POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS

Amendments

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H2479, H2480, H2481, H2483, H2484, H2485, H2487, H2488, H2489, H2490, H2491, H2492, H2494, H2495, H2496, H2497 [6MR], H2515, H2516, H2517, H2519, H2520, H2521, H2525, H2526, H2528, H2529, H2530, H2531, H2533, H2534, H2535, H2537, H2538, H2539, H2540, H2542, H2544, H2545, H2546, H2559, H2560, H2561, H2562, H2564, H2565, H2566, H2567, H2568 [7MR], H2591, H2593, H2594 [8MR]

——— improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 172), H2387 [6MR]

Foreign countries: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (H.R. 4617), H8418, H8424, H8425, H8426, H8427, H8428, H8430, H8431, H8432, H8433, H8434, H8435, H8436, H8437 [23OC]

——— clarify obligation to report foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (H.R. 4617), consideration (H. Res. 650), H8403 [23OC]

Articles and editorials

Court Orders F.B.I. To Fix National Security Wiretaps After Damning Report, S7085 [17DE]

Obstruction of Justice in the Mueller Report—A Heat Map (excerpt), S2666 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions

Advertising: prohibit foreign nationals from purchasing a broadcast, cable, or satellite communication that mentions a clearly identified candidate for Federal office (see S. 1962), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 2135), H3128 [8AP]

Charities: allow charitable organizations to make statements on political campaigns if such statements are made in the ordinary course of carrying out its tax-exempt purpose (see S. 330), S866 [5FE] (see H.R. 949), H1349 [4FE]

Commission on Voting: establish (see H.R. 394), H358 [9JA]

Congress: prohibit use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress (see H.R. 4261), H7596 [10SE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see S. 736), S1762 [11MR]

——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H2047 [22FE]

——— prohibit disbursements for a political purpose unless the preferences of shareholders have been assessed about such disbursements (see H.R. 936), H1341 [31JA]

——— require reporting of disbursements made by foreign nationals for purposes of disseminating political communications and inquire whether persons providing such disbursements are foreign nationals (see H.R. 2853), H4010 [20MY]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 1630), S3104 [23MY] (see H.R. 4491), H7989 [25SE]

Democracy: ensure election security, improve voting access, reduce influence of money in politics, establish accountability and integrity measures for Congress, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants (see H.R. 1612), H2583 [7MR]

Dept. of Justice: make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2584 [7MR]

——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Con. Res. 24), consideration (see H. Res. 208), H2646 [11MR]

——— require Inspector General to conduct oversight of investigations of certain political figures relative to 2016 Presidential election and future investigations of Federal campaigns (see H.R. 3028), H4174 [28MY]

Elections: clarify treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates (see H.R. 4055), H7466 [25JY]

——— constitutional amendment on congressional power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (see H.J. Res. 21), H210 [3JA]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 39), H1336 [30JA]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 51), S5196 [30JY] (see H.J. Res. 2), H210 [3JA]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and establishment of a mandatory public financing system for Federal elections (see H.J. Res. 33), H1211 [24JA]

——— constitutional amendment on permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (see H.J. Res. 73), H7150 [18JY]

——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 57), H3501 [8MY]

——— constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office (see H.J. Res. 39), H1336 [30JA]

——— limit time for use of contributions or donations (see H.R. 1308), H2038 [15FE]

——— prohibit a candidate for election to Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate’s campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate (see H.R. 3686), H5583 [10JY]

——— prohibit a congressional candidate from accepting contributions from any political committee other than the candidate’s authorized committee and from establishing a leadership political action committee (see H.R. 4315), H7705 [12SE]

——— prohibit criminal corporations from making disbursements of funds in connection with campaigns for Federal, State, or local office (see H.R. 3004), H4163 [23MY]

