Summary: Oversight of the Performance and Effectiveness of National Contracting Act of 2008 - States the policy of the U.S. government concerning the award of contracts or grants to companies organized in an offshore secrecy jurisdiction to avoid federal tax obligations. Prohibits such awards. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Secretary of the Treasury to adopt and revise regulations and guidance as necessary to effect this prohibition.Prohibits for one year (with exceptions) entry into or approval of any contract or subcontract with a company that files periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that has failed to certify the most recently due financial report as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.Prohibits award of a contract with an executive agency unless the contracting officer determines that the prospective contractor has a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics, including satisfactory compliance with the law (including tax, labor and employment, environmental, antitrust, and consumer protection laws).Prohibits entry into a covered contract (one in excess of $500,000 for the performance of functions closely associated with governmental functions) without a conflicts of interest clause described in this Act.Requires every contract that provides for award fees to link the fees to successful acquisition outcomes.Directs the Administrator of General Services to maintain a database of information regarding integrity and performance of persons awarded federal contracts and grants for use by federal officials having authority over contracts and grants.Requires the OMB Director to maintain on the USASpending.gov website specified details concerning contractors, including information about the types of work, personnel involved, prices, fees, and performance.Requires the Inspectors General of the Departments of Defense (DOD) and of Homeland Security to report to Congress on functions of the respective departments that are inherently governmental functions or closely associated with the performance of such functions and performed by contractor personnel. Requires the Secretaries of the departments to report plans for staffing such functions with department personnel and to incrementally increase staffing of such functions by their personnel.

oversight performance effectiveness national contracting act 2008_-_states policy government concerning award contracts grants companies organized offshore secrecy jurisdiction avoid federal tax obligations prohibits awards requires director office_of_management_and_budget omb secretary treasury adopt revise regulations guidance necessary effect prohibition prohibits year exceptions entry approval contract subcontract company files periodic reports securities exchange act failed certify recently financial report required sarbanes-oxley_act award contract executive agency contracting officer determines prospective contractor satisfactory record integrity business ethics including satisfactory compliance law including tax labor employment environmental antitrust consumer protection entry covered contract excess performance functions closely associated governmental functions conflicts interest clause described act requires contract provides award fees link fees successful acquisition outcomes directs administrator general_services maintain database information integrity performance persons awarded federal contracts grants use federal officials having authority contracts grants requires omb director maintain website specified details concerning contractors including information types work personnel involved prices fees performance requires inspectors general departments defense dod homeland_security report congress functions respective departments inherently governmental functions closely associated performance functions performed contractor personnel requires secretaries departments report plans staffing functions department personnel incrementally increase staffing functions personnel


Summary: Student Voter Opportunity To Encourage Registration Act of 2008 or the Student VOTER Act of 2008 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require states to designate federally-funded institutions of higher education as agencies for the registration of voters in federal elections. Requires such schools to provide mail voter registration application forms to students registering to enroll in their courses.

encourage registration act student voter act amends national voter registration act require states designate federally funded institutions higher education agencies registration voters federal elections requires schools provide mail voter registration application forms students registering enroll courses


Summary: Prohibits the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and their affiliates from making: (1) lobbying expenditures; (2) political contributions; or (3) contributions to any nonprofit tax-exempt organization.Declares that violating this Act shall constitute violation of federal law limiting the use of appropriated funds to influence certain federal contracting and financial transactions (thus, imposing the same penalties).

prohibits federal_national_mortgage_association fannie_mae federal_home_loan_mortgage_corporation freddie_mac affiliates making lobbying expenditures political contributions contributions nonprofit tax exempt organization declares violating act shall constitute violation federal law limiting use appropriated funds influence certain federal contracting financial transactions imposing penalties


Summary: Makes it unlawful to knowingly and intentionally sell or forge a ticket to a presidential inaugural ceremony or to use, unlawfully possess, or exhibit a forged ticket with the intent to defraud. Exempts the sale of tickets to a presidential inaugural ceremony that has already occurred. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to one year for violations.

makes unlawful knowingly intentionally sell ticket presidential ceremony use unlawfully possess exhibit forged ticket intent defraud exempts sale tickets presidential ceremony occurred imposes fine prison term year violations


Summary: Renders Treasury Notice 2008-83 (suspending restrictions on the offset of net operating losses and unrealized built-in losses against the taxable income of certain corporate entities that acquire or merge with other entities) null and void and of no effect.

renders treasury notice suspending restrictions offset net operating losses built losses taxable income certain corporate entities acquire merge entities null void effect


Summary: Accountability for Economic Rescue Assistance Act of 2008 - Prohibits recipients of emergency economic assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 or under the Federal Reserve Act, or any subsidiary, from using such funds for lobbying expenditures or political contributions.Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and publish corporate governance principles and ethical guidelines for recipients of such funds, including restrictions governing: (1) the hosting, sponsorship, or payments for conferences and events; (2) the use of corporate aircraft, travel accommodations, and travel expenditures; (3) expenses relating to office or facility renovations or relocations; and (4) expenses relating to entertainment, holiday parties, employee recognition events, or similar ancillary corporate expenses.Requires recipients of such funds to file quarterly reports and certifications with the Secretary, which shall be made publicly available online, and at no cost.Subjects violators of this Act to specified civil penalties.Makes any person who violates this Act ineligible to receive any future emergency economic assistance unless the Secretary determines that reasonable steps have been taken to bring actions into compliance with and to prevent future violations of this Act.

prohibits recipients emergency economic assistance troubled_asset_relief_program tarp emergency_economic_stabilization_act federal reserve act subsidiary funds lobbying expenditures political contributions requires secretary treasury develop publish corporate governance principles ethical guidelines recipients funds including restrictions governing hosting sponsorship payments conferences events use corporate aircraft travel accommodations travel expenditures expenses relating office facility renovations relocations expenses relating entertainment holiday parties employee recognition events similar ancillary corporate expenses requires recipients funds file quarterly reports certifications secretary shall publicly available online cost subjects violators act specified civil penalties makes person violates act ineligible receive future emergency economic assistance secretary determines reasonable steps taken bring actions compliance prevent future violations act


Summary: Lobbying, Ethics, and Earmarks Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007 - Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) with respect to lobbying disclosures reports, including electronic filing and mandatory free availability to the public over the Internet. Amends Rule XXXVII (Conflict of Interest) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to impose a one-year lobbying moratorium on departing Member or committee staff. Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to allow U.S. officers and employees assigned to an Indian tribe, and former U.S. officers and employees employed by Indian tribes, to act as agents or attorneys for, or appear on behalf of, such tribes in connection with any matter pending before any department, agency, court, or commission. Requires public disclosure by Members of Congress of employment negotiations. Amends Rule XXIII (Privilege of the Floor) to deny certain floor, gymnasium, and parking privileges to former Senators and Senators-elect, Secretaries, Sergeants at Arms of the Senate, and Speakers of the House if they: (1) are registered lobbyists or agents of a foreign principal; or (2) are in the employ of or represent any party or organization for the purpose of influencing, directly, or indirectly, the passage, defeat, or amendment of any legislative proposal. Declares that the market value of a flight by Members, officers, or employees of the House or Senate on an airplane not licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate for compensation or hire is the fair market value of a charter flight. Requires public disclosure of such flights. Requires increased disclosure of travel by Members of Congress. Requires the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and the Senate Select Committee on Ethics to develop and revise guidelines on reasonable expenses or expenditures for official government travel. Amends Rule XXXV (Gifts) to exclude gifts from lobbyists or agents of a foreign principal from the gift ban exceptions. Establishes the Senate Office of Public Integrity. Requires the Select Committee on Ethics to provide certain ethics training and awareness programs for Senators and staff. Amends Rule XVI (Appropriations and Amendments to General Appropriations Bills) to revise procedures for consideration of points of order on appropriations bills in the Senate. Amends LDA to require a recipient of federal funds to disclose any registered lobbyist to whom the recipient paid money to lobby on behalf of such funding. Prohibits a federal agency from obligating any funds made available in an appropriation Act to implement an earmark included in an accompanying report unless the earmark is also included in the Act. Amends Rule XXVIII (Conference Committee; Reports; Open Meetings) to make it out of order to consider a conference report containing certain matter not committed to the conferees by either chamber, or not available to all Members and the general public on the Internet for at least 48 hours before its consideration. Amends Rule XVI to prohibit consideration of an appropriation bill or amendment between the chambers which includes unauthorized appropriations unless accompanied by a detailed listing of such appropriations and their proponents. Specifies conditions under which the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate shall recognize a notice of intent of a member of their caucus to object to proceeding to a measure or matter.

