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S. 219 - Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act

Government operations and politics. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form. (by CRS) 
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The bill has been introduced. 
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Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act

S. 219 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form.
Other Titles
  • Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act
Sponsor
Jon Tester
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Government operations and politics
  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Government information and archives
  • Senate
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    Major Actions
    Introduced1/27/2011
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced1/27/2011
    1/27/2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
    4/25/2012Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

    Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

    support this bill

    Republican/Conservative$9,082,228
    Consumer groups$3,100
    $9,085,328

    oppose this bill

    Book, newspaper & periodical publishing$4,379,197
    $4,379,197

    Interest groups that support this bill gave 107% more as interest groups that oppose this bill

    13 Organizations Support and 1 Opposes; See Which Ones
    13 Organizations Support and 1 Opposes; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act

    13 organizations support this bill

    Campaign Finance Institute
    Rosenberg, Lisa (2011, June 9). Trendsetters Wanted. Retrieved June 9, 2011, from Sunlight Foundation.
    Campaign Legal Center
    Rosenberg, Lisa (2011, June 9). Trendsetters Wanted. Retrieved June 9, 2011, from Sunlight Foundation.
    Center for Responsive Politics
    Rosenberg, Lisa (2011, June 9). Trendsetters Wanted. Retrieved June 9, 2011, from Sunlight Foundation.
    Common Cause
    Rosenberg, Lisa (2011, June 9). Trendsetters Wanted. Retrieved June 9, 2011, from Sunlight Foundation.
    Fix Congress First
    Rosenberg, Lisa (2011, June 9). Trendsetters Wanted. Retrieved June 9, 2011, from Sunlight Foundation.
    Judicial Watch
    Rosenberg, Lisa (2011, June 9). Trendsetters Wanted. Retrieved June 9, 2011, from Sunlight Foundation.
    MapLight
    Rosenberg, Lisa (2011, June 9). Trendsetters Wanted. Retrieved June 9, 2011, from Sunlight Foundation.
    OMB Watch
    Rosenberg, Lisa (2011, June 9). Trendsetters Wanted. Retrieved June 9, 2011, from Sunlight Foundation.
    OpenTheGovernment.org
    Rosenberg, Lisa (2011, June 9). Trendsetters Wanted. Retrieved June 9, 2011, from Sunlight Foundation.
    Public Campaign
    Rosenberg, Lisa (2011, June 9). Trendsetters Wanted. Retrieved June 9, 2011, from Sunlight Foundation.
    Public Citizen
    Rosenberg, Lisa (2011, June 9). Trendsetters Wanted. Retrieved June 9, 2011, from Sunlight Foundation.
    Sunlight Foundation
    Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) (2011, January 27). Tester introduces legislation to bolster transparency in Senate campaigns. Retrieved March 17, 2011, from U.S. Senator Jon Tester.
    US PIRG
    Rosenberg, Lisa (2011, June 9). Trendsetters Wanted. Retrieved June 9, 2011, from Sunlight Foundation.

    1 organization oppose this bill

    New York Times
    EDITORIAL (2012, April 21). Bartelby Would Understand. New York Times. Retrieved April 23, 2012, from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opinion/sunday/bartleby-would-understand.html?emc=tnt&tntemail1=y.

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    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, July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2011.
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    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Support    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Oppose
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$500
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$76,833$27,849
    Kelly AyotteRNH$129,245$11,200
    John BarrassoRWY$23,900$2,000
    Max BaucusDMT$0$32,740
    Mark BegichDAK$0$41,000
    Michael BennetDCO$0$136,848
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$8,050
    Richard BlumenthalDCT$0$63,950
    Roy BluntRMO$221,886$43,975
    John BoozmanRAR$80,334$1,500
    Barbara BoxerDCA$0$174,209
    Scott BrownRMA$351,585$70,245
    Sherrod BrownDOH$0$81,294
    Richard BurrRNC$67,000$12,200
    Maria CantwellDWA$0$102,308
    Ben CardinDMD$2,850$34,170
    Tom CarperDDE$500$23,850
    Bob CaseyDPA$0$121,025
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$543,198$24,100
    Daniel CoatsRIN$93,500$9,100
    Tom CoburnROK$134,943$10,450
    William Thad CochranRMS$18,700$250
    Susan CollinsRME$153,283$57,088
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$3,500
    Chris CoonsDDE$0$13,700
    Bob CorkerRTN$186,101$66,524
    John CornynRTX$456,822$63,850
    Mike CrapoRID$200$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$383,470$9,750
    Dick DurbinDIL$0$58,625
    Mike EnziRWY$8,250$6,550
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$32,016
    Al FrankenDMN$0$258,990
    Kirsten GillibrandDNY$0$369,640
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$39,000$5,000
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$59,800$36,600
    Kay HaganDNC$0$28,700
    Tom HarkinDIA$0$28,150
    Orrin HatchRUT$35,966$20,600
    John HoevenRND$21,900$3,650
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$216,826$6,250
    Jim InhofeROK$157,925$19,200
    Dan InouyeDHI$0$10,100
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$45,450$18,400
    Mike JohannsRNE$69,396$1,000
    Ron JohnsonRWI$215,403$17,000
    Tim JohnsonDSD$0$7,350
    John KerryDMA$0$24,922
    Mark KirkRIL$425,250$55,350
    Amy KlobucharDMN$0$83,050
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$386,292$27,473
    Mary LandrieuDLA$0$64,700
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$0$60,875
    Patrick LeahyDVT$0$39,000
    Mike LeeRUT$48,796$5,300
    Carl LevinDMI$0$20,950
    Joe LiebermanICT$3,600$80,500
    Dick LugarRIN$250$13,650
    Joe ManchinDWV$0$1,000
    John McCainRAZ$221,423$55,500
    Claire McCaskillDMO$0$123,519
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$521,233$49,250
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$500$44,700
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$0$66,450
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$13,700
    Jerry MoranRKS$31,150$4,250
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$7,650$4,750
    Patty MurrayDWA$0$46,970
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$12,500
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$41,075
    Rand PaulRKY$289,485$8,800
    Rob PortmanROH$203,981$43,850
    Mark PryorDAR$500$21,345
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$12,200
    Harry ReidDNV$4,600$99,454
    Jim RischRID$231,059$2,400
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$175,199$14,002
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$38,700
    Marco RubioRFL$808,176$43,085
    Bernie SandersIVT$0$34,930
    Chuck SchumerDNY$0$144,450
    Jeff SessionsRAL$93,870$10,400
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$0$70,124
    Richard ShelbyRAL$5,700$7,800
    Olympia SnoweRME$31,850$18,200
    Debbie StabenowDMI$250$51,100
    Jon TesterDMT$0$53,050
    John ThuneRSD$333,142$18,150
    Patrick ToomeyRPA$1,078,456$21,133
    Mark UdallDCO$0$75,150
    Tom UdallDNM$0$101,688
    David VitterRLA$263,375$10,400
    Mark WarnerDVA$0$125,350
    Jim WebbDVA$0$82,735
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$82,250
    Roger WickerRMS$125,275$26,750
    Ron WydenDOR$0$47,221