——— prohibit interfering in elections with agents of foreign governments, ban foreign nationals from buying digital ads or issue ads, and make aliens convicted of such offenses inadmissible into the U.S. (see S. 1469), S2815 [14MY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 1147), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2977), H4162 [23MY]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 2257), S5062 [24JY]

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see S. 1917), S4168 [20JN] (see H.R. 4053), H7466 [25JY]

——— require corporations to disclose to shareholders amounts disbursed for certain political activity (see H.R. 5143), H8958 [18NO]

——— require disclosure of all donations (see S. 956), S2088 [28MR]

——— require each authorized committee or leadership political action committee of a candidate for Federal office to disburse all funds which remain unexpended after the date of the election (see H.R. 1363), H2232 [26FE]

Executive Office of the President: require the President, Vice President, and Cabinet-level officers to release their tax returns (see H.R. 3688), H5584 [10JY]

FCC: provide for additional disclosure requirements for broadcasters that air or transmit content from registered foreign agents (see H.R. 3698), H5725 [11JY]

——— require material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity, including political ad buying information, to be made available in a format that is machine-readable (see H.R. 5016), H8738 [8NO]

——— require radio and television broadcasters to provide free broadcasting time for political advertising (see H.R. 896), H1334 [30JA]

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 5015), H8738 [8NO]

FEC: allow expenditures by national party committees to provide cybersecurity assistance to State parties, individuals running for office, and their campaigns (see S. 1569), S3004 [21MY]

——— apply restrictions on personal use of campaign funds to political committees, treat certain coordinated expenditures as candidate contributions, and disclose funding source for political advertisements (see H.R. 679), H718 [17JA]

——— carry out voucher program under which individuals may use vouchers to make small dollar donations to qualified candidates for Federal office (see S. 1274), S2569 [1MY]

——— carry out voucher program under which individuals may use vouchers to make small dollar donations to qualified candidates for the House of Representatives (see H.R. 1613), H2583 [7MR]

——— codify regulations that prohibit U.S. citizens from knowingly providing substantial assistance to foreign nationals or organizations to make illegal contributions to political campaigns (see H.R. 4114), H7480 [30JY]

——— enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements (see S. 1356), S2688 [7MY] (see H.R. 2592), H3500 [8MY]

——— exempt political party assistance to candidates for secure information technology or cybersecurity products or services from limits on party expenditures made to candidates’ campaigns (see H.R. 3850), H7150 [18JY]

——— extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (see S. 2726), S6243 [29OC] (see H.R. 1623), H2583 [7MR]

——— limit authority of corporations to establish and operate separate segregated funds for political purposes, including a political committee, to nonprofit corporations (see H.R. 5129), H8908 [15NO]

——— prohibit a separate segregated fund of a corporation which manufactures opioids from making contributions or expenditures in connection with Federal elections (see H.R. 5196), H9120 [20NO]

——— provide political advertising vouchers and payments to defray costs of postage for congressional general election candidates who agree to restrictions on contributions and expenditures (see H.R. 3834), H7150 [18JY]

——— reduce number of members, revise method of selection and terms of service of members, and distribute the powers between the Chair and the remaining members (see S. 2232), S5012 [23JY] (see S. 2639), S5896 [17OC] (see H.R. 1272), H2031 [14FE]

——— require additional disclosures relative to donations to the Presidential Inaugural Committee (see S. 484), S1326 [13FE]

——— require Presidential candidates to undergo a standardized medical examination by Dept. of the Navy medical office and publically disclose results of such examinations before the election (see H.R. 3736), H5774 [12JY]

——— require sponsors of certain general public political advertisements to include in the advertisment information on persons who provided funding for such advertisements (see H.R. 4054), H7466 [25JY]

Foreign countries: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic corporations (see H.R. 746), H1209 [24JA]

——— apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to State and local ballot initiatives or referenda (see H.R. 1624), H2583 [7MR]

——— clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (see S. 1562), S3004 [21MY] (see S. 2242), S5013 [23JY] (see S. 2669), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 3873), H7161 [22JY] (see H.R. 4617), H8100 [8OC]

