S. 1100 - Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011
Government operations and politics. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Susan Collins
- Summary:
- A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit inserting politics into the Federal acquisition process by prohibiting the submission of political contribution information as a condition of receiving a Federal contract. (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.
Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011
S. 1100 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)
- Summary
- A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit inserting politics into the Federal acquisition process by prohibiting the submission of political contribution information as a condition of receiving a Federal contract. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit inserting politics into the Federal acquisition process by prohibiting the submission of political contribution information as a condition of receiving a Federal contract.
- Other Titles
- Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011
- Sponsor
- Susan Collins
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Government operations and politics
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Political advertising
- Political parties and affiliation
- Public contracts and procurement
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 5/26/2011 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 5/26/2011 5/26/2011 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3435-3436) 5/26/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Put on a legislative calendar 5/16/2012 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. 12/19/2012 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment. Without written report. Put on a legislative calendar 12/19/2012 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 570. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
supported this bill
| Insurance companies, brokers & agents | $9,938,553 |
| Business services | $6,944,265 |
| Restaurants & drinking establishments | $4,286,541 |
| Electric Power utilities | $4,172,418 |
| Accident & health insurance | $3,888,399 |
| Industrial/commercial equipment & materials | $3,306,269 |
| Building trades unions | $3,227,025 |
| Public works, industrial & commercial construction | $3,194,773 |
| Engineering, architecture & construction mgmt svcs | $3,174,790 |
| Chemicals | $3,096,807 |
| Liquor wholesalers | $2,605,382 |
| Food and kindred products manufacturing | $2,404,149 |
| Health care services | $2,196,530 |
| Stone, clay, glass & concrete products | $2,193,576 |
| Residential construction | $1,917,922 |
| Petroleum refining & marketing | $1,911,072 |
| Milk & dairy producers | $1,889,159 |
| Professional sports, arenas & related equip & svcs | $1,880,077 |
| Food stores | $1,853,044 |
| Electronics manufacturing & services | $1,377,279 |
| Agricultural services & related industries | $1,345,381 |
| Services | $1,207,335 |
| Agricultural chemicals (fertilizers & pesticides) | $1,176,660 |
| Special trade contractors | $1,098,540 |
| Steel | $1,096,998 |
| Electrical contractors | $948,766 |
| Retail trade | $898,918 |
| Auto dealers, foreign imports | $795,185 |
| Fabricated metal products | $728,709 |
| Apparel & accessory stores | $714,968 |
| Plastics & Rubber processing & products | $679,796 |
| Animal feed & health products | $666,700 |
| Aircraft parts & equipment | $645,754 |
| Construction equipment | $618,640 |
| Textiles & fabrics | $597,578 |
| Plumbing, heating & air conditioning | $568,475 |
| General business associations | $556,835 |
| Aircraft manufacturers | $531,150 |
| General aviation (private pilots) | $474,400 |
| Small business associations | $398,449 |
| Nuclear energy | $383,528 |
| Food & Beverage Products and Services | $358,818 |
| Builders associations | $345,971 |
| Lodging & tourism | $319,350 |
| Chambers of commerce | $259,644 |
| LPG/Liquid Propane dealers & producers | $255,200 |
| Wholesale trade | $252,833 |
| Pleasure boats | $238,700 |
| Communications & Electronics | $187,850 |
| Air transport | $183,176 |
| Plumbing & pipe products | $181,846 |
| Warehousing | $169,500 |
| Household appliances | $153,874 |
| Motorcycles, snowmobiles & other motorized vehicle | $134,650 |
| Building materials | $126,531 |
| Pro-business associations | $105,363 |
| Trucking | $92,950 |
| Aluminum mining/processing | $65,650 |
| Labor, anti-union | $57,937 |
| Import/Export services | $51,626 |
| Electrical lighting products | $42,450 |
| Fiscal & tax policy | $36,075 |
| International Organizations | $19,700 |
| International trade associations | $10,000 |
| $85,240,489 |
opposed this bill
| Consumer groups | $750 |
| $750 |
Interest groups that supported this bill gave >1,000 times as much as interest groups that opposed this bill
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Begich | D | AK | $325,849 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $726,301 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $567,050 | $0 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $715,066 | $0 |
| John Boozman | R | AR | $487,454 | $0 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $718,815 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $113,944 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $709,636 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $956,822 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $674,918 | $0 |
| Michael Bennet | D | CO | $689,937 | $0 |
| Mark Udall | D | CO | $822,050 | $0 |
| Richard Blumenthal | D | CT | $380,575 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $49,800 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $783,727 | $0 |
| Chris Coons | D | DE | $383,900 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $1,174,029 | $0 |
| Marco Rubio | R | FL | $1,237,893 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $2,081,520 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $1,214,508 | $0 |
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $44,500 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $461,600 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $1,024,474 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $750,649 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $635,874 | $0 |
| Jim Risch | R | ID | $370,649 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $900,320 | $0 |
| Mark Kirk | R | IL | $1,977,715 | $0 |
| Daniel Coats | R | IN | $680,100 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $786,736 | $0 |
| Jerry Moran | R | KS | $1,043,656 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $1,130,274 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $2,529,875 | $0 |
| Rand Paul | R | KY | $416,222 | $0 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $1,143,031 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $1,202,313 | $0 |
| Scott Brown | R | MA | $2,577,993 | $0 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $469,150 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $595,555 | $0 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $324,988 | $0 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $992,360 | $0 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $487,174 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $428,901 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $1,113,423 | $250 |
| Alan Franken | D | MN | $530,643 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $796,701 | $0 |
| Roy Blunt | R | MO | $2,290,174 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $1,142,457 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $361,400 | $0 |
| Roger Wicker | R | MS | $1,320,868 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $1,573,980 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $584,265 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $1,448,402 | $0 |
| Kay Hagan | D | NC | $432,195 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $154,450 | $0 |
| John Hoeven | R | ND | $534,700 | $0 |
| Mike Johanns | R | NE | $751,212 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $860,003 | $0 |
| Kelly Ayotte | R | NH | $735,310 | $0 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | NH | $394,936 | $0 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $456,263 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $1,623,119 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $106,350 | $0 |
| Tom Udall | D | NM | $393,515 | $0 |
| Dean Heller | R | NV | $1,247,942 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $1,790,770 | $0 |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | D | NY | $2,074,145 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $1,422,575 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $1,061,137 | $0 |
| Rob Portman | R | OH | $2,304,588 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $290,842 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $825,995 | $0 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | OR | $377,186 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $728,400 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $1,153,647 | $500 |
| Patrick Toomey | R | PA | $2,039,696 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $401,275 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $347,232 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $648,886 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $931,943 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $554,490 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $1,179,670 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $762,277 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $1,651,308 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $1,740,615 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $172,250 | $0 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $1,399,595 | $0 |
| Mike Lee | R | UT | $170,800 | $0 |
| Mark Warner | D | VA | $1,162,027 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $112,850 | $0 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $239,610 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $101,065 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $380,656 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $954,610 | $0 |
| Ron Johnson | R | WI | $774,688 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Manchin | D | WV | $1,081,883 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $655,724 | $0 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $828,943 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $278,900 | $0 |
