S. 453 - Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007
Elections. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Barack Obama
- Summary:
- This bill amends the Revised Statutes and federal criminal law. It prohibits deceptive practices in Federal elections. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007
S. 453 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- This bill amends the Revised Statutes and federal criminal law. It prohibits deceptive practices in Federal elections. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections.
- Other Titles
- Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007
- Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Barack Obama
- Co-Sponsors
- Patrick Leahy
- Robert Menéndez
- Benjamin Cardin
- Edward Kennedy
- Barbara Boxer
- Russell Feingold
- John Kerry
- Richard Durbin
- Carl Levin
- Charles Schumer
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Thomas Coburn
- Sherrod Brown
- Hillary Clinton
- Claire McCaskill
- Mary Landrieu
- Evan Bayh
- Dianne Feinstein
- Tim Johnson
- Ron Wyden
- Frank Lautenberg
- Subjects
- Elections
- Actions and defenses
- Administrative procedure
- Broadcasting
- Civil rights
- Civil rights enforcement
- Communications
- Congress
- Congressional elections
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Conspiracy
- Criminal investigation
- Criminal justice
- Department of Justice
- Election administration
- Election fraud
- Executive departments
- Government information
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Law
- Political parties
- Presidential elections
- Presidents
- Primaries
- Prosecution
- Public service advertising
- Runoff elections
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Sentencing guidelines
- Telecommunication
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- Voter registration
- Voting rights
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/31/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 1/31/2007 1/31/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 1/31/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1428) 6/07/2007 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-277. Put on a legislative calendar 9/06/2007 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. 10/04/2007 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-191. Additional views filed. Put on a legislative calendar 10/04/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 411. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Contributions
- January - February 2003 For $23,450 Against $0
- March - April 2003 For $43,250 Against $0
- May - June 2003 For $36,550 Against $0
- July - August 2003 For $20,800 Against $0
- September - October 2003 For $26,550 Against $0
- November - December 2003 For $35,350 Against $0
- January - February 2004 For $20,250 Against $0
- March - April 2004 For $38,100 Against $0
- May - June 2004 For $55,576 Against $0
- July - August 2004 For $34,727 Against $0
- September - October 2004 For $64,850 Against $0
- November - December 2004 For $10,350 Against $0
- January - February 2005 For $17,250 Against $0
- March - April 2005 For $24,300 Against $0
- May - June 2005 For $67,300 Against $0
- July - August 2005 For $16,600 Against $0
- September - October 2005 For $44,800 Against $0
- November - December 2005 For $44,220 Against $0
- January - February 2006 For $13,125 Against $0
- March - April 2006 For $32,790 Against $0
- May - June 2006 For $67,546 Against $0
- July - August 2006 For $26,150 Against $0
- September - October 2006 For $139,811 Against $0
- November - December 2006 For $13,350 Against $0
- January - February 2007 For $15,310 Against $0
- March - April 2007 For $33,400 Against $0
- May - June 2007 For $43,150 Against $0
- July - August 2007 For $13,921 Against $0
- September - October 2007 For $35,930 Against $0
- November - December 2007 For $36,419 Against $0
- January - February 2008 For $23,400 Against $0
- March - April 2008 For $23,800 Against $0
- May - June 2008 For $20,898 Against $0
- July - August 2008 For $46,270 Against $0
- September - October 2008 For $22,800 Against $0
- November - December 2008 For $16,900 Against $0
Votes
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $19,490 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $5,600 | $0 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $2,000 | $0 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $24,200 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $3,000 | $0 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $27,300 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $4,000 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $36,200 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $26,272 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $5,000 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $0 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $23,550 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $31,950 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $68,350 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $250 | $0 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $141,645 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $16,519 | $0 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $0 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $12,200 | $0 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $1,000 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $2,100 | $0 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $12,930 | $0 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $0 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $2,000 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $12,850 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $500 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $11,800 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $4,750 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $14,600 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $14,000 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $20,930 | $0 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $7,500 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $2,500 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $26,001 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $14,248 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $11,100 | $0 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $12,900 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $36,135 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $3,400 | $0 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $13,550 | $0 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $3,300 | $0 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $6,750 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $20,771 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $34,700 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $4,750 | $0 |
| Chester Trent Lott | R | MS | $1,000 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $23,800 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $11,700 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $500 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $14,470 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $27,450 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $76,970 | $0 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $18,500 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $16,600 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $17,450 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $1,000 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $1,000 | $0 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $75,375 | $0 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $7,000 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $4,600 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $22,100 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $1,000 | $0 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $27,750 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $2,000 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $28,000 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $3,000 | $0 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $13,100 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $55,200 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $26,800 | $0 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $7,700 | $0 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $0 | $0 |
| Craig Thomas | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $0 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $8,127 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $250 | $0 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $10,710 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $3,000 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $500 | $0 |