——— clarify treatment of activities by foreign agents and disclaimer rules for online advertisements, reduce illicit foreign money in elections, secure ballots, and prohibit non-citizens from voting (see H.R. 4736), H8257 [18OC]

——— clarify treatment of information sought or obtained from foreign nationals and require political committees to acknowledge in writing awareness of ban on help from foreign nationals (see H.R. 3395), H5006 [20JN]

——— include sharing of nonpublic campaign material with a foreign power in ban on foreign solicitations of support and file suspicious activity reports for any offers of foreign or illicit assistance (see H.R. 3236), H4627 [12JN]

——— prohibit foreign nationals from paying for online advertisements created to attack or support Federal candidates for public office (see H.R. 4612), H8095 [4OC]

——— prohibit foreign nationals from paying individuals for online advertisements created to attack or support Federal candidates for public office (see H.R. 4703), H8198 [16OC]

——— require candidates for election for public office to refuse offers of assistance from foreign powers and to report such offers to the FBI (see H.R. 2353), H3282 [25AP]

——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (see S. 1247), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2424), H3339 [30AP]

FTC: regulate use of automated software programs, or bots, intended to impersonate or replicate human activity on social media and prohibit use of such programs for political advertising (see S. 2125), S4856 [16JY] (see H.R. 4536), H8054 [26SE]

——— revise ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 805), H1242 [28JA]

Immigration: designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible aliens (see S. 1328), S2645 [6MY]

——— designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible and deportable aliens (see H.R. 3442), H5075 [24JN]

Lobbyists: require certain Federal Election Campaign Act reports to include disclosure of registered lobbyists (see S. 547), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 842), H1282 [29JA]

Office of Special Counsel: provide additional authority to pursue accountability for Hatch Act violations against high-level Presidential appointees before the Merit Systems Protection Board (see S. 1990), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 3499), H5199 [26JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit pre-election threat assessment prior to each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office (see H.R. 1474), H2314 [28FE]

Political action committees: prohibit conversion of leadership political action committee funds to personal use (see H.R. 1539), H2367 [5MR]

Political ethics: prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 1422), H2311 [28FE]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds or contracting at businesses owned by the President, Vice President, heads of Executive departments, and Members of Congress, or their families (see H.R. 1626), H2583 [7MR]

——— require all contributions over a certain amount be reported to the FEC within 48 hours (see S. 942), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 429), H461 [10JA]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents, Vice Presidents, Members of Congress, and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 1489), H2322 [4MR]

——— require disclosure of foreign business interests of Government officials, require President and Vice President to disclose tax returns, and prevent political appointees from receiving foreign payments (see H.R. 5433), H10262 [13DE]

Presidential appointments: prohibit immediate family members of heads of certain agencies and departments from soliciting or otherwise raising funds from certain foreign entities (see H.R. 161), H207 [3JA]

——— require certain nominees or appointees to disclose certain types of contributions made or solicited by, or on behalf of, such nominees or appointees (see S. 232), S698 [28JA] (see H.R. 812), H1242 [28JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: improve oversight of inaugural committees by prohibiting certain donations, banning personal use of funds, and requiring disclosure of all donations and disbursements (see H.R. 1382), H2234 [26FE]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by candidates for President and Vice President of the U.S. (see H.R. 162), H207 [3JA]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by candidates for the office of President or Vice President (see H.R. 2332), H3274 [18AP]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President (see S. 20), S19 [3JA]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 273), H281 [8JA]

——— require Presidential candidates to develop ethics plans for transition teams (see S. 338), S867 [5FE] (see H.R. 964), H1361 [5FE]

——— require Presidential Inaugural Committees to disclose all committee expenditures, restrict use of funds raised to official inaugural activities, and mandate surplus funds are donated to charity (see H.R. 210), H208 [3JA]

Privacy: ensure privacy relative to voter information (see S. 2398), S5248 [31JY]

