POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS

Bills and resolutions

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of words people, person, or citizen in Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see S.J. Res. 3), S55 [23JA]

——— 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), H1692 [30MR] (see H.J. Res. 54), H1717 [10AP]

Courts: ensure that politically derived information is not used in applications for certain orders to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (see H.R. 4454), H3159 [30JN]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process (see S. 1), S3521 [25JY] (see S. 2344), S2984 [18JY] (see H.R. 11), H3698 [18JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 45), S4526 [14SE] (see H.J. Res. 13), H107 [9JA]

——— constitutional amendment to limit Federal campaign contributions and spending, allow public campaign financing for all Federal candidates, and allow States to set limits in State and local elections (see H.J. Res. 78), H3109 [22JN]

——— prohibit candidates for Federal election from using amounts contributed to campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by candidate (see H.R. 2522), H1708 [6AP]

——— prohibit counting of State electors in Presidential elections if State did not include candidate on ballot nominated by major political party (see H.R. 6885), H7006 [22DE]

——— prohibit distribution of political communications containing deceptive audio generated by artificial intelligence which impersonates candidate’s voice and intends to injure reputation or deceive voters (see H.R. 4611), H3573 [13JY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 512), S457 [16FE] (see H.R. 1118), H864 [21FE]

——— require authorized committees and leadership political action committees of candidates for Federal office to disburse funds remaining unexpended after date of election (see H.R. 2484), H1707 [6AP]

Executive Office of the President: require President, Vice President, and Cabinet-level officers to release tax returns (see H.R. 2529), H1708 [6AP]

FEC: enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about advertisements (see S. 486), S456 [16FE] (see H.R. 2599), H1724 [13AP]

——— extend Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations (see S. 2747), S4270 [7SE] (see H.R. 5734), H4498 [26SE]

——— limit authority of corporations to establish and operate separate segregated funds for political purposes, including political committees, to nonprofit corporations (see H.R. 5941), H5007 [12OC]

——— prohibit certain political committees from compensating candidate’s spouse for certain services and require such committees report payments made to spouse and immediate family members of candidate (see H.R. 2452), H1692 [30MR]

——— prohibit certain political committees from compensating immediate family member of candidate for services provided and require such committees to report on payments made to immediate family members (see H.R. 153), H103 [9JA]

——— prohibit distribution of materially deceptive artificial intelligence (AI)-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office (see S. 2770), S4388 [12SE]

——— prohibit Members of Congress from making direct and personal solicitations of campaign funds or campaign expenditures during government shutdown and reduce pay if government shutdown takes effect (see H.R. 5805), H4854 [28SE]

——— prohibit Members of Congress from making direct and personal solicitations of campaign funds when Government shutdown is in effect (see H.R. 5771), H4713 [27SE]

——— prohibit misrepresentation of actions on behalf of candidates, political parties, and political committees and organizations (see H.R. 6894), H7006 [22DE]

——— prohibit political contributions and donations by publicly traded corporations (see S. 3173), S5257 [31OC]

——— promote election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by protecting political speech (see H.R. 4472), H3170 [6JY]

——— remove certain impediments to protect political speech and promote election integrity, voter confidence, and effective administration of elections for States and District of Columbia (see H.R. 4494), H3171 [6JY]

——— remove certain impediments to protect political speech and promote election integrity, voter confidence, and effective administration of elections for States, District of Columbia, and military voting programs (see H.R. 4563), H3205 [11JY]

——— require candidate statements to designate principal campaign committee include information relative to whether candidate is citizen of any country other than U.S. (see H.R. 946), H824 [9FE]

Foreign countries: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to State and local ballot initiatives or referenda (see S. 1638), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3229), H2308 [11MY] (see H.R. 3463), H2452 [18MY] (see H.R. 6471), H5902 [21NO]

——— prohibit foreign nationals from making contributions in connection with State or local ballot initiative or referendum (see H.R. 4484), H3171 [6JY]

