3.0.0 229 2023-01-11T13:28:50Z 2023-01-11T13:28:50Z Senate S 2015-01-21 114 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-22T00:45:53Z DISCLOSE 2015 Act 114 430 HR 2015-02-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS We the People Act of 2016 114 5494 HR 2016-06-16 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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. Related bill CRS We the People Act of 2016 114 6 S 2016-06-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS 2015-01-21 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S349-350; text of measure as introduced: CR S350-352) IntroReferral 2015-01-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2015-01-21 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2015-01-21 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2015-01-21 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2015-01-21 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-01-21 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2015-01-21 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2015-01-21 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2015-01-21 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2015-01-21 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2015-01-21 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2015-01-21 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2015-01-21 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2015-01-21 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2015-01-21 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2015-01-21 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2015-01-21 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2015-01-21 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2015-01-21 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2015-01-21 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2015-01-21 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2015-01-21 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2015-01-21 True H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2015-01-21 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2015-01-21 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2015-01-21 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2015-01-21 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-01-21 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2015-01-21 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2015-01-21 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2015-01-21 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2015-01-21 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2015-01-21 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2015-01-21 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2015-01-21 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2015-01-21 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2015-01-21 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-01-21 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2015-01-21 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2015-01-21 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2015-01-21 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2015-01-22 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2015-01-22 False Government Operations and Politics Business records Congressional elections Corporate finance and management Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Financial services and investments Government information and archives Labor-management relations Political advertising Political parties and affiliation Public participation and lobbying Tax-exempt organizations Government Operations and Politics 00 2015-01-21 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-02T17:51:33Z Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2015 or the DISCLOSE Act of 2015

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to redefine the term "independent expenditure" as an expenditure by a person that, when taken as a whole, expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or is the functional equivalent of express advocacy because it can be interpreted by a reasonable person only as advocating the election or defeat of a candidate, taking into account whether the communication involved mentions a candidacy, a political party, or a challenger to a candidate, or takes a position on a candidate's character, qualifications, or fitness for office.

Expands the period during which certain communications are treated as electioneering communications.

Prescribes disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and certain other entities, including a political committee with an account established for the purpose of accepting donations or contributions that do not comply with the contribution limits or source prohibitions under FECA (but only with respect to such accounts).

Repeals the prohibition against political contributions by individuals age 17 or younger.

]]> DISCLOSE Act of 2015 Display Title DISCLOSE Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend 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. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced DISCLOSE Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s229is/xml/BILLS-114s229is.xml 2015-01-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S349-350; text of measure as introduced: CR S350-352) 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.