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OH SCR17

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

8/4/2020

Primary Sponsor

Teresa Fedor

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Origin

Senate

133rd General Assembly (2019-2020)

AI Summary

  • Urges Congress to pass legislation requiring corporations and labor organizations to file full reports with the Federal Election Commission on their federal election campaign activities
  • Requires disclosure of all contribution sources used by these entities to make political expenditures and all recipients of their political contributions
  • Requires disclosure of all independent expenditures made by corporations and labor organizations
  • References the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) Supreme Court decision that allowed unlimited independent political expenditures using undisclosed "dark money"
  • Notes that approximately one billion dollars in dark money has been spent to influence federal elections over the past ten years according to the Center for Responsive Politics

Legislative Description

Encourage corporations and unions to disclose political donors

Elections

Last Action

Refer to Committee: Government Oversight and Reform

9/1/2020

Committee Referrals

Government Oversight and Reform9/1/2020

Full Bill Text

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