FTC: prohibit email service providers from using filtering algorithms to flag emails from political campaigns that consumers have elected to receive as spam (see H.R. 5495), H4345 [14SE]

——— revise ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 373), H242 [17JA]

Government: express support for comprehensive political reform plan (see H. Res. 938), H6985 [14DE]

House of Representatives: prohibit Members convicted of financial or campaign finance fraud from receiving compensation for biographies, media appearances, or expressive or creative works (see H.R. 1391), H1148 [7MR]

——— require candidates to file under oath additional information about educational background, military service, and employment history (see H.R. 350), H233 [12JA]

House Rules: modify period before date of any primary or general election during which mass mailings are not frankable by Members who are candidates in such election (see H. Res. 731), H4714 [27SE]

——— prohibit Members indicted for financial or campaign finance fraud from receiving compensation for biographies, media appearances, or expressive or creative works (see H. Res. 201), H1150 [7MR]

IRS: codify Trump administration rule eliminating disclosure requirements for certain tax-exempt organizations that engage in political activity (see S. 1105), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 4622), H3574 [13JY]

——— reform (see S. 1101), S1089 [30MR]

NIH: extend funding for Pediatric Research Initiative by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (see H.R. 546), H426 [26JA]

Office of Special Counsel: notify Congress when declining to investigate Hatch Act violation allegations and require annual report that details whether alleged violations were investigated or not (see S. 1629), S1678 [16MY]

Political ethics: prohibit use of Federal funds or contracting at businesses owned by President, Vice President, heads of Executive departments, and Members of Congress, or their families (see H.R. 2524), H1708 [6AP]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents, Vice Presidents, Members of Congress, and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 2515), H1708 [6AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish panel of constitutional experts to recommend to Congress appropriate process for providing for death of candidate in contingent presidential or vice-presidential selection (see H.R. 4491), H3171 [6JY]

——— 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. 6312), H5651 [8NO]

——— provide for examination and disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for office of President (see S. 1272), S1340 [25AP]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 908), H823 [9FE]

Santos, Representative: censure (see H. Res. 592), H3640 [17JY]

——— expel from House of Representatives (see H. Res. 650), H4181 [11AU] (see H. Res. 773), H4999 [11OC] (see H. Res. 878), H5899 [17NO]

Schiff, Representative: condemn and censure relative to whistleblower complaint against Donald J. Trump and alleged collusion between Trump Campaign and Russia (see H. Res. 437), H2546 [23MY] (see H. Res. 489), H2788 [9JN] (see H. Res. 512), H2959 [15JN] (see H. Res. 521), H2964 [16JN]

——— deny access to classified information and investigate and strike comments from congressional proceedings relative to Russian collusion and Trump campaign (see H. Res. 64), H428 [26JA]

——— expel from House of Representatives (see H. Res. 412), H2426 [17MY]

SEC: require reporting of certain expenditures for political activities (see H.R. 4863), H3949 [25JY]

States: prohibit from receiving or using funds or certain donations from private entities for administration of Federal election (see H.R. 2934), H2083 [27AP]

Taxation: prohibit 501(c)(3) organizations from providing direct funding to official election organizations (see H.R. 1725), H1327 [22MR] (see H.R. 4501), H3171 [6JY]

——— require that online contributions to political organizations require credit verification value (see S. 491), S456 [16FE]

——— require that online credit card contributions to political organization require billing address and credit verification value (see H.R. 3636), H2595 [24MY]

——— terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see S. 500), S457 [16FE]

Technology: require advertisements to include statement if generative AI (artificial intelligence) was used to generate any image or video footage in such ads (see S. 1596), S1647 [15MY] (see H.R. 3044), H2124 [2MY]

Voting: condition eligibility of State or jurisdiction to receive Federal funds to support administration of elections on requiring voters to present photo identification to receive or cast ballot in such elections (see H.R. 5189), H4181 [11AU]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE] (see H. Res. 703), H4408 [19SE]

