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OH SCR17
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Introduced
8/4/2020
Primary Sponsor
Teresa Fedor
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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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