3.0.0 4359 2022-12-31T05:07:44Z 2022-12-31T05:07:44Z House HR 2021-07-06 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 118 (Tuesday, July 6, 2021)][House][Pages H3610-H3611]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:H.R. 4359.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H3611]]Article I, Section 4: ``The times, places and manner ofholding elections for Senators and Representatives, shall beprescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but theCongress may at any time by law make or alter suchregulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators.''Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: relating to the power ofCongress ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, andamong the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.''Amendment XVI: The Congress shall have power to lay andcollect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived,without apportionment among the several States, and withoutregard to any census or enumeration.]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2021-07-06T16:31:30Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-07-06T16:31:25Z 2021-07-06 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 2021-07-06 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 2021-07-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] Matt Cartwright D PA 8 N K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2021-07-06 True S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2021-07-06 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2021-07-09 False Government Operations and Politics Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-07-06 Introduced in House 2022-02-04T14:40:40Z 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 Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code if its expenditures on covered political activities exceed certain thresholds in a taxable year.

]]> OPEN 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 IH Display Title OPEN Act Short Title(s) as Introduced OPEN Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Openness in Political Expenditures Now Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4359ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4359ih.xml 2021-07-06 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.