Schiff, Representative: call for removal from Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) and revocation of security clearance (see H. Res. 306), H3256 [10AP]

——— condemn and censure relative to remarks during hearing on whistleblower complaint against President Trump and alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia (see H. Res. 604), H8081 [27SE] (see H. Res. 630), H8143 [15OC] (see H. Res. 647), H8298 [21OC]

SEC: allow use of funds to ensure that shareholders of corporations have knowledge of corporation political activity (see H.R. 1176), H1581 [13FE]

——— issue regulations to require public corporations to disclose political expenditures (see H.R. 1053), H1459 [7FE]

States: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (see H.R. 137), H206 [3JA] (see H.R. 1535), H2367 [5MR]

Supreme Court: express that the First Amendment was misinterpreted in Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (see H. Con. Res. 11), H1336 [30JA]

Taxation: make public names and addresses of foreign persons contributing certain amounts to certain tax-exempt organizations and require disclosure of foreign campaign contributions (see H.R. 703), H997 [22JA]

——— terminate designation of income tax payments to Presidential Election Campaign Fund and provide for designation of income tax payments to Border Wall Trust Fund (see H.R. 3717), H5726 [11JY]

——— terminate Presidential Election Campaign Fund and transfer remaining funds to NIH 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund (see H.R. 2234), H3253 [10AP]

——— terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 290), H281 [8JA]

——— terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and use such funds for certain educational activities (see H.R. 1827), H2754 [18MR]

Trump, President: impeachment (see H. Res. 13), H211 [3JA]

Voting: encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see S. Res. 309), S5474 [12SE] (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]

——— prohibit interference with voter registration (see H.R. 1451), H2313 [28FE]

Cost Estimates

Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act (H.R. 4617): CBO, E1316 [21OC]

Essays

State of the Union: Isabelle Desroches, S795 [31JA]

——— Thomas Buckley, S767 [30JA]

Letters

Access to documents relative to congressional investigations of prosecutorial and investigatory decisions in Dept. of Justice and FBI investigation of 2016 election: Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2069 [28MR]

Dept. of Justice special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials availability to Congress and the public: several House of Representatives committee chairs, H2729 [14MR]

Dept. of Justice special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials: Robert S. Mueller III, Dept. of Justice, S2535 [1MY]

——— several former Federal prosecutors, S2665 [7MY], H12132 [18DE]

For the People Act: Carol Tobias, David N. O’Steen, and Jennifer Popik, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H2570 [7MR]

——— Fred Wertheimer and Donald J. Simon, Democracy 21 (organization), H2522–H2524 [7MR]

——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2406 [6MR]

——— Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon, H2532 [7MR]

——— Paul Ziriax, Oklahoma State Election Board, H2382 [6MR]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H2536 [7MR]

——— several religious institutions, H2539 [7MR]

——— Thomas McClusky, March for Life Action (organization), H2570 [7MR]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H2536 [7MR]

Lists

Organizations opposing H.R. 1, For the People Act, H2570 [7MR]

Motions

Schiff, Representative: condemn and censure relative to remarks during hearing on whistleblower complaint against President Trump and alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia (H. Res. 647), H8279 [21OC]

Remarks in House

Barr, Attorney General: characterization of summary letter on contents of special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H3349 [1MY]

Biden, Joseph R., Jr.: assessment as potential Presidential candidate relative to record on foreign policy, H2834 [27MR]

Cohen, Michael: testimony before Committee on Oversight and Reform (House) relative to actions as former personal attorney for President Trump, H2220 [26FE]

Congress: prohibit use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress (H.R. 4261), H7570 [10SE], H7784 [19SE]

Contracts: restore provision that bars Government contractors from disclosing campaign contributions as part of the bidding process, H2484, H2485 [6MR]

Corporations: prevent corporate expenditures for campaign purposes unless the corporation has established a process for determining the political will of its shareholders, H2482, H2483 [6MR]