——— ensure election integrity and security and establish consistent standards and procedures for voter registration and voting in Federal elections (see H.R. 156), H103 [9JA]

——— ensure election integrity and security by establishing consistent photo identification requirements for voting in Federal elections (see H.R. 154), H103 [9JA]

——— improve voter access to ballot box through automatic voter registration (see S. 2841), S4589 [19SE]

——— prohibit interference with voter registration (see H.R. 1583), H1285 [14MR]

Motions

Schiff, Representative: condemn and censure relative to whistleblower complaint against Donald J. Trump and alleged collusion between Trump Campaign and Russia (H. Res. 489), H2925 [14JN]

——— condemn and censure relative to whistleblower complaint against Donald J. Trump and alleged collusion between Trump Campaign and Russia (H. Res. 521), H3013 [21JN]

Remarks in House

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process (H.R. 11), H5156 [26OC], H5474 [7NO]

Dept. of Justice: release of report on special counsel investigation of origins of 2016 investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H2333 [15MY]

Elections: prohibit congressional candidates from accepting contributions from any political committee other than their authorized committee and from establishing leadership political action committee, H4330 [14SE]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 1118), H3192 [11JY]

FEC: extend Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations (S. 2747), H6748, H6749 [11DE], E1217 [13DE]

——— remove certain impediments to protect political speech and promote election integrity, voter confidence, and effective administration of elections for States, District of Columbia, and military voting programs (H.R. 4563), H6114 [5DE]

——— require report on campaign donations from oil and gas industry, H421 [26JA]

Goldwater, Barry: anniversary of National Draft Goldwater for President Rally, H2984 [20JN]

Government: express support for comprehensive political reform plan (H. Res. 938), H6926 [13DE]

Santos, Representative: expel from House of Representatives (H. Res. 773), H5154 [26OC], H5214–H5218 [1NO], E1044 [2NO]

——— expel from House of Representatives (H. Res. 878), H5930, H5934 [28NO], H6015–H6021 [30NO]

Schiff, Representative: condemn and censure relative to whistleblower complaint against Donald J. Trump and alleged collusion between Trump Campaign and Russia (H. Res. 489), H2821 [13JN], H2924 [14JN]

——— condemn and censure relative to whistleblower complaint against Donald J. Trump and alleged collusion between Trump Campaign and Russia (H. Res. 521), H2980 [20JN], H3013–H3021, H3048 [21JN]

Trump, Donald J.: evaluation of connection to administration officials with criminal convictions, H6726 [7DE]

——— relationship between campaign and Russian officials, H3085 [22JN]

Remarks in Senate

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, S646 [6MR]

——— improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process (S. 2344), S2968 [18JY]

FEC: extend Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations (S. 2747), S4326 [7SE]

IRS: reform (S. 1101), S1239 [19AP]

——— reform (S. 1101), unanimous-consent request, S1239 [19AP]

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, S4937 [4OC]

Reports filed

FEC Administrative Fine Program for Certain Reporting Violations Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 5734) (H. Rept. 118–262), H5361 [2NO]

Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 3229) (H. Rept. 118–318), H6983 [14DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Santos, Representative: expel from House of Representatives (H. Res. 878), H6021 [30NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 489, condemn and censure Representative Schiff relative to whistleblower complaint against Donald J. Trump and alleged collusion between Trump Campaign and Russia, H2924 [14JN]

H. Res. 521, condemn and censure Representative Schiff relative to whistleblower complaint against Donald J. Trump and alleged collusion between Trump Campaign and Russia, H3013 [21JN]

H. Res. 773, expel Representative Santos from House of Representatives, H5214 [1NO]

H. Res. 878, expel Representative Santos from House of Representatives, H6015 [30NO]

S. 2747, extend FEC Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations, H6747 [11DE]

S. 2747, FEC Administrative Fine Program extension for certain reporting violations, S4326 [7SE]

S. Res. 350, encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security, S4598 [19SE]