US Congress Senate Bill 2959 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-01-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

American Elections Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) apply to any domestic corporation under foreign control or specified substantial foreign influence the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals in connection with a federal, state, or local election; and (2) require disclosure in certain print or broadcast communications paid for by a coporation the percentage of corporate voting shares controlled by a foreign national, or, if no such shares exist, the percentage of gross receipts that the corporation received from a foreign national in the immediately preceding fiscal year or current pro-rated fiscal year. Requires any such broadcast communications paid for by a corporation to include an audio statement on the percentage of the corporation's shares controlled by, or of its funds that come from, foreign nationals.

American Elections Act of 2010

Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-27		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/2959/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s2959/BILLS-111s2959is.pdf