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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09/14/09
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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John Boehner

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OpenCongress Summary

This bill, designed to block any federal funds from going to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), was approved in the form of a motion to recommit with instructions to the House's student loan bill (H.R. 3221). It has been noted that the bill is written so broadly that it could apply to organizations besides ACORN, including defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Gumman.
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9/15/2009--Introduced.Defund ACORN Act - Prohibits any federal contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other form of agreement from being awarded to, any federal funds in any other form from being provided to, or any federal employee or contractor from promoting any organization that: (

Official Summary

9/15/2009--Introduced.Defund ACORN Act - Prohibits any federal contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other form of agreement from being awarded to, any federal funds in any other form from being provided to, or any federal employee or contractor from promoting any organization that:
(1) has been indicted for a violation under any federal or state law governing the financing of a campaign for election for public office or any law governing the administration of such an election, including a voter registration law;
(2) had its state corporate charter terminated due to its failure to comply with federal or state lobbying disclosure requirements;
(3) has filed a fraudulent form with any federal or state regulatory agency; or
(4) employs, has under contract, or retains to act on its behalf any individual who has been indicted for a violation under federal or state law relating to an election for federal or state office. Identifies, specifically, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and any affiliate as such an organization. Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be revised to carry out provisions of this Act relating to contracts.

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Organizations Supporting H.R.3571

  • WashTech

Organizations Opposing H.R.3571

  • ACORN
  • Center for Constitutional Rights
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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 ...

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01/15/12
ACORN is an innocent victim of racist anti-American teabagot ...

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=9022 > > On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:15:53 -0500, PutYourBeamUpMeSlutty ... http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3571/show. Tags: 10, ACORN, Drug, Federal, money, Neut Gingrich, Newt ...

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10/03/11
StoryQ - Special Report on ACORN By Judicial Watch

스크랩 이메일 다운로드. 블로그로 보내기. TAG. URL Copy_btn. http://www.storyq.net/boxes/show/34620 ...... A Judicial Watch Special Report: The Rebranding of ACORN 25 Page 26: End Notes 1 H.R..3571 – Defund ACORN Act, www. opencongress.o

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10/03/11
StoryQ - Special Report on ACORN By Judicial Watch

스크랩 이메일 다운로드. 블로그로 보내기. TAG. URL Copy_btn. http://www.storyq.net/boxes/show/34620 ...... A Judicial Watch Special Report: The Rebranding of ACORN 25 Page 26: End Notes 1 H.R..3571 – Defund ACORN Act, www. opencongress.o

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