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OpenCongress Summary
Would require senators and Senate candidates to file their campaign finance disclosure forms electronically so the information can be made public in a more timely manner. Senate campaigns are the only federal political committees that are not required to file their disclosures electronically.
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Official Summary
1/27/2011--Introduced.Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require all election-related designations, statements, and reports required to be filed under the Act to be filed directly with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Organizations Supporting S.219
- Sunlight Foundation
- Campaign Legal Center
- Campaign Finance Institute
- Center for Responsive Politics
- Fix Congress First
- Judicial Watch
- ...and 8 more.
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Organizations Opposing S.219
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Latest Letters to Congress
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S.219 Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act
ayrerperformance
May 26, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of New Jersey. I support S.219 - Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
James Ayrer
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S.219 Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act
deadhead103
February 28, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 8th Congressional district of Illinois. I support S.219 - Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Senate campaign committees remain the only federal political committees not required to file their financial disclosure reports electronically with the Federal Election Commission. Because of this the government spends hundreds of th...
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S.219 Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act
ewinter
December 15, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 11th Congressional district of Virginia. I support S.219 - Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Elaine Winter
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U.S. Congress - S.219 Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act