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    		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Support    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Oppose
    		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$500
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$76,833$27,849
    		Kelly AyotteRNH$129,245$11,200
    		John BarrassoRWY$23,900$2,000
    		Max BaucusDMT$0$32,740
    		Mark BegichDAK$0$41,000
    		Michael BennetDCO$0$136,848
    		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$8,050
    		Richard BlumenthalDCT$0$63,950
    		Roy BluntRMO$221,886$43,975
    		John BoozmanRAR$80,334$1,500
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$0$174,209
    		Scott BrownRMA$351,585$70,245
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$0$81,294
    		Richard BurrRNC$67,000$12,200
    		Maria CantwellDWA$0$102,308
    		Ben CardinDMD$2,850$34,170
    		Tom CarperDDE$500$23,850
    		Bob CaseyDPA$0$121,025
    		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$543,198$24,100
    		Daniel CoatsRIN$93,500$9,100
    		Tom CoburnROK$134,943$10,450
    		William Thad CochranRMS$18,700$250
    		Susan CollinsRME$153,283$57,088
    		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$3,500
    		Chris CoonsDDE$0$13,700
    		Bob CorkerRTN$186,101$66,524
    		John CornynRTX$456,822$63,850
    		Mike CrapoRID$200$0
    		Jim DeMintRSC$383,470$9,750
    		Dick DurbinDIL$0$58,625
    		Mike EnziRWY$8,250$6,550
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$32,016
    		Al FrankenDMN$0$258,990
    		Kirsten GillibrandDNY$0$369,640
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$39,000$5,000
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$59,800$36,600
    		Kay HaganDNC$0$28,700
    		Tom HarkinDIA$0$28,150
    		Orrin HatchRUT$35,966$20,600
    		John HoevenRND$21,900$3,650
    		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$216,826$6,250
    		Jim InhofeROK$157,925$19,200
    		Dan InouyeDHI$0$10,100
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$45,450$18,400
    		Mike JohannsRNE$69,396$1,000
    		Ron JohnsonRWI$215,403$17,000
    		Tim JohnsonDSD$0$7,350
    		John KerryDMA$0$24,922
    		Mark KirkRIL$425,250$55,350
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$0$83,050
    		Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    		Jon KylRAZ$386,292$27,473
    		Mary LandrieuDLA$0$64,700
    		Frank LautenbergDNJ$0$60,875
    		Patrick LeahyDVT$0$39,000
    		Mike LeeRUT$48,796$5,300
    		Carl LevinDMI$0$20,950
    		Joe LiebermanICT$3,600$80,500
    		Dick LugarRIN$250$13,650
    		Joe ManchinDWV$0$1,000
    		John McCainRAZ$221,423$55,500
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$0$123,519
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$521,233$49,250
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$500$44,700
    		Jeff MerkleyDOR$0$66,450
    		Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$13,700
    		Jerry MoranRKS$31,150$4,250
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$7,650$4,750
    		Patty MurrayDWA$0$46,970
    		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$12,500
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$41,075
    		Rand PaulRKY$289,485$8,800
    		Rob PortmanROH$203,981$43,850
    		Mark PryorDAR$500$21,345
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$12,200
    		Harry ReidDNV$4,600$99,454
    		Jim RischRID$231,059$2,400
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$175,199$14,002
    		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$38,700
    		Marco RubioRFL$808,176$43,085
    		Bernie SandersIVT$0$34,930
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$0$144,450
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$93,870$10,400
    		Jeanne ShaheenDNH$0$70,124
    		Richard ShelbyRAL$5,700$7,800
    		Olympia SnoweRME$31,850$18,200
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$250$51,100
    		Jon TesterDMT$0$53,050
    		John ThuneRSD$333,142$18,150
    		Patrick ToomeyRPA$1,078,456$21,133
    		Mark UdallDCO$0$75,150
    		Tom UdallDNM$0$101,688
    		David VitterRLA$263,375$10,400
    		Mark WarnerDVA$0$125,350
    		Jim WebbDVA$0$82,735
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$82,250
    		Roger WickerRMS$125,275$26,750
    		Ron WydenDOR$0$47,221

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    		$ Donated
    		Republican/Conservative$9,082,228
    		Consumer groups$3,100

    Interest Groups that oppose this bill

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    		$ Donated
    		Book, newspaper & periodical publishing$4,379,197
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