H.R.3571 - Defund ACORN Act

To prohibit the Federal Government from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Defund ACORN Act as introduced.
  • Official: To prohibit the Federal Government from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations. as introduced.

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10/03/09
Rep. McCollum counters ACORN attacks

... after (the Defund ACORN Act) HR 3571 but respects the Constituiton by requiring a corporation to be guilty of a felony before federal funds are cut off. ...

Source: The Hill
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09/29/09
Dem floats ACORN bill to counter GOP proposal

The bill is meant to contrast with Boehner's HR 3571, which has 160 cosponsors, which would strip funding of organizations on the basis of a felony ...

Source: The Hill
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09/24/09
RE: H.R.3571

The language of the bill (HR 3571) says no federal contracts, grants or funds can be provided to "any organization" indicted for violating federal or state ...

Source: Ocala
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09/24/09
RE: H.R.3571

The language of the bill (HR 3571) says no federal contracts, grants or funds can be provided to "any organization" indicted for violating federal or state ...

Source: Ocala
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09/23/09
RE: H.R.3571

The language of the bill (HR 3571) says no federal contracts, grants or funds can be provided to “any organization” indicted for violating federal or state ...

Source: Ocala
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09/22/09
Congress Stomps Down and Kicks Some Butt.

HR 3571 is a bill that skips the trial part of an accusation and goes straight to levying of punishment. To prohibit the Federal Government from awarding ...

Source: Motley Fool
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09/22/09
House votes to defund ACORN

I also became one of 144 Republican cosponsors of Leader Boehner's bill, the Defund ACORN Act (HR 3571), which would prohibit any organization, ...

Source: Brewton Standard
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09/21/09
TX-32: Pete Sessions votes to Defund Military Industrial Complex!

Pete Sessions was one of the first members of Congress to co-sponsor John Boehner's bill, HR 3571, to cut off Federal funding to "Any organization that has ...

Source: Burnt Orange Report (blog)
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09/18/09
Issa, Boehner and Johanns to Receive 'Nutcracker Award'

Issa today offered HR 3571, the Defund ACORN Act, introduced earlier in the week by Rep. Boehner and others. According to a study released by Republican ...

Source: PR-CANADA.net (press release)
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09/16/09
REP JONES Cosponsor bill to stop all funding of ACORN

WASHINGTON, DC – This week US Representative Walter B. Jones (R-NC) became an original cosponsor of HR 3571, the Defund ACORN Act. This legislation, ...

Source: Beaufort Observer
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09/16/09
Putnam calls for end to federal funding of ACORN

WASHINGTON - Congressman Adam Putnam announced Wednesday that he is co-sponsoring legislation (HR 3571) to prevent taxpayer money from being used by the ...

Source: News Chief
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09/16/09
Issa, Boehner and Johanns to Receive 'Nutcracker Award'

Issa today offered HR 3571, the Defund ACORN Act, introduced earlier in the week by Rep. Boehner and others. According to a study released by Republican ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release)
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09/16/09
RE: H.R.3571

WASHINGTON, DC – This week US Representative Walter B. Jones (R-NC) became an original cosponsor of HR 3571, the Defund ACORN Act. This legislation, ...

Source: Beaufort Observer
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09/15/09
Governor Calls for Investigation of ACORN

... also not receive another penny of taxpayer support." Congressman Hunter is a cosponsor of HR 3571, legislation that would deny federal funding for ACORN.

Source: San Diego 6
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09/15/09
RE: H.R.3571

Jerry Lewis, R-Redlands, and other House Republicans in sponsoring bill HR 3571, or the Defund ACORN Act — legislation that calls for an immediate halt to ...

Source: Victorville Daily Press
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