3.0.0 3898 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z House H HR 2012-02-03 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KING of Iowa:H.R. 3898.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clauses 1 and 2 of Article 1, Section 5, collectively grantCongress the authority to determine the rules of itsproceedings and the requirements it chooses to place upon itsMembers.[Page H475]]]> hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-02-03T14:00:40Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2012-02-03T14:00:35Z 2012-02-03 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2012-02-03 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2012-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] Steve King R IA 5 N Congress Congressional elections Congressional officers and employees Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Financial services and investments Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives House of Representatives Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Legislative rules and procedure Members of Congress Congress 00 2012-02-03 Introduced in House 2012-04-27T20:34:47Z Sunlight Act of 2012 - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require annual financial disclosure statements of Members of Congress and congressional officers and employees to include the exact dollar amount.

Requires such reports filed with the Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Senate (as well as travel-related information) to be made available to the general public on the Internet.

Amends Rule II (Other Officers and Officials) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require, during general debate on any measure, the Clerk to project on a wall of the Hall of the House the subject matter of that debate so that it is visible to Members and to visitors in the gallery.

Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) to make it out of order to consider: (1) any bill, joint resolution, or conference report unless it is made available to Members and the general public on the Internet for at least 48 hours before its consideration; or (2) any amendment unless it is made available on the Internet within one hour after it is filed (if made in order by a rule) or immediately (if offered under an open rule).

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require all mandatory reports to be filed in an electronic form accessible by computers.

Revises requirements for mandatory reports on contributions made to any political committee shortly before an election. Extends from 20 days before to 30 days before the election the beginning of the look-back period for such contributions, and from 48 hours before the election to the closing of the polls the end of the look-back period. Applies the requirements to any contribution (currently, only those of $1,000 or more). Requires such reports to be made within 24 hours after receipt or, if earlier, by midnight of the day on which the contribution is deposited (currently, within 48 hours after receipt).

]]> Sunlight Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Sunlight Act of 2012 Display Title Sunlight Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, and employees of Congress, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3898ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3898ih.xml 2012-02-03 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.