Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Political action committees

Bill Introduced: S.3033 Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act

2008-05-19T00:00:00Z

A bill to protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5463 Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act

2008-02-14T00:00:00Z

To protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3931 Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act

2007-10-23T00:00:00Z

To protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation.

Bill Enacted: S.1 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

2007-09-14T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.

September 14, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-81.

Bill Signed by President: S.1 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

2007-09-14T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.

September 14, 2007: Signed by President.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3492 PAC Fairness Act of 2007

2007-09-06T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the limits on the amount of contributions that may be made to political committees and to provide for the indexing of such limits for all contributions made under the Act, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2030 A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require reporting relating to bundled contributions made by persons other than registered lobbyists.

2007-09-06T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require reporting relating to bundled contributions made by persons other than registered lobbyists.

Bill Sent To President: S.1 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

2007-09-04T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.

September 04, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: S.1 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

2007-08-02T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.

August 02, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2630 Campaign Expenditure Transparency Act

2007-06-07T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs of a candidate or an individual holding Federal office from making payments to the candidate's or individual's spouse, to require such committees and PACs to report on disbursements made to the immediate family members of the candidate or individual, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2350 Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2007

2007-05-16T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2317 Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007

2007-05-15T00:00:00Z

To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2316 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

2007-05-15T00:00:00Z

To provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1285 Fair Elections Now Act

2007-05-03T00:00:00Z

A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.936 Fair Elections Now Act

2007-03-20T00:00:00Z

A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1565 Leadership PAC Limitation Act

2007-03-19T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1204 527 Transparency Act of 2007

2007-02-27T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose penalties for the failure of 527 organizations to comply with disclosure requirements.

Bill Introduced: S.559 Vote Integrity and Verification Act of 2007

2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.463 527 Reform Act of 2007

2007-01-31T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.633 To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, and political party committees for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and for other purposes.

2007-01-23T00:00:00Z

To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, and political party committees for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and for other purposes.