lobbying ethics accountability act amends lobbying disclosure act lda respect lobbying disclosures reports including electronic filing mandatory free availability public internet amends rule standing rules senate impose year lobbying moratorium departing member committee staff amends indian_self-determination_and_education assistance act allow officers employees assigned indian tribe officers employees employed indian tribes act agents attorneys appear behalf tribes connection matter pending department agency court commission requires public disclosure members congress employment negotiations privilege floor deny certain floor parking privileges senators senators elect secretaries sergeants arms senate speakers house registered lobbyists agents foreign principal employ represent party organization purpose influencing directly indirectly passage defeat amendment legislative proposal declares market value flight members officers employees house senate airplane licensed federal_aviation_administration faa operate compensation hire fair market value charter flight requires public disclosure flights requires increased disclosure travel members congress requires develop revise guidelines reasonable expenses expenditures official government travel amends rule gifts exclude gifts lobbyists agents foreign principal gift ban exceptions establishes requires select committee ethics provide certain ethics training awareness programs senators staff amends rule xvi appropriations amendments general appropriations bills revise procedures consideration points order appropriations bills senate amends lda require recipient federal funds disclose registered lobbyist recipient paid money lobby behalf funding prohibits federal agency obligating funds available appropriation act implement earmark included accompanying report earmark included act amends rule reports order consider conference report containing certain matter committed chamber available members general public internet hours consideration amends rule xvi prohibit consideration appropriation bill amendment chambers includes unauthorized appropriations accompanied detailed listing appropriations specifies conditions majority minority leaders senate shall recognize notice intent member caucus object proceeding measure matter


Summary: Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2009 - Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility. Requires the chief correctional officer of each state to inform convicted felons within 30 days after their release of their right to vote in elections for federal office and the date of the next election in which they are eligible to vote. Provides for enforcement and remedies for violations of this Act. Specifies that: (1) nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a state from enacting any state law that affords the right to vote in any election for federal office on terms less restrictive than those terms established by this Act; and (2) the rights and remedies established by this Act shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, and shall not supersede, restrict, or limit the application of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 or the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

declares right citizen vote election federal office shall denied individual convicted criminal offense time election individual serving felony sentence correctional institution facility requires chief correctional officer state inform convicted felons days release right vote elections federal office date election eligible vote provides enforcement remedies violations act specifies act shall construed prohibit state enacting state law affords right vote election federal office terms restrictive terms established act rights remedies established act shall addition rights remedies provided law shall supersede restrict limit application voting rights act


Summary: Public Official Accountability Act - Amends the federal criminal code to provide for a two-year increase in the prison sentence of public officials convicted of any crime: (1) committed during the course of official duty and intended to enrich such officials; and (2) involving bribery, fraud, extortion, or theft of public funds greater than $10,000.

public official accountability act amends federal criminal code provide year increase prison sentence public officials convicted crime committed course official duty intended enrich officials involving bribery fraud extortion theft public funds greater


Summary: Caging Prohibition Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit state or local election officials from preventing an individual from registering or voting in any election for federal office, or from permitting a formal challenge under state law to an individual's registration status or eligibility to vote, if the basis for such decision is evidence consisting of: (1) a voter caging document or voter caging list; (2) an unverified match list; (3) an error or omission on voter application or registration documents that is not material to an individual's eligibility to vote; or (4) any other evidence so designated by the Election Assistance Commission. Defines "voter caging document" as: (1) a nonforwardable document that is returned to the sender or a third party as undelivered or undeliverable despite an attempt to deliver it to the address of a registered voter or applicant; or (2) any document with instructions to an addressee that the document be returned to a sender or third party but is not so returned, despite an attempt to deliver it to the address of a registered voter, unless at least two federal election cycles have passed since the date of the attempted delivery.Defines "unverified match list" as a list produced by matching the information of registered voters or applicants to a list of individuals ineligible to vote in the registrar's jurisdiction due to death, conviction, change of address, or otherwise, unless one of the pieces of information matched includes a signature, photograph, or unique identifying number ensuring that the information from each source refers to the same individual. Requires any private individual who challenges the right of another citizen to vote to set forth in writing, under penalty of perjury, personal, first-hand knowledge establishing the grounds for ineligibility.

prohibition act amends federal criminal code prohibit state local election officials preventing individual registering voting election federal office permitting formal challenge state law individual registration status eligibility vote basis decision evidence consisting voter document voter list unverified match list error omission voter application registration documents material individual eligibility vote evidence designated election_assistance_commission defines voter document document returned sender party despite attempt deliver address registered voter applicant document instructions addressee document returned sender party returned despite attempt deliver address registered voter federal election cycles passed date attempted delivery defines unverified match list list produced matching information registered voters applicants list individuals ineligible vote registrar jurisdiction death conviction change address pieces information matched includes signature photograph unique identifying number ensuring information source refers individual requires private individual challenges right citizen vote set forth writing penalty perjury personal hand knowledge establishing grounds ineligibility


Summary: Presidential Signing Statements Act of 2009 - Requires the President to transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary, and to the Senate Majority Leader each signing statement that declares or insinuates the President's intention to disregard provisions of any bill he has signed into law because he believes it is unconstitutional. Requires the President, on the same day that he signs such statement, to transmit it to the Librarian of Congress who shall place it on the Thomas Web site administered by the Library with all other such statements during that Congress. Requires the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, or White House Counsel to testify before such congressional committees at the behest of any single Member of either committee to explain the meaning and justification of every presidential signing statement covered by this Act. Prohibits executive privilege from being recognized as a valid basis for refusing to appear or refusing to answer a question pertinent to the legal reasoning behind a signing statement or its legal ramifications. Bars authorization or expenditure of federal funds to implement any law accompanied by a presidential signing statement noncompliant with this Act.

presidential signing statements act requires president transmit speaker house_of_representatives chairmen house senate committees judiciary senate majority leader signing statement declares president intention disregard provisions bill signed law believes unconstitutional requires president day signs statement transmit librarian congress shall place thomas web site administered library statements congress requires attorney general deputy attorney general white_house counsel testify congressional committees single member committee explain meaning justification presidential signing statement covered act prohibits executive privilege recognized valid basis refusing appear refusing answer question pertinent legal reasoning signing statement legal ramifications bars authorization expenditure federal funds implement law accompanied presidential signing statement noncompliant act