——— require businesses to balance responsibilities to employees and shareholders by requiring Federal charters and election of board members, restricting sales of company shares, and limiting political expenditures, H10007 [10DE]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H6 [3JA], H225 [4JA], H232 [8JA], H348 [9JA], H1298, H1320 [30JA], H1469 [8FE], H2116, H2226–H2229 [26FE], H2276, H2300 [28FE], H2326, H2327, H2342 [5MR], H2377, H2378, H2379, H2390–H2498 [6MR], H2507, H2509, H2510, H2511, H2513, H2514, H2515–H2547, H2555–H2571 [7MR], H2589, H2590, H2591–H2602, H2603, H2606, H2608 [8MR], H2630 [11MR], H2722, H2733, H2736, H2739 [14MR], H3089, H3090 [4AP], H3194–H3198, H3200 [9AP], H3997 [20MY], H4124, H4158 [23MY], H4280 [4JN], H5085, H5092 [25JN], H5219, H5221 [27JN], H7166 [23JY], H7570, H7592 [10SE], H7784 [19SE], H8399, H8415 [23OC], H8837 [14NO], H9331 [6DE], E265 [7MR], E272, E274, E275 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: call for collaboration with U.S. intelligence to address Russian interference in U.S. elections, H3799 [15MY]

Dept. of Justice: appoint special counsel to investigate allegations of FISA court abuse relative to Carter Page and closure of case relative to Hillary Rodham Clinton emails, H3096 [4AP]

——— assessment of prosecutorial and investigatory decisions in Dept. of Justice and FBI investigation of 2016 election, H7698–H7700 [12SE], H9162 [21NO]

——— investigation of origins of special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H3755 [14MY], H4425 [11JN], H4690–H4692 [13JN]

——— prohibit involvement in State and local elections relative to misinformation campaigns, H8425, H8426 [23OC]

——— provide full access to certain documents relative to congressional investigations of prosecutorial and investigatory decisions in Dept. of Justice and FBI investigation of 2016 election, H2590 [8MR], H2656 [12MR], H2722, H2737–H2739 [14MR], H2803 [26MR], H2890 [28MR], H2946 [2AP], H3434–H3437 [2MY], H3997 [20MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 39), E114 [30JA]

——— constitutional amendment on permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (H.J. Res. 73), H7136 [18JY]

——— constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office (H.J. Res. 39), E114 [30JA]

——— limit time for use of contributions or donations, H2608 [8MR]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, H2383, H2401 [6MR]

——— require that records for qualified online political advertisements include disclosure requirements to identify involved foreign entities, H8437, H8438 [23OC]

FBI: confirm receipt of notifications of reportable foreign contact from political campaign officials and report to Congress on responding actions to such notifications, H8431, H8432 [23OC]

FCC: require radio and television broadcasters to provide free broadcasting time for political advertising (H.R. 896), E114 [30JA]

FEC: analyze use of illicit foreign money to conduct disinformation and propaganda campaigns in order to depress voter turnout in rural communities and provide recommendations to counteract such activity in future elections, H8432, H8433 [23OC]

——— codify definition of ‘‘substantial assistance’’ for an illegal foreign transaction relative to foreign election influence, H8433, H8434 [23OC]

——— commission independent study on media literacy skills and impact of media literacy education on consumption and understanding of online political content among voters, H8429, H8430 [23OC]

——— conduct study to assess whether small donor financing system is appropriately scaled for both House of Representatives and Senate elections, H2487, H2488 [6MR]

——— extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents, H2379 [6MR], H2507 [7MR]

——— extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (H.R. 1623), H8576–H8579 [29OC]

——— funding to enforce prohibitions on contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements by foreign nationals, H5183, H5184 [26JN]

——— notify States within a certain time period after determination of a credible targeted disinformation campaign against a State election, H8424, H8425 [23OC]

——— reduce number of members, revise method of selection and terms of service of members, and distribute the powers between the Chair and the remaining members, H2400 [6MR]

