To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require corporations to disclose to their shareholders the amounts disbursed for certain political activity, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require corporations to disclose to their shareholders the amounts disbursed for certain political activity, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Transportation, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HCDCC23AC836E44AB9BD892AE05B59AC3: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Openness in Political Expenditures Now Act or the OPEN Act.
- Section H69A45170747A498999EB83E593AD9DEF: 2. Disclosure by corporations to shareholders of disbursements for political activity Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101...
- Section H2FF572CBABAA4A6CAE7FB1C42587C70F: 325. Disclosures by corporations to shareholders of information on disbursements for certain political activity A corporation which submits regular, periodic...
- Section HF976ADD55CB14108ABEFA4CD02AE9F86: 3. Limitation on engaging in covered political activities by social welfare organizations Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by...
- Section H28935D59BFAC4D9AB3A06354969FF07B: 4. Severability If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require corporations to disclose to their shareholders the amounts disbursed for certain political activity, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Transportation, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require corporations to disclose to their shareholders the amounts disbursed for certain political activity, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in …
Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Schiff) introduced …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
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