Summary: Let the People Decide Clean Campaign Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to set forth specified expenditure limitations for House of Representatives general elections. Permits additional expenditures by eligible major party, third party, and independent candidates. Establishes in the Treasury the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund, which shall provide public funding for House candidates' expenditures. Authorizes certain additional amounts from state and national party committees. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) authorize taxpayers to designate specified overpayments and contributions for the Fund; and (2) increase corporate tax rates on taxable income above $10 million, and require payment of the amounts received by reason of such increase to the Fund. Amends FECA to: (1) ban independent expenditures in House elections; (2) ban the use of nonfederal funds for certain disbursements; and (3) set forth specified House limitations for expenditures for elections other than general elections.

let people decide clean campaign act amends federal election campaign act feca set forth specified expenditure limitations house_of_representatives general elections permits additional expenditures eligible major party party independent candidates establishes treasury grassroots good citizenship fund shall provide public funding house candidates expenditures authorizes certain additional amounts state national party committees amends internal revenue code authorize taxpayers designate specified overpayments contributions fund increase corporate tax rates taxable income million require payment amounts received reason increase fund amends feca ban independent expenditures house elections ban use nonfederal funds certain disbursements set forth specified house limitations expenditures elections general elections


Summary: Critical Election Infrastructure Act of 2009 - Directs the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to make grants to eligible states to carry out election administration improvement plans to promote efficiency and fairness in the operation of polling places in federal elections (including early voting sites), which may include: (1) acquisition of additional voting systems and equipment; (2) improved training of election administration officials; and (3) allocation of additional election administration officials to polling places serving greater numbers of voters.

critical election infrastructure act directs election_assistance_commission eac grants eligible states carry election administration improvement plans promote efficiency fairness operation polling places federal elections including early voting sites include acquisition additional voting systems equipment improved training election administration officials allocation additional election administration officials polling places serving greater numbers voters


Summary: Weekend Voting Act - Amends the Revised Statutes with respect to the time of election to establish the first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November, in every even numbered year, as the days for the election, in each state and territory, of Delegates to, or Members of, Congress. Amends federal law with respect to presidential elections and vacancies to establish the first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November, in every fourth year, as the days for the election of the President and Vice President of the United States. Amends such federal laws to establish the same polling place hours in the United States for both congressional and presidential elections, namely from 10:00 a.m. EST on Saturday till 6:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, with polls allowed to close between the hours of 10:00 p.m. local time on Saturday and 6:00 a.m. local time on Sunday as provided by the law of the state in which the polling place is located.

weekend voting act amends revised statutes respect time election establish saturday sunday friday november numbered year days election state territory delegates members congress amends federal law respect presidential elections vacancies establish saturday sunday friday november fourth year days election president vice president united_states amends federal laws establish polling place hours united_states congressional presidential elections est saturday till est sunday polls allowed close hours local time saturday local time sunday provided law state polling place located


Summary: Federal Election Integrity Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it unlawful for a chief state election administration official to take active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for federal office over which the official has supervisory authority. Waives application of this Act if the chief state election administration official himself or herself, or an immediate family member, is a candidate. States that the budgetary effects of this Act, for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, provided that such statement has been submitted before the vote on passage.

amends federal election campaign act unlawful chief state election administration official active political management political campaign respect election federal office official supervisory authority waives application act chief state election administration official immediate family member candidate states budgetary effects act compliance statutory pay act shall determined reference latest statement titled budgetary effects paygo legislation act provided statement submitted vote passage


Summary: Citizen Involvement in Campaigns Act of 2009- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a $200 tax credit ($400 for joint returns) for contributions to a candidate for federal elective public office or to the national committee of a national political party; and (2) a tax deduction (available to taxpayers who do not itemize deductions) for such political contributions up to $600 ($1,200 for joint returns).

campaigns act amends internal revenue code allow tax credit joint returns contributions candidate federal elective public office national committee national political party tax deduction available taxpayers itemize deductions political contributions joint returns


Summary: Executive Accountability Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the President or any officer or employee of the executive branch from knowingly and willfully misleading Congress for the purpose of gaining Congress's support for the use of the Armed Forces of the United States by: (1) falsifying, concealing, or covering up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; (2) making any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or (3) making or using any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry. Makes such offense punishable by a fine and up to 10 years' imprisonment. Suspends the running of any statute of limitations applicable to such offense until the end of the term of the President in office at the time the offense is committed. Requires a referral to the Attorney General of any resolution passed by either house of Congress finding that a violation of this Act has occurred.

executive accountability act amends federal criminal code prohibit president officer employee executive branch knowingly willfully misleading congress purpose gaining congress support use falsifying concealing covering scheme device material fact making materially false fictitious fraudulent statement representation making false writing document knowing contain materially false fictitious fraudulent statement entry makes offense punishable fine years imprisonment suspends running statute limitations applicable offense end term president office time offense committed requires referral attorney general resolution passed house congress finding violation act occurred


Summary: Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election to federal office to: (1) designate an individual for each of a candiate's authorized campaign committees who will be authorized to disburse funds of the committee in the event of the candidate's death; and (2) designate another individual to carry out the responsibilities of the designated individual in the event of the death or incapacity of the designated individual or the designated individual's unwillingness to carry out the responsibilities. Prescribes procedures for filing and revoking such a designation. Permits the filing of a designation to contain the candidate's instructions regarding the disbursement of funds.

amends federal_election_campaign_act permit candidates election federal office designate individual authorized campaign committees authorized disburse funds committee event candidate death designate individual carry responsibilities designated individual event death incapacity designated individual designated individual unwillingness carry responsibilities prescribes procedures filing revoking designation permits filing designation contain candidate instructions disbursement funds


Summary: Ethical and Legal Elections for Congressional Transitions Act - Requires states to hold special elections when a vacancy occurs in the office of U.S. Senator for the state. Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reimburse the states for a portion of special election costs.

congressional transitions act requires states hold special elections vacancy occurs office senator state amends help_america_vote_act reimburse states portion special election costs


Summary: Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the principal campaign committee of a candidate for election to the Office of President to include with the committee's statement of organization a copy of the candidate's birth certificate, together with such other documentation as may be necessary to establish that the candidate meets the qualifications for eligibility to the Office of President under the Constitution.

amends federal_election_campaign_act require principal campaign committee candidate election include committee statement organization copy candidate birth certificate documentation necessary establish candidate meets qualifications eligibility constitution


Summary: Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of an individual to cast a vote in federal elections by mail, except for purposes of obtaining signature verification for acceptance and processing of a submitted ballot, or to the extent that it imposes a deadline for requesting the ballot and returning it to the appropriate state or local election official.

universal right vote mail act amends help america vote act prohibit state imposing additional conditions requirements eligibility individual cast vote federal elections mail purposes obtaining signature verification acceptance processing submitted ballot extent imposes deadline requesting ballot returning appropriate state local election official


Summary: Fixing the Federal Voting Assistance Program Act of 2009 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require the presidential designee responsible for carrying out federal functions under the Act to have experience in election administration and be approved by the Senate. Establishes the Overseas Voting Advisory Board to conduct studies and issue reports with respect to various issues, including the ability of U.S. citizens who reside outside of the United States to register to vote and vote in elections for public office.