——— require analysis of disinformation campaigns focused on depressing voter turnout among African American and other minority communities along with recommendations to address these efforts, H8436 [23OC]

——— require analysis of disinformation campaigns focused on influencing military servicemembers and veterans along with recommendations to address these efforts, H8436, H8437 [23OC]

Flynn, Michael: investigate prosecutorial misconduct in trial relative to Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election and efforts to intimidate, H9116 [20NO]

Foreign countries: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (H.R. 4617), H8243 [18OC], H8304 [22OC], H8392, H8393, H8397, H8410–H8442 [23OC], H9331 [6DE]

——— expand ban on foreign contributions and expenditures on U.S. elections to include purchasing advertisements on digital media or television, H2569 [7MR]

——— include candidate’s immediate family members among those whose direct or indirect contacts or communications with foreign national may amount to a reportable foreign contact, H8430, H8431 [23OC]

——— prohibit foreign nationals from influencing U.S. elections through political activities and contributions from shell companies, H8428 [23OC]

——— prohibit foreign nationals from paying individuals for online advertisements created to attack or support Federal candidates for public office, H8416 [23OC]

——— require candidates for election for public office to refuse offers of assistance from foreign powers and to report such offers to the FBI, H8401 [23OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: alleged misuse of warrants in investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H2910–H2912 [28MR], H3245–H3247 [10AP]

GAO: assess Foreign Agents Registration Act exemptions to prevent foreign funding from influencing U.S. elections and political campaigns, H8434, H8435 [23OC]

House of Representatives: find Attorney General Barr in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena relative to the unredacted special counsel investigation report, H4332, H4334–H4336 [5JN]

——— investigate allegation that Committee on the Judiciary (House) conducted surveillance on members of the press and Members of Congress relative to impeachment proceedings against President Trump, H9334–H9337 [6DE]

Information technology: prohibit use of digital content forgery or deepfake technology within a certain time period before Federal elections and establish criminal and civil penalties, H8427 [23OC]

Labor unions: limit use of official time for political activity and exclude certain official time from eligibility as creditable service under Federal employee pension programs, H3832 [15MY]

Manafort, Paul J., Jr.: involvement with pro-Russia agents and actions, H4209 [3JN]

Mueller, Robert S., III: call to testify before House committees relative to release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H5177 [26JN]

——— release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H2765, H2766, H2786 [25MR], H2878 [27MR], H2903–H2906 [28MR], H2936 [1AP], H3096–H3098 [4AP], H3307 [30AP], H3481, H3495 [8MY], H3551, H3661 [9MY], H3827–H3830 [15MY], H3845 [16MY], H4018, H4055 [21MY], H8246 [18OC], H8672 [30OC], H9164 [21NO]

——— special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H3245–H3247 [10AP], H9341 [6DE]

——— testimony before House committees relative to release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H7248, H7251, H7374 [24JY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit pre-election threat assessment prior to each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, H2567, H2568 [7MR]

Political ethics: prohibit a candidate from participating in the matching public finance program if they have been assessed a certain number of civil penalities in previous elections, H2594–H2597 [8MR]

——— require disclosure of credit card verification value and billing address information for purchases of online advertising, H2593, H2594 [8MR]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by candidates for President and Vice President of the U.S., H2401 [6MR], H2722 [14MR]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President, H2384 [6MR]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices, H2386 [6MR]

——— require Presidential candidates to develop ethics plans for transition teams, H2403 [6MR]

Russia: efforts to influence U.S. elections, H7700 [12SE]

——— U.S. policy, E926 [16JY]

Schiff, Representative: call for resignation from Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) relative to comments on relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H2903 [28MR]

——— condemn and censure relative to remarks during hearing on whistleblower complaint against President Trump and alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia (H. Res. 630), H8150, H8151, H8152, H8153 [16OC]

SEC: allow use of funds to ensure that shareholders of corporations have knowledge of corporation political activity, H2533, H2534 [7MR]

