3.0.0 4341 2023-01-11T13:38:02Z 2023-01-11T13:38:02Z House HR 2017-11-09 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 183 (Thursday, November 9, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:H.R. 4341.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H8698]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2017-11-09T14:02:10Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-11-09T14:02:05Z 2017-11-09 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 2017-11-09 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-11-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 N D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2017-11-09 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2017-11-09 True K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2017-11-09 True S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2017-11-09 True Government Operations and Politics Business records Corporate finance and management Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Political advertising Tax-exempt organizations Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-11-09 Introduced in House 2019-08-22T14:09:37Z Openness in Political Expenditures Now Act or the OPEN Act

This bill requires each corporation that submits regular and periodic reports to shareholders to (1) include information about certain political activities during the time period covered by the report, and (2) provide copies of reports disclosing political activities to the Federal Election Commission.

The bill also prohibits an organization from obtaining tax-exempt status under 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code if its expenditures on covered political activities exceed certain thresholds in a taxable year.

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OPEN Act Display Title OPEN Act Short Titles as Introduced OPEN Act Short Titles as Introduced Openness in Political Expenditures Now Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require corporations to disclose to their shareholders the amounts disbursed for certain political activity, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4341ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4341ih.xml 2017-11-09 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.