fixing amends uniformed overseas citizens absentee voting act require presidential designee responsible carrying federal functions act experience election administration approved senate establishes overseas voting advisory board conduct studies issue reports respect issues including ability citizens reside outside united_states register vote vote elections public office


Summary: Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2009 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) to direct states to ensure the availability of the Internet for online voter registration. Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to direct the appropriate state or local election official to ensure the availability of the Internet for updating voter registration information. Amends NVRA to allow a voter registration applicant to provide his or her email address on the appropriate form to receive voting information. Requires states to consider an applicant to have provided a valid voter registration form if he or she has provided all necessary information to demonstrate eligibility to vote. Allows a state to use a HAVA requirements payment to carry out the new NVRA requirements imposed by this Act.

amends national voter registration act direct states ensure availability internet online voter registration amends help_america_vote_act hava direct appropriate state local election official ensure availability internet updating voter registration information amends allow voter registration applicant provide email address appropriate form receive voting information requires states consider applicant provided valid voter registration form provided necessary information demonstrate eligibility vote allows state use hava requirements payment carry new requirements imposed act


Summary: Student Voter Opportunity To Encourage Registration Act of 2009 or the Student VOTER Act of 2009 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require states to designate federally-funded institutions of higher education as agencies for the registration of voters in federal elections. Requires such schools to provide mail voter registration application forms to students registering to enroll in their courses.

encourage registration act student voter act amends national voter registration act require states designate federally funded institutions higher education agencies registration voters federal elections requires schools provide mail voter registration application forms students registering enroll courses


Summary: Fair Elections Now Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) with respect to: (1) eligibility and qualifying contribution requirements and benefits of fair elections financing of House of Representatives election campaigns; (2) establishment of a Fair Elections Fund; (3) eligibility for Fund allocations; (4) contribution and expenditure requirements; (5) a public debate requirement; (6) certification of whether or not a federal election candidate is a participating candidate; (7) benefits for participating candidates; (8) matching payments for qualified small dollar contributions; (9) political advertising vouchers; (10) establishment of a Fair Elections Oversight Board; (11) civil penalties for violation of contribution and expenditure requirements; (12) prohibition of joint fundraising committees with any political committee other than a candidate's authorized committee; and (13) a specified limitation on coordinated expenditures by political party committees with participating candidates. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the deposit into the Fair Elections Fund of 10% of the proceeds from competitive auctions for recovered analog spectrum. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow for designation of a certain amount of income tax liability to the Fair Elections Fund. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to: (1) prohibit the preemption of the use of a broadcasting station by a legally qualified House candidate who has purchased and paid for such use; (2) revise Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authority to revoke licenses for broadcasting stations who fail to provide access to House candidates; and (3) revise the formula for determining reduced broadcast rates for participating candidates in certain circumstances. Directs the FCC to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish a standardized form to be used by broadcasting stations to record and report the purchase of advertising time by or on behalf of a candidate for nomination for election, or for election, to federal elective office. Amends FECA to: (1) empower the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to petition the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to appeal a civil action; (2) require all designations, statements, and reports required to be filed under FECA to be filed directly with the FEC, and in computer-accessible electronic form; and (3) reduce from 48 to 24 hours after their receipt the deadline for the FEC to make designations, statements, reports, or notifications available to the public in the FEC office and on the Internet.

fair elections act amends federal election campaign act feca respect eligibility qualifying contribution requirements benefits fair elections financing house_of_representatives election campaigns establishment fair_elections_fund eligibility fund allocations contribution expenditure requirements public debate requirement certification federal election candidate participating candidate benefits participating candidates matching payments qualified small dollar contributions political advertising vouchers establishment fair elections oversight board civil penalties violation contribution expenditure requirements prohibition joint fundraising committees political committee candidate authorized committee specified limitation coordinated expenditures political party committees participating candidates amends communications act require deposit fair_elections_fund proceeds competitive auctions recovered analog spectrum amends internal revenue code allow designation certain income tax liability fair_elections_fund amends communications act prohibit preemption use broadcasting station legally qualified house candidate purchased paid use revise federal_communications_commission fcc authority revoke licenses broadcasting stations fail provide access house candidates revise formula determining reduced broadcast rates participating candidates certain circumstances directs fcc initiate rulemaking proceeding establish standardized form broadcasting stations record report purchase advertising time behalf candidate nomination election election federal elective office amends feca empower federal_election_commission fec petition writ certiorari appeal civil action require designations statements reports required filed feca filed directly fec computer accessible electronic form reduce hours receipt deadline fec designations statements reports notifications available public fec office internet


Summary: Clean Law for Earmark Accountability Reform Act or the CLEAR Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit an authorized committee of a candidate who is a Member of Congress from accepting contributions from any entity for which the candidate sought a congressional earmark, or from any senior executive of such an entity, or any lobbyist for whom the entity was a client. Prohibits the acceptance of any contribution from a separate segregated fund established and administered by a corporation or labor organization if the Member sought a congressional earmark for the corporation.

clean law earmark accountability reform act clear act amends federal election campaign act prohibit authorized committee candidate member congress accepting contributions entity candidate sought congressional earmark senior executive entity lobbyist entity client prohibits acceptance contribution separate segregated fund established administered corporation labor organization member sought congressional earmark corporation


Summary: Clean Money, Clean Elections Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) with respect to: (1) eligibility and qualifying contribution requirements, seed money limits, and benefits of clean election financing of House election campaigns; (2) establishment of a House Clean Elections Fund; (3) eligibility for Fund allocations as well as such allocations; (4) a seed money contribution requirement; (5) contribution and expenditure requirements; (6) certification of whether or not a federal election candidate is a clean money candidate; (7) benefits for participating candidates; (8) payment of fair fight funds; (9) administration of the House Clean Elections System; (10) reporting requirements for nonparticipating candidates; (11) modification of electioneering communication reporting requirements; (12) limitation on coordinated expenditures by political party committees with participating candidates; and (13) treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit for voluntary donations to the House Clean Elections Fund. Establishes the Clean Elections Review Commission. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to entitle clean money candidates to receive specified free broadcast time and reduced broadcast rates in certain circumstances. Amends federal postal law to prohibit franked mass mailings by Members of Congress (except public meeting notices) during the 90 days before primary and general election periods, unless they are not candidates for re-election to any other federal office. Amends FECA to: (1) empower the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to petition the U.S. Supreme Court for a proceeding on certiorari; and (2) reduce from 48 to 24 hours the deadline for electronic filing with the FEC of reports by each political committee of contributions received within 90 days before an election.

clean elections act amends federal_election_campaign_act feca respect eligibility qualifying contribution requirements seed money limits benefits clean election financing house election campaigns establishment eligibility fund allocations allocations seed money contribution requirement contribution expenditure requirements certification federal election candidate clean money candidate benefits participating candidates payment fair fight funds administration reporting requirements nonparticipating candidates modification electioneering communication reporting requirements limitation coordinated expenditures political party committees participating candidates treatment coordinated expenditures contributions amends internal revenue code provide tax credit voluntary donations establishes amends communications act entitle clean money candidates receive specified free broadcast time reduced broadcast rates certain circumstances amends federal postal law prohibit mass mailings members congress public meeting notices days primary general election periods candidates election federal office amends feca empower federal_election_commission fec petition proceeding certiorari reduce hours deadline electronic filing fec reports political committee contributions received days election


