3.0.0 450 2023-01-11T13:29:04Z 2023-01-11T13:29:04Z House HR 2015-01-21 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ELLISON:H.R. 450.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Principal constitutional authority for this legislationis clause 18 in section 7 of section of article 1 of theConstitution of the United States, which states: The Congressshall have the power to make all laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into exeution the foregoingpowers, and all other powers bested by this Constitution inthe government of the United States, or in any department orofficer thereof.[Page H481]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2015-01-21T15:02:10Z 2015-01-21 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2015-01-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 N S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2015-04-22 False Government Operations and Politics Business ethics Congressional elections Corporate finance and management Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government Operations and Politics 00 2015-01-21 Introduced in House 2015-03-31T15:22:19Z Protect Democracy From Criminal Corporations Act

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a corporation from making a disbursement of funds in connection with a campaign for election for federal, state, or local office for six years after the corporation: (1) is finally convicted of conspiracy to commit an offense against, or to defraud, the United States or any other felony involving dishonesty or a breach of trust; or (2) that has been charged with such an offense enters into a non-prosecution agreement, a deferred prosecution agreement, or any other agreement with the Attorney General to resolve such charge if the agreement includes a requirement that the corporation make a payment equal to or greater than $1 million.

]]> Protect Democracy From Criminal Corporations Act Display Title Protect Democracy From Criminal Corporations Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit criminal corporations from making disbursements of funds in connection with a campaign for election for Federal, State, or local office. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protect Democracy From Criminal Corporations Act Introduced in House 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr450ih/xml/BILLS-114hr450ih.xml 2015-01-21 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. 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.