Supreme Court: express that the First Amendment was misinterpreted in Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (H. Con. Res. 11), E114 [30JA]

Trump, President: impeachment, H291 [9JA], H2373 [6MR], H2652 [12MR], H2711–H2714 [13MR], H2880–H2882 [27MR], H3307 [30AP], H3479, H3495–H3497 [8MY], H3505 [9MY], H3795 [15MY], H3845 [16MY], H4014, H4054–H4058 [21MY], H4069 [22MY], H4435 [12JN], H4999–H5004 [20JN], H5079 [25JN], H5308 [10JY], H5587, H5588 [11JY], H5832 [16JY], H7248 [24JY], H7381 [25JY], H8396 [23OC], H8787, H8789 [13NO]

Voting: permit political party committees to contribute small dollar donations to support candidates, H2560, H2561 [7MR]

Voting Rights Act: prohibit fines or settlement agreement proceeds for violations from being used to make a payment to any congressional campaign, H9331, H9332 [6DE]

Remarks in Senate

Barr, Attorney General: assessment of tenure, S2405 [11AP]

——— testimony before Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) relative to the release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S2553 [1MY], S2580 [2MY]

Brouillette, Dan R.: suitability to be Sec. of Energy relative to involvement with Ukraine investigation and impeachment inquiry, S6738 [21NO], S6784 [2DE]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): vote to find Attorney General Barr in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena relative to the unredacted special counsel investigation report, S2760 [9MY]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), S730 [29JA], S756 [30JA], S776 [31JA], S1104 [7FE], S1175 [12FE], S1286 [13FE], S1447 [26FE], S1611 [4MR], S1635–S1637 [5MR], S1712–S1715 [6MR], S1718–S1720 [7MR], S1853 [13MR], S1855 [14MR], S2259 [4AP], S3028 [22MY], S3146 [3JN], S3173 [4JN]

——— uphold the Constitution by protecting the integrity of the right to vote, political campaigns, and the electoral process, S107–S109 [9JA]

Dept. of Justice: appoint special counsel to investigate allegations of FISA court abuse relative to Carter Page and closure of case relative to Hillary Rodham Clinton emails, S1884, S1885 [14MR], S1921 [25MR]

——— Inspector General report relative to investigation of origins of special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S6910, S6937–S6939 [10DE], S6959 [11DE], S7017–S7019 [12DE], S7084 [17DE], S7146 [18DE]

——— investigation of origins of special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S5007 [23JY], S6637 [19NO]

——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S1921 [25MR], S2289–S2291 [8AP]

——— provide full access to certain documents relative to congressional investigations of prosecutorial and investigatory decisions in Dept. of Justice and FBI investigation of 2016 election, S2068, S2069 [28MR], S2289–S2291 [8AP], S2349 [10AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections, S107 [9JA]

——— impact and influence of money and corporations in elections, S107 [9JA], S726 [29JA], S5685 [25SE]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, S107 [9JA], S1317 [13FE]

FBI: investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S6941–S6943 [10DE]

FEC: allow expenditures by national party committees to provide cybersecurity assistance to State parties, individuals running for office, and their campaigns (S. 1569), S3008 [21MY], S4815 [15JY]

——— clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (S. 1562), S3453, S3622–S3625 [13JN], S5153 [30JY], S5283 [1AU], S5959 [22OC]

——— clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (S. 2242), S5054 [24JY], S5282 [1AU], S6060, S6061, S6063 [23OC], S6141 [24OC]

——— clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (S. 2242), unanimous-consent request, S5053, S5054 [24JY], S6061 [23OC]

——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (S. 1247), S4489 [25JN], S5054 [24JY], S5078 [25JY], S5153 [30JY], S5218 [31JY], S5281 [1AU], S5864 [17OC], S6141 [24OC]

