113 HR 1118 IH: Pick Your Poison Act of 2013 U.S. House of Representatives 2013-03-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1118 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit corporations which employ or retain registered lobbyists from making expenditures or disbursements for electioneering communications under such Act, and for other purposes.

1.

Short Title; Findings

(a)

Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Pick Your Poison Act of 2013. (b)

Findings

Congress finds the following: (1)Independent expenditures made in connection with elections for public office, including those made by corporations, give rise to corruption and the appearance of corruption, as well as undue influence and access. (2)This corruption, and the appearance of this corruption, threatens to cause the electorate to lose faith in our democracy.

2.

Ban on Expenditures and Disbursements for Electioneering Communications by Corporations Employing or Retaining Registered Lobbyists

Section 316 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d)

Special Rule for Corporations Employing or Retaining Registered Lobbyists

A corporation may not make any expenditure, or make any disbursement for an electioneering communication, if it employs or retains a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. .