3.0.0 3679 2023-01-11T13:18:02Z 2023-01-11T13:18:02Z House H HR 2009-09-30 111 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing hsgo24 Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee Referred to 2009-10-23T14:15:54Z Referred to 2009-09-30T14:01:40Z 2009-10-23 hsgo24 Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. Committee 2009-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2009-09-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10489-10490) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-09-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-09-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 N S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2009-09-30 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2009-09-30 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2009-09-30 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2009-09-30 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2009-09-30 True O000007 Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7] DAVID OBEY D WI R. 7 2009-09-30 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2009-09-30 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2009-10-06 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2009-10-08 False F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2009-10-14 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2009-10-26 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2009-10-28 False G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-8] Alan Grayson D FL 8 2009-11-16 False Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Corporate finance and management Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Fraud offenses and financial crimes Marketing and advertising Prescription drugs Public contracts and procurement Public participation and lobbying Government Operations and Politics 00 2009-09-30 Introduced in House 2009-12-23T19:50:34Z Against Corporations Organizing to Rip-off the Nation Act or the ACORN Act - Prohibits the federal government from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote, any corporation or company that has been found guilty of a felony criminal violation under federal or state law, that had its state corporate charter terminated due to its failure to comply with federal or state lobbying disclosure requirements, or that employs or otherwise retains a director, officer, or executive of the corporation or company who has been found guilty of a felony in relation to the individual's conduct for that company, during the five-year period following such conviction or charter termination.

Prohibits such a corporation or director, officer, or executive, during such period, from: (1) contributing funds to a candidate for federal office, federal political action committee, or federal or state political party; or (2) using more than $1 million in any calendar year to lobby Congress or federal employees.

Includes Pfizer, Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Inc., and any Pfizer related affiliate as covered companies for purposes of this Act.

Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be revised to carry out the provisions of this Act relating to contracts. Authorizes the President to waive a prohibition under this Act in the national interest.

]]> ACORN Act Display Title ACORN Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the Federal Government from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain corporations or companies guilty of certain felony convictions. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced ACORN Act Short Titles as Introduced Against Corporations Organizing to Rip-off the Nation Act Introduced in House 2009-09-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3679ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3679ih.xml 2009-10-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.