——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (S. 1247), unanimous-consent request, S4489 [25JN], S5054 [24JY], S5080 [25JY], S6141 [24OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: alleged misuse of warrants in investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S6937–S6939 [10DE], S7017–S7019 [12DE]

Immigration: designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible aliens (S. 1328), S3169 [3JN], S3231 [5JN], S3339 [12JN], S5284 [1AU], S5460 [12SE], S5587 [19SE], S5959 [22OC], S6783 [2DE], S6985 [11DE]

Mueller, Robert S., III: call to testify before Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) relative to the release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S2581 [2MY], S2628 [6MY]

——— release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S1920, S1925–S1928 [25MR], S1951 [26MR], S2065, S2076 [28MR], S2476 [29AP], S2503 [30AP], S2535 [1MY], S2594, S2600–S2602 [2MY], S2629–S2631 [6MY], S2657, S2659, S2663–S2667, S2701–S2703 [7MY], S2708, S2732 [8MY], S2777 [13MY]

——— report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S5020–S5025 [23JY]

——— special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S1312 [13FE], S1366–S1368 [14FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President (S. 20), S1367 [14FE]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices, S2259 [4AP]

Russia: efforts to influence U.S. elections, S1926 [25MR], S4673 [28JN], S5953–S5959 [22OC], S6141 [24OC]

Supreme Court: impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech relative to bipartisanship in addressing climate change, S6649 [19NO]

——— impact of decision on Citizens United v. FEC relative to the influence of money and corporations in elections, S3028 [22MY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S3030 [22MY]

——— evaluation of statement on potential receipt of information on a political opponent from a foreign source, S3453 [13JN], S4673 [28JN]

——— impeachment, S3032 [22MY], S5084–S5086 [25JY], S6430 [6NO], S6463 [7NO]

Twitter, Inc.: decision to ban all political advertisements, S6412 [6NO]

Reports

Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent U.S. Elections (excerpt): Office of the Director of National Intelligence, H2729 [14MR]

Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election (excerpt), S2664 [7MY], H3662, H3663 [9MY]

Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act: Committee on House Administration (House), H8400 [23OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 24, Make Available Special Counsel Report on Investigation of Relationship Between President Trump’s Campaign and Russian Officials: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 208) (H. Rept. 116–17), H2646 [11MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1, For the People Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 172) (H. Rept. 116–16), H2365 [5MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4617, Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 650) (H. Rept. 116–253), H8386 [22OC]

Defending Elections Against Trolls From Enemy Regimes (DETER) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1328), S3057 [22MY]

For the People Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 116–15), H2321 [4MR]

Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 4617) (H. Rept. 116–246), H8297 [21OC]

Rollcalls

House of Representatives vote on H. Con. Res. 24, make available to Congress and the public the Dept. of Justice special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S1884 [14MR]

Statements

For the People Act: Heritage Action for America (organization), H2571 [7MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 24, make available to Congress and the public the Dept. of Justice special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H2723 [14MR]

H. Res. 172, consideration of H.R. 1, For the People Act, H2379 [6MR]

H. Res. 208, consideration of H. Con. Res. 24, make available to Congress and the public the Dept. of Justice special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H2690 [13MR]

H. Res. 630, condemn and censure Representative Schiff relative to remarks during hearing on whistleblower complaint against President Trump and alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia, H8153 [16OC]

H. Res. 647, condemn and censure Representative Schiff relative to remarks during hearing on whistleblower complaint against President Trump and alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia, H8279 [21OC]

H. Res. 650, consideration of H.R. 4617, Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act, H8398 [23OC]

H.R. 1, For the People Act, H2409–H2478 [6MR]

H.R. 1623, Help America Run Act, H8576 [29OC]

S. 1328, Defending Elections Against Trolls From Enemy Regimes (DETER) Act, S3169 [3JN]

S. 1328, designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible aliens, S2648 [6MY]

S. 2257, Fair Elections Now Act, S5065–S5070 [24JY]

S. Res. 309, encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security, S5476 [12SE]