the candidate; donor to ambassadors pipeline; Electoral Count Reform Act; preventing foreign interference in elections through campaign finance system strengthening OCEs ability to conduct independent ethics investigations; and protection election workers.
2023 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Support for future comprehensive pro-democracy legislation including expanding ballot access, regulating money in politics, and strengthening ethics rules; S. 1487/H.R. 3130, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of 2023; S. 1318, Election Worker Protection Act of 2023; S. 1609/H.R. 3436, Support Our Election Workers Act; Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act; Protecting Our Democracy Act (PODA).
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| Independent |
| VT |
| Brian Schatz | Democratic | HI |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | NV |
| Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | MD |
| Christopher A. Coons | Democratic | DE |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | MI |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | CA |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | MA |
| Gary C. Peters | Democratic | MI |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | RI |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | NH |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic | CO |
| Mark Kelly | Democratic | AZ |
| Mark R. Warner | Democratic | VA |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Michael F. Bennet | Democratic | CO |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | WA |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Tina Smith | Democratic | MN |
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