Summary: Military and Overseas Voting Enhancement Act - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require states to accept and process absentee ballots of overseas uniformed services and civilian voters submitted by the voter to a provider of express mail no later than the day before election day for transmission to the appropriate state election official, as long as the ballot is received within 10 days after the election. Requires the Presidential designee to reimburse overseas uniformed services voters for the costs of using a provider of express mail services to transmit the ballot to the official.

military overseas voting enhancement act amends uniformed overseas citizens absentee voting act require states accept process absentee ballots overseas uniformed services civilian voters submitted voter provider express mail later day election day transmission appropriate state election official long ballot received days election requires presidential designee reimburse overseas uniformed services voters costs provider express mail services transmit ballot official


Summary: Financial Disclosure Integrity Act - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require the annual financial disclosure reports of certain federal officers and employees to include mortgages secured by real properties which are the personal residences of the reporting individuals or their spouses. Requires the reporting of any liability consisting of such a mortgage to include applicable interest rate payments during the preceding calendar year and the number of years (or portions) remaining on the mortgage. Requires in the financial report a brief description, the date, and category of value of any purchase, sale, or exchange of such a property during a preceding calendar year.

financial disclosure integrity act amends ethics government act require annual financial disclosure reports certain federal officers employees include mortgages secured real properties personal residences reporting individuals spouses requires reporting liability consisting mortgage include applicable interest rate payments preceding calendar year number years portions remaining mortgage requires financial report brief description date category value purchase sale exchange property preceding calendar year


Summary: Provides that the prohibition against a state or local officer or employee being a candidate for elective office shall not apply to any local government office of an area with a population of less than 100,000.

provides prohibition state local officer employee candidate elective office shall apply local government office area population


Summary: Voters' Right to Know Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require any person conducting a federal election phone bank (except through non-political general media facilities) to report to the Federal Election Commission specified information about phone bank costs, funding sources, household contacts, and questions asked or information provided to respondents. Limits such requirement to projects contacting at least 1,500 households during the 25 days before a federal election.

voters right know act amends federal_election_campaign_act require person conducting federal election phone bank non political general media facilities report federal_election_commission specified information phone bank costs funding sources household contacts questions asked information provided respondents limits requirement projects contacting households days federal election


Summary: Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to: (1) require states to accept and process, with respect to any election for federal office, any otherwise valid voter registration application, absentee ballot application, and absentee ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter without any requirement for notarization of the document; and (2) permit the submittal of the official post card form (for simultaneous voter registration application and absentee ballot application) by electronic means. Expresses the sense of Congress concerning encouragement by states and the Department of Defense (DOD) of the use of electronic means to submit absentee ballots.

amends uniformed overseas citizens absentee voting act require states accept process respect election federal office valid voter registration application absentee ballot application absentee ballot submitted absent uniformed services voter requirement document permit submittal official post card form simultaneous voter registration application absentee ballot application electronic means expresses sense congress concerning encouragement states department_of_defense dod use electronic means submit absentee ballots


Summary: Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2009 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to revise requirements for the audit capacity of voting systems, particularly those for a permanent paper record. Requires the voting system to require the use of an individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballot of the voter's vote that shall be marked and made available for inspection by the voter before the voter's vote is cast and counted, and which shall be counted by hand or read by an optical scanner or other counting device. Requires the voting system to provide the voter with an opportunity to correct any system-made error in the voter-verified paper ballot before it is permanently preserved. Requires each paper ballot used to be: (1) suitable for a manual audit; and (2) counted by hand in any recount or audit conducted with respect to any federal election. Sets forth a special rule for treatment of disputes when paper ballots have been shown to be compromised. Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to make grants to eligible entities to study, test, and develop accessible ballot voting, verification, and casting mechanisms and devices and best practices to enhance the accessibility of paper ballot voting and verification mechanisms for individuals with disabilities, for voters whose primary language is not English, and for voters with difficulties in literacy. Specifies additional voting system requirements and prohibitions. Requires the NSF Director to make grants to eligible entities to conduct research on the development of election-dedicated voting system software. Makes available additional funding to enable states to meet the costs of the requirements imposed by this Act. Provides for complaints to the Attorney General by persons aggrieved by violations of HAVA. Requires each state to administer audits of federal election results, without advance notice to the precincts selected, consisting of random hand counts of the voter-verified paper ballots. Makes an exception from this requirement for elections in which the winning candidate had no opponent or received 80% or more of the vote total. Prescribes requirements for determination of the number of ballots counted under the audit. Prescribes the process for administering audits. Requires the Election Auditor of a state, as soon as practicable after the completion of an audit, to submit the results to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) for publication. Prohibits certification of the results of any election until completion of audits. Provides for payments to states for the costs of conducting audits. Exempts from this Act any election for which a recount under state law will commence before certification of the election results. Repeals the EAC's exemption from certain federal government contracting requirements.

increased accessibility act amends help america vote act hava revise requirements audit capacity voting systems particularly permanent paper record requires voting system require use individual durable voter verified paper ballot voter vote shall marked available inspection voter voter vote cast counted shall counted hand read optical counting device requires voting system provide voter opportunity correct system error voter verified paper ballot permanently preserved requires paper ballot suitable manual audit counted hand recount audit conducted respect federal election sets forth special rule treatment disputes paper ballots shown compromised requires director national_science_foundation nsf grants eligible entities study test develop accessible ballot voting verification casting mechanisms devices best practices enhance accessibility paper ballot voting verification mechanisms individuals disabilities voters primary language english voters difficulties literacy specifies additional voting system requirements prohibitions requires nsf director grants eligible entities conduct research development election dedicated voting system software makes available additional funding enable states meet costs requirements imposed act provides complaints attorney general persons aggrieved violations hava requires state administer audits federal election results advance notice precincts selected consisting random hand counts voter verified paper ballots makes exception requirement elections winning candidate opponent received vote total prescribes requirements determination number ballots counted audit prescribes process administering audits requires election auditor state soon practicable completion audit submit results election_assistance_commission eac publication prohibits certification results election completion audits provides payments states costs conducting audits exempts act election recount state law commence certification election results repeals eac exemption certain federal government contracting requirements


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal provisions providing for the use of funds from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund for presidential nominating conventions.

amends internal revenue code repeal provisions providing use funds presidential_election_campaign_fund presidential nominating conventions


Summary: Military Voters' Equal Access to Voter Registration Act of 2009 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require designating direct each Secretary of a military department to designate an office on each Armed Forces installation to ensure that certain individuals are provided the opportunity to register to vote in federal elections, update voter registrations, and request absentee ballots under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. Designates as those individuals those who are: (1) members of the Armed Forces and are undergoing a permanent change of duty station, deploying overseas for at least 6 months, returning from an overseas deployment of at least 6 months, or requests assistance related to voter registration; and (2) are dependents of members of the Armed Forces, request assistance, and are at least 18 years old. Considers an office so designated to be a voter registration agency for all purposes of the Act. Requires informing Armed Forces members and their dependents of the assistance available under this Act.

military voters equal access voter registration act amends national voter registration act require designating direct secretary military department designate office armed_forces installation ensure certain individuals provided opportunity register vote federal elections update voter registrations request absentee ballots uniformed overseas citizens absentee voting act designates individuals members armed_forces undergoing permanent change duty station deploying overseas months returning overseas deployment months requests assistance related voter registration dependents members armed_forces request assistance years old considers office designated voter registration agency purposes act requires informing armed_forces members dependents assistance available act


