Transparency Bills

111th Congress

 * H.R. 5175 - A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign influence in Federal elections, to prohibit government contractors from making expenditures with respect to such elections, and to establish additional disclosure requirements with respect to spending in such elections, and for other purposes; 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. Introduced 4/29/2010 by Rep. Chris Van Hollen.


 * S. 3295 - A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign influence in Federal elections, to prohibit government contractors from making expenditures with respect to such elections, and to establish additional disclosure requirements with respect to spending in such elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Introduced 4/30/2010 by Sen. Chuck Schumer.


 * S. 3321 - A bill to establish an advisory committee to issue nonbinding governmentwide guidelines on making public information available on the Internet, to require publicly available Government information held by the executive branch to be made available on the Internet, to express the sense of Congress that publicly available information held by the legislative and judicial branches should be available on the Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Introduced 5/6/2010 by Sen. Jon Tester.


 * H.R. 5258 - A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require Congress to establish a unified and searchable database on a public website for congressional earmarks; to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. Introduced 5/11/2010 by Rep. Bill Cassidy.


 * S. 3335 - A bill to require Congress to establish a unified and searchable database on a public website for congressional earmarks as called for by the President in his 2010 State of the Union Address to Congress; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Introduced 5/11/2010 by Sen. Tom Coburn.


 * H. Res. 1360 - A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to guarantee reasonable time prior to the consideration of legislation; to the Committee on Rules. Introduced 5/13/2010 by Rep. Frank Kratovil.


 * S. 3475 - A bill toprovide tighter control over and additional public disclosure of earmarks; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Introduced 6/10/2010 by Sen. Michael Bennet.


 * H. Res. 1542 - A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that Members’ official websites include congressional earmark requests and video presentations for requests submitted to committees; to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. Introduced 7/20/2010 by Rep. Chellie Pingree.


 * S. 3628 - A bill toamend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign influence in Federal elections, to prohibit government contractors from making expenditures with respect to such elections, and to establish additional disclosure requirements with respect to spending in such elections, and for other purposes; read the first time. Introduced 7/21/2010 by Sen. Chuck Schumer.


 * H.R. 5957 - A bill to require that any local currencies used to provide per diems to Members and employees of Congress for official foreign travel for a fiscal year be obtained by Congress and paid for using funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Congress for the fiscal year, toenhance the disclosure of information on official foreign travel of Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. Introduced 7/29/2010 by Rep. Tim Johnson.


 * H.R. 6052 - A bill to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish and maintain a website to track the expenditure of Government funds; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Introduced 7/30/2010by Rep. Patrick McHenry.


 * H.R. 6026 - A bill to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish and maintain a single website accessible to the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of congressionally mandated reports; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Introduced 7/30/2010 by Rep. Steve Driehaus.


 * H.R. 5997 - A bill to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require that public hearings be held on all earmark requests in the district of the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner making the request, and to further increase earmark transparency and accountability; to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. Introduced 7/30/2010 by Rep. Michael Turner.


 * S. 3717 - A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide for certain disclosures under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Introduced 8/5/2010 by Sen. Patrick Leahy.


 * H.R. 6098 - A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. Introduced 8/10/2010 by Rep. Carolyn Maloney.


 * H.R. 6086 - A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide for certain disclosures under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. Introduced 8/10/2010 by Edolphus Towns.