US Congress House Bill 4010 (Prior Session Legislation)

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July 12 2012 - Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Van Hollen. Petition No: 112-4. ( ">Discharge petition text with signatures.)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 expenditure by a person that, when taken as a whole, expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or is the functional equivalent of express advocacy because it can be interpreted by a reasonable person only as advocating the election or defeat of a candidate, taking into account whether the communication involved mentions a candidacy, a political party, or a challenger to a candidate, or takes a position on a candidates, qualifications, or fitness for office. Expands the period during which certain communications are treated as electioneering communications. Prescribes: (1) disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and certain other entities; and (2) disclaimer requirements for campaign-related disbursements and for certain communications. Requires any communication transmitted through radio or television to include an individual or organizational disclosure statement, together with: (1) the Top Two Funders List of the persons providing the largest and second largest aggregate payments of $10,000 or more for a radio communication, and (2) the Top Five Funders List of the five persons providing the largest aggregate payments of $10,000 or more for a television communication. Repeals the prohibition against political contributions by individuals age 17 or younger. Requires a covered organization which submits regular, periodic reports to its shareholders, members, or donors on its finances or activities to include in each report, in a clear and conspicuous manner, the information included in the statements it has filed about campaign-related disbursements the organization has made during the period covered by the report. Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require semiannual reports on certain election campaign contributions filed with the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives by registered lobbyists (or persons or organizations required to register as lobbyists) to contain: (1) the amount of any independent expenditure of $1,000 or more made by each such person or organization, along with the name of each candidate being supported or opposed and the amount spent supporting or opposing that candidate; and (2) the amount of any electioneering communication of $1,000 or more made by such person or organization, along with the name of the candidate referred to in the communication and whether the communication involved was in support of or in opposition to the candidate.

DISCLOSE 2012 Act

Rep Van Hollen, Chris	Rep Ackerman, Gary L.	Rep Andrews, Robert E.	Rep Baldwin, Tammy
Rep Barber, Ron	Rep Bass, Karen	Rep Becerra, Xavier	Rep Berman, Howard L.
Rep Bishop, Timothy H.	Rep Blumenauer, Earl	Rep Bonamici, Suzanne	Rep Boswell, Leonard L.
Rep Brady, Robert A.	Rep Braley, Bruce L.	Rep Brown, Corrine	Rep Butterfield, G. K.
Rep Capps, Lois	Rep Capuano, Michael E.	Rep Cardoza, Dennis A.	Rep Carnahan, Russ
Rep Carney, John	Rep Carson, Andre	Rep Castor, Kathy	Rep Christensen, Donna M.
Rep Chu, Judy	Rep Cicilline, David N.	Rep Clarke, Hansen	Rep Clarke, Yvette D.
Rep Cleaver, Emanuel	Rep Clyburn, James E.	Rep Cohen, Steve	Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"
Rep Conyers, John, Jr.	Rep Costa, Jim	Rep Costello, Jerry F.	Rep Courtney, Joe
Rep Crowley, Joseph	Rep Cuellar, Henry	Rep Cummings, Elijah E.	Rep Davis, Danny K.
Rep Davis, Susan A.	Rep DeGette, Diana	Rep DeLauro, Rosa L.	Rep Deutch, Theodore E.
Rep Dicks, Norman D.	Rep Doggett, Lloyd	Rep Doyle, Michael F.	Rep Edwards, Donna F.
Rep Ellison, Keith	Rep Engel, Eliot L.	Rep Eshoo, Anna G.	Rep Faleomavaega, Eni F.H.
Rep Farr, Sam	Rep Fattah, Chaka	Rep Filner, Bob	Rep Frank, Barney
Rep Fudge, Marcia L.	Rep Garamendi, John	Rep Gonzalez, Charles A.	Rep Green, Al
Rep Green, Gene	Rep Grijalva, Raul M.	Rep Gutierrez, Luis V.	Rep Hahn, Janice
Rep Hanabusa, Colleen W.	Rep Hastings, Alcee L.	Rep Heinrich, Martin	Rep Higgins, Brian
Rep Himes, James A.	Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.	Rep Hinojosa, Ruben	Rep Hirono, Mazie K.
Rep Holt, Rush D.	Rep Honda, Michael M.	Rep Hoyer, Steny H.	Rep Inslee, Jay
Rep Israel, Steve	Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila	Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr.	Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice
Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.	Rep Kaptur, Marcy	Rep Keating, William R.	Rep Kildee, Dale E.
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J.	Rep Langevin, James R.	Rep Larsen, Rick	Rep Larson, John B.
Rep Lee, Barbara	Rep Levin, Sander M.	Rep Lewis, John	Rep Lipinski, Daniel
Rep Loebsack, David	Rep Lofgren, Zoe	Rep Lowey, Nita M.	Rep Lujan, Ben Ray
Rep Lynch, Stephen F.	Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.	Rep Markey, Edward J.	Rep Matsui, Doris O.
Rep McCarthy, Carolyn	Rep McCollum, Betty	Rep McDermott, Jim	Rep McGovern, James P.
Rep McNerney, Jerry	Rep Miller, George	Rep Moore, Gwen	Rep Moran, James P.
Rep Murphy, Christopher S.	Rep Nadler, Jerrold	Rep Napolitano, Grace F.	Rep Neal, Richard E.
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes	Rep Olver, John W.	Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr.	Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr.
Rep Pastor, Ed	Rep Perlmutter, Ed	Rep Peters, Gary C.	Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R.
Rep Pingree, Chellie	Rep Polis, Jared	Rep Price, David E.	Rep Quigley, Mike
Rep Rangel, Charles B.	Rep Reyes, Silvestre	Rep Richardson, Laura	Rep Richmond, Cedric L.
Rep Rothman, Steven R.	Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille	Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch	Rep Rush, Bobby L.
Rep Ryan, Tim	Rep Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho	Rep Sanchez, Linda T.	Rep Sanchez, Loretta
Rep Sarbanes, John P.	Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.	Rep Schiff, Adam B.	Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y.
Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"	Rep Serrano, Jose E.	Rep Sewell, Terri A.	Rep Sherman, Brad
Rep Sires, Albio	Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh	Rep Smith, Adam	Rep Speier, Jackie
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete	Rep Sutton, Betty	Rep Thompson, Mike	Rep Tierney, John F.
Rep Tonko, Paul D.	Rep Towns, Edolphus	Rep Tsongas, Niki	Rep Velazquez, Nydia M.
Rep Visclosky, Peter J.	Rep Walz, Timothy J.	Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie	Rep Waters, Maxine
Rep Watt, Melvin L.	Rep Waxman, Henry A.	Rep Welch, Peter	Rep Wilson, Frederica S.
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C.	Rep Yarmuth, John A.

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-12	House	Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Van Hollen. Petition No: 112-4. ( ">Discharge petition text with signatures.)
2012-02-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
2012-02-09	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2012-02-09	House	Referred to House House Administration
2012-02-09	House	Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SB2219 (Related) 2012-03-29 - Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held.
SB3369 (Related) 2012-07-24 - Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN04010:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4010ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4010ih.pdf