Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.4010 DISCLOSE Act

Third Time Not The Charm For Disclosure Bill

2012-07-18T06:56:35Z

The House version of the DISCLOSE Act, H.R. 4010, has been stuck in committee since February, but thanks to a discharge petition brought by the bill’s primary House sponsor, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., it may soon hit the floor of the House.

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H.R.4010 DISCLOSE Act

2012-07-17T01:00:00Z

2/9/2012--Introduced.Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2012 or DISCLOSE 2012 Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to redefine the term "independent expenditure" as an expenditur

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Senate Bill Would Require Nonprofits to Reveal Donors

2012-07-16T20:56:29Z

The legislation is S. 3369 and H.R. 4010. To contact the reporter on this story: Jonathan D. Salant in Washington at jsalant@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Jodi Schneider at jschneider50@bloomberg.net

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Senate Bill Would Require Nonprofits to Reveal Donors

2012-07-16T17:50:22Z

Corporate Donations Compete With Climate Stance, Group Says

2012-05-30T13:02:31Z

The bill is H.R. 4010. To contact the reporter on this story: Jim Snyder in Washington at jsnyder24@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Jon Morgan at jmorgan97@bloomberg.net

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Corporate Donations Compete With Climate Stance, Group Says

2012-05-30T11:29:27Z

Dozens of Organizations and Investor Groups Call Upon Congress to Approve the DISCLOSE Act

2012-04-23T11:23:13Z

Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and co-sponsored by 160 other lawmakers. The straightforward disclosure measure (H.R. 4010) would require all entities that make campaign expenditures, including third-party front groups, to disclose the sources of those funds.

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Corporate Spending Post-Citizens United Decision Comes under Attack

2012-04-09T19:53:45Z

In February 2012, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), one of the signatories of the October 11, 2011 letter supporting the disclosure petition, introduced H.R. 4010, the Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of

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GABRIELA SCHNEIDER: 'Citizens' corrosive effect calls for redress

2012-03-14T19:48:47Z

To address this problem, Congress should take immediate action by passing the DISCLOSE Act, recently introduced in the House (H.R. 4010, available at http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h4010/show)http This bill is an update to a previous ...

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Nancy Pelosi Attacks Stephen Colbert In New Ad [Video]

2012-02-10T10:16:44Z

According to the Facebook.com/StopColbert page, DISCLOSE 2012 (HR 4010) was just introduced by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). The DISCLOSE ACT 2012 reads: “To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure ...

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House Dems Reintroduce DISCLOSE Act

2012-02-09T17:48:54Z

House Democrats Thursday reintroduced the DISCLOSE Act (HR 4010), which would impose new reporting requirements on Super PACs. Those are the PACS that have poured millions into the presidential campaign and which have proliferated since the Supreme Court .

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