Summary: State Ethics Law Protection Act of 2010 - Considers a state transportation department not to have violated federal contract requirements for the construction of a federal-aid highway project solely because the state in which such department is located, or a local government within that state, has in effect a law or order that limits the amount of money an individual or entity doing business with a state or local agency with respect to such a project may contribute to a political party, campaign, or elected official (pay to play).

considers state transportation department violated federal contract requirements construction federal aid highway project solely state department located local government state effect law order limits money individual entity business state local agency respect project contribute political party campaign elected official pay play


Summary: Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state or local election official from accepting a challenge to an individual's eligibility to register to vote in an election for federal office in a jurisdition or to vote in an election for federal office in a jurisdiction if the challenge is not based on good cause. Declares that a challenge is not based on good cause if it is based on residence in property subject to foreclosure proceedings or in an area damaged by hurricane or other major disaster.

amends help_america_vote_act prohibit state local election official accepting challenge individual eligibility register vote election federal office vote election federal office jurisdiction challenge based good cause declares challenge based good cause based residence property subject foreclosure proceedings area damaged hurricane major disaster


Summary: Provisional Ballot Fairness in Counting Act of 2009 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to revise requirements for the treatment of provisional ballots in federal elections. Prohibits any election recount until all provisional votes have been counted. Requires the chief state election official, in determining whether to count a provisional vote, to review not only official registered voter lists but also any information an individual voter submitted during the registration process. Requires a provisional ballot in a federal election to be treated as a voter registration application if it is rejected on the ground that the individual is not registered to vote in the election.

counting act amends help america vote act revise requirements treatment provisional ballots federal elections prohibits election recount provisional votes counted requires chief state election official determining count provisional vote review official registered voter lists information individual voter submitted registration process requires provisional ballot federal election treated voter registration application rejected ground individual registered vote election


Summary: Restoring Confidence Through Smarter Campaigns Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit expenditures by candidates for the House of Representatives to $500,000 during the election cycle ($250,000 for a primary election and $250,000 for a general election). Sets at $250,000 the maximum amount of expenditures which may be made for a runoff election ($125,000 for a primary runoff election and $125,000 for a general runoff election). Excludes from such limits expenditures for legal services. Provides for indexing such amounts for inflation.

restoring confidence smarter campaigns act amends federal election campaign act limit expenditures candidates house_of_representatives election cycle primary election general election sets maximum expenditures runoff election primary runoff election general runoff election excludes limits expenditures legal services provides indexing amounts inflation


Summary: Transparency and Executive Accountability Act - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require individuals subject to financial disclosure filing requirements by virtue of an appointment to a position in the Executive Office of the President to file required reports with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics (curently, with the ethics official of the individual's employing agency).

transparency executive accountability act amends ethics government act require individuals subject financial disclosure filing requirements virtue appointment position executive_office president file required reports director office_of_government_ethics ethics official individual employing agency


Summary: Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and expenditures in federal elections by multicandidate political committees or separate segregated funds sponsored by foreign-controlled corporations and associations (at least 50% owned by a non-U.S. citizen or foreign national). Sets forth ownership and operating fund reporting requirements. Prohibits a foreign national from participating in the decision-making process of any person's election-related activities (such as those of a corporation, labor organization, or political committee). Establishes within the Federal Election Commission a clearinghouse of existing public information regarding the political activities of foreign principals and agents of foreign principals. Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to: (1) revise foreign agents' supplemental reporting requirements; and (2) provide civil penalties for specified reporting violations.

ethics foreign lobbying act amends federal_election_campaign_act prohibit contributions expenditures federal elections multicandidate political committees separate segregated funds sponsored foreign controlled corporations associations owned citizen foreign national sets forth ownership operating fund reporting requirements prohibits foreign national participating decision making process person election related activities corporation labor organization political committee establishes federal_election_commission clearinghouse existing public information political activities foreign principals agents foreign principals amends foreign agents registration act amended revise foreign agents supplemental reporting requirements provide civil penalties specified reporting violations


Summary: Makes any person or entity that received compensation for campaign-related work during the 2008 election cycle ineligible to receive, either directly or indirectly, any funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Requires such person or entity to return the ARRA funds, with interest, to the Secretary of the Treasury to be deposited into the General Fund for deficit reduction only.

makes person entity received compensation campaign related work election cycle ineligible receive directly indirectly funds american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act arra requires person entity return arra funds interest secretary treasury deposited general_fund deficit reduction


Summary: Business Should Mind Its Own Business Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose on corporations a 500% excise tax on the total amount of their campaign contributions and electioneering communications on behalf of a candidate for federal office. Denies such corporations a tax deduction for payment of such taxes.

business mind business act amends internal revenue code impose corporations excise tax total campaign contributions electioneering communications behalf candidate federal office denies corporations tax deduction payment taxes


Summary: Applies the antitrust laws to a political committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 which is established and administered by a separate segregated fund of a corporation. Prohibits any such political committee for multiple legal entities in the same business.

applies antitrust laws political committee federal election campaign act established administered separate segregated fund corporation prohibits political committee multiple legal entities business


Summary: End Political Kickbacks Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit: (1) for-profit recipients of federal funds from making contributions to any political party, committee, or candidate for public office, or to any person for any political purpose or use; and (2) any person knowingly to solicit such a contribution from any such entity, or for the entity to solicit such a contribution from its employees. Limits to $1,000, indexed for inflation, the amount of contributions any employee of a for-profit recipient of federal funds may make during any calendar year.

end political kickbacks act amends federal_election_campaign_act prohibit profit recipients federal funds making contributions political party committee candidate public office person political purpose use person knowingly solicit contribution entity entity solicit contribution employees limits indexed inflation contributions employee profit recipient federal funds calendar year


Summary: Responsible Online Voter Empowerment Act of 2010 - Directs the Election Assistance Commission to reimburse each eligible state for the costs incurred in establishing, if it so chooses, an online voter registration program meeting specified requirements.

responsible online voter empowerment act directs election_assistance_commission reimburse eligible state costs incurred establishing chooses online voter registration program meeting specified requirements


Summary: Federal None of the Above Act of 2010 - Requires in each election for federal office for inclusion on the ballot after the names of all candidates a separate line for "None of the Above." Requires a new election within 30 days if "None of the Above" receives the most votes.

federal act requires election federal office inclusion ballot names candidates separate line requires new election days receives votes


Summary: National Advisory Voter Initiative Act of 2010 - Grants the people, subject to specified voting qualifications, the right to: (1) propose any law which the Congress has authority to pass; and (2) propose the repeal of any provision of law passed by Congress which has become law. Outlines the procedure for the people to exercise such right through petition and state vote. Provides that, if a law or repeal proposed under this Act receives a majority of the votes cast in 3/5 of the several states, the proposed law or repeal shall be introduced in the House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House and in the Senate by the President pro tempore on the first day of the first session of Congress following the vote.

national advisory voter initiative act grants people subject specified voting qualifications right propose law congress authority pass propose repeal provision law passed congress law outlines procedure people exercise right petition state vote provides law repeal proposed act receives majority votes cast states proposed law repeal shall introduced house_of_representatives speaker house senate president pro tempore day session congress following vote


Summary: America is for Americans Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals in connection with a federal, state, or local election to domestic corporations in which one or more foreign principals directly or indirectly has an ownership interest.

america americans act amends federal election campaign act apply ban contributions expenditures foreign nationals connection federal state local election domestic corporations foreign principals directly indirectly ownership interest


Summary: Pick Your Poison Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit corporations from making any expenditure, or making any disbursement for an electioneering communication, if they employ or retain a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.

pick poison act amends federal election campaign act prohibit corporations making expenditure making disbursement electioneering communication employ retain registered lobbyist lobbying disclosure act


Summary: Prohibiting Foreign Influence in American Elections Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nations in connection with a federal, state, or local election to domestic corporations with respect to which: (1) one or more foreign principals serves on the board of directors; (2) one or more foreign principals directly or indirectly has an ownership interest; or (3) one or more foreign principals directly or indirectly holds debt or other obligations. Applies the ban to domestic corporations that are subsidiaries of foreign corporations.

prohibiting foreign influence american elections act amends federal_election_campaign_act apply ban contributions expenditures foreign nations connection federal state local election domestic corporations respect foreign principals serves board directors foreign principals directly indirectly ownership interest foreign principals directly indirectly holds debt obligations applies ban domestic corporations subsidiaries foreign corporations


Summary: Save Our Democracy from Foreign Influence Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals in connection with a federal, state, or local election to domestic corporations whose shareholders include one or more foreign principals.

save democracy foreign influence act amends federal election campaign act apply ban contributions expenditures foreign nationals connection federal state local election domestic corporations shareholders include foreign principals


Summary: Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain campaign-related radio and television communications paid for by a corporation or labor organization to include a statement identifying the chief executive officer of the corporation or the president of the labor organization.

amends federal_election_campaign_act require certain campaign related radio television communications paid corporation labor organization include statement identifying chief executive officer corporation president labor organization


Summary: Prevent Foreign Influence in our Elections Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals in connection with a federal, state, or local election to domestic corporations (subsidiaries) with respect to which the percentage of outstanding shares controlled directly or indirectly by foreign principals is equal to or greater than 50%.

prevent foreign influence federal_election_campaign_act apply ban contributions expenditures foreign nationals connection federal state local election domestic corporations subsidiaries respect percentage outstanding shares controlled directly indirectly foreign principals equal greater


Summary: No Taxpayer Money for Corporate Campaigns Act of 2010 - Prohibits: (1) the use of federal funds received by any entity, other than a natural person, to advocate the election or defeat of a political candidate or to engage in any lobbying activity; or (2) the donation of such funds to any other entity for such purposes.

taxpayer money corporate campaigns act prohibits use federal funds received entity natural person advocate election defeat political candidate engage lobbying activity donation funds entity purposes


Summary: Stand By Your Ad Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain campaign-related communications which are paid for by certain tax-exempt organizations or political organizations to include a statement naming their five largest donors. Requires organizations to include information on their largest donors in reports on independent expenditures and electioneering communications.

stand act amends federal election campaign act require certain campaign related communications paid certain tax exempt organizations political organizations include statement naming largest donors requires organizations include information largest donors reports independent expenditures electioneering communications


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require tax-exempt business leagues, chambers of commerce, real estate boards, boards of trade, or professional football leagues to disclose in their annual tax returns the total contributions (including membership dues) received by them during the year and the name and address of, and amount contributed by, each contributor. Exempts organizations whose annual gross receipts do not exceed $25 million.

amends internal revenue code require tax exempt business leagues chambers commerce real estate boards boards trade professional football leagues disclose annual tax returns total contributions including membership dues received year address contributed contributor exempts organizations annual gross receipts exceed million


Summary: Corporate Politics Transparency Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require that quarterly and annual reports of an issuer, any proxy solicitation or consent or authorization in respect of any security, and the issuer's registration statement disclose total independent expenditures in support of or in opposition to any candidate for federal, state, or local public office made by the issuer during the preceding six-year period. Requires such disclosures to include: (1) the name and political party affiliation of each candidate in support of whom or in opposition to whom an independent expenditure was made; (2) the amount of each such expenditure; (3) the public office that such candidate was or is seeking; (4) the relevant state, city, or district; and (5) a statement of the issuer's interest in and reason for making such expenditure.

corporate politics transparency act amends securities exchange act require quarterly annual reports issuer proxy solicitation consent authorization respect security issuer registration statement disclose total independent expenditures support opposition candidate federal state local public office issuer preceding year period requires disclosures include political party affiliation candidate support opposition independent expenditure expenditure public office candidate seeking relevant state city district statement issuer interest reason making expenditure


Summary: Robocall Privacy Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine on any individual who knowingly makes or causes to be made a political robocall during a specified period prior to a general, special, run-off, or primary election, to any person between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. or to the same telephone number more than twice on the same day. Exempts calls in which there is a disclosure at the beginning of the call of the name of the sponsor or originator of the call and that the call is a recorded message. Defines "political robocall" as any outbound telephone call which plays a recorded message that promotes, supports, attacks, or opposes a candidate for federal office and in which a person is not available to speak with the person answering the call.

robocall privacy act amends federal criminal code impose fine individual knowingly makes causes political robocall specified period prior general special run primary election person telephone number twice day exempts calls disclosure beginning sponsor originator recorded message defines political robocall outbound telephone plays recorded message promotes supports attacks opposes candidate federal office person available speak person answering


Summary: Fairness in Corporate Campaign Spending Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a corporation from making any independent expenditure or disbursing funds for any electioneering communication without obtaining the prior approval of a majority of its shareholders. Subjects officers and directors of a corporation to personal liability for civil money penalties for violating this prohibition. Exempts from this prohibition any corporation whose aggregate disbursements for electioneering communications during a year: (1) are less than $8,000, if the corporation has fewer than 100 full-time-equivalent (FTE) employees; or (2) are less than $20,000, if the corporation has more than 100 FTE employees. Declares that nothing in this Act shall affect political disbursements by a separate segregated fund established by a corporation.

fairness corporate campaign spending act amends federal election campaign act prohibit corporation making independent expenditure disbursing funds electioneering communication obtaining prior approval majority shareholders subjects officers directors corporation personal liability civil money penalties violating prohibition exempts prohibition corporation aggregate disbursements electioneering communications year corporation fewer time equivalent fte employees corporation fte employees declares act shall affect political disbursements separate segregated fund established corporation


Summary: Leadership PAC Limitation Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use.

leadership pac limitation act amends federal election campaign act prohibit conversion leadership pac funds personal use


Summary: Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce from $2,000 to $1,000 the maximum amount of contributions that any person may make to any candidate with respect to election for federal office. Requires adjustment to such amount (indexing) for inflation after 2012.

amends federal_election_campaign_act reduce maximum contributions person candidate respect election federal office requires adjustment indexing inflation


Summary: Stand By Every Ad Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the identification of funding and authorizing sources in communications expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate (as under current law) or which consist of the functional equivalent of express advocacy. Prescribes special rules for express advocacy radio and television communications which are not authorized by a candidate, an authorized political committee of a candidate, or its agents. Requires individual disclosure statements about the head of the entity paying for the communication and about any other person that disbursed funds to the entity to finance the communication. Requires disclosure of such identifying information within audio and video communications made through the Internet or e-mail. Applies such disclosure requirements to prerecorded telephone calls.

stand act amends federal election campaign act require identification funding authorizing sources communications expressly advocating election defeat clearly identified candidate current law consist functional equivalent express advocacy prescribes special rules express advocacy radio television communications authorized candidate authorized political committee candidate agents requires individual disclosure statements head entity paying communication person disbursed funds entity finance communication requires disclosure identifying information audio video communications internet mail applies disclosure requirements prerecorded telephone calls


Summary: Redistricting Transparency Act of 2010 - Requires states to carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which members of the public are informed of redistricting proposals via the Internet and have the opportunity to participate in the development of such proposals prior to their adoption. Requires each state redistricting entity to establish and maintain a public Internet site meeting specified requirements. Requires the state redistricting entity to: (1) solicit the input of members of the public in its work to develop initial congressional redistricting plans for the state; and (2) post the proposed final plan on the Internet site 10 days before its adoption, as well as 7 days after its adoption, together with a map, the reasons for adoption, dissenting opinions, and certain other information.

redistricting transparency act requires states carry congressional redistricting accordance process members public informed redistricting proposals internet opportunity participate development proposals prior adoption requires state redistricting entity establish maintain public internet site meeting specified requirements requires state redistricting entity solicit input members public work develop initial congressional redistricting plans state post proposed final plan internet site days adoption days adoption map reasons adoption dissenting opinions certain information


Summary: Transparency in Government Act of 2010 - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to revise or prescribe requirements for greater disclosure and electronic filing of personal financial information by Members of Congress and congressional officers and employees. Amends Rule XXVI (Financial Disclosure) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate to make each financial quarterly report filed by a Member, congressional officer, or employee available within 48 hours after its receipt on the Clerk's or Secretary's website. Amends Rule X (Organization of Committees) to require reports filed on foreign travel with the chair of a committee to be posted on the committee's Internet site within 48 hours after their receipt. Amends Rule XXV (Limitations on Outside Earned Income and Acceptance of Gifts) to require all advance authorizations, certifications, and gift reports filed with the Clerk to be posted publicly on the Clerk's Internet site within 48 hours after their receipt. Amends Rule XXIII (Code of Official Conduct) to require any Member who requests a congressional earmark, a limited tax benefit, or a limited tariff benefit to post on his or her public website, within 24 hours after making such request, and for the remainder of the Congress: (1) the name and address of the intended recipient; (2) whether the recipient is a for-profit or not-for-profit entity; (3) the requested congressional earmark amount; and (4) an explanation of the request, including the purpose, and why it is a valuable use of taxpayer funds. Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) to require any committee that accepts a Member's request for a congressional earmark or a limited tax or tariff benefit to maintain a public website with an earmark disclosure webpage that contains specified earmark information. Requires the Clerk, the Secretary, and the chairs of specified congressional committees to create one centralized database where all requests for earmarks and limited tax and tariff benefits are publicly available on the Internet. Amends Rule XI to require each committee to post on its Internet website: (1) each of its recorded votes within 24 hours; and (2) its public hearings and markup schedules, as well as those of its subcommittees, at the same time that information is made available to members of the committee. Requires a committee or subcommittee to post on its Internet website, within 24 hours after ordering any bill or resolution to be reported, all amendments agreed to, except technical or conforming amendments. Amends Rule II (Other Officers and Officials) to direct the Clerk to require the House to provide a list of all committee and subcommittee public hearings and markup schedules, including links to committee websites. Amends Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to make it out of order to consider any legislation until 72 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays except when the House is in session on such a day) after it has been made publicly available to Members and the general public. Amends Rule XXII (House and Senate Relations) to make it similarly out of order to consider a conference report and its accompanying joint statement or amendment until 72 hours after they have been made available to Members and the general public. Prescribes requirements for protection of classified information and increased transparency of recorded votes. Requires the Clerk to make the following Congressional Research Service (CRS) information publicly available on the Internet: (1) CRS Issue Briefs; (2) CRS Reports that are available to Members through the CRS website; and (3) CRS Authorization of Appropriations and Appropriations Products. Exempts from this requirement information deemed confidential by the Director of CRS or the head of the federal department or agency that provided such information and confidential research requests made by an individual, office, or committee. Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on whether certain individuals are complying with the registration and reporting requirements of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA). Amends the LDA to revise or prescribe requirements for: (1) expedited online registration of lobbyists; (2) LDA exemptions; (3) disclosure of additional information by lobbyists; and (4) disclosure of political contributions. Amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to provide transparency in federal contracting by revising the application programming interface and data elements of the federal funding website established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Requires the OMB Director to ensure that: (1) a simple method for the public to report errors on the website is available; and (2) the unique identifier used to link information on the website about the award recipient is also used to link information about that recipient on the Federal Awardee Performance Integrity Information System. Amends the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2009 to revise or prescribe requirements for the System's database. Revises OMB collection and reporting requirements with respect to subaward data on federal contracts. Prescribes requirements for: (1) disclosure of federal sponsorship of all federal advertising or other communications paid for by an executive agency, either directly or through a contract awarded by such agency; and (2) digital access to completed responses to the Freedom of Information Act. Establishes a Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays.

transparency government act amends ethics government act revise prescribe requirements greater disclosure electronic filing personal financial information members congress congressional officers employees amends rule xxvi financial disclosure rules house_of_representatives require clerk house secretary senate financial quarterly report filed member congressional officer employee available hours receipt clerk secretary website amends rule organization committees require reports filed foreign travel chair committee posted committee internet site hours receipt amends rule xxv limitations_on_outside_earned_income acceptance gifts require advance authorizations certifications gift reports filed clerk posted publicly clerk internet site hours receipt amends rule xxiii code official conduct require member requests congressional earmark limited tax benefit limited tariff benefit post public website hours making request remainder congress address intended recipient recipient profit profit entity requested congressional earmark explanation request including purpose valuable use taxpayer funds amends rule procedures committees unfinished business require committee accepts member request congressional earmark limited tax tariff benefit maintain public website earmark disclosure webpage contains specified earmark information requires clerk secretary chairs specified congressional committees create centralized database requests earmarks limited tax tariff benefits publicly available internet amends rule require committee post internet website recorded votes hours public hearings schedules subcommittees time information available members committee requires committee subcommittee post internet website hours ordering bill resolution reported amendments agreed technical conforming amendments amends rule officers officials direct clerk require house provide list committee subcommittee public hearings schedules including links committee websites amends rule xiii calendar committee reports order consider legislation hours excluding holidays house session day publicly available members general public amends rule xxii house similarly order consider conference report accompanying joint statement amendment hours available members general public prescribes requirements protection classified information increased transparency recorded votes requires clerk following congressional_research_service crs information publicly available internet crs issue briefs crs reports available members crs website crs authorization appropriations appropriations products exempts requirement information deemed confidential director crs head federal department agency provided information confidential research requests individual office committee requires comptroller general study report congress certain individuals complying registration reporting requirements lobbying disclosure act lda amends lda revise prescribe requirements expedited online registration lobbyists lda exemptions disclosure additional information lobbyists disclosure political contributions amends federal_funding_accountability transparency act provide transparency federal contracting revising application programming interface data elements federal funding website established office_of_management_and_budget omb requires omb director ensure simple method public report errors website available unique identifier link information website award recipient link information recipient amends duncan hunter national defense authorization act fiscal year revise prescribe requirements system database revises omb collection reporting requirements respect data federal contracts prescribes requirements disclosure federal sponsorship federal advertising communications paid executive agency directly contract awarded agency digital access completed responses freedom information act establishes commission freedom information act processing delays


Summary: Online Disclosure for Access to Campaign Funds Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the treasurer of each authorized political committee to establish a separate account for the committee consisting exclusively of contributions received by or on behalf of it, and to deposit each contribution into the account immediately upon receipt. Prohibits the use of amounts in such account to make disbursements by or on behalf of the committee, allowing their use only for transfers to other committee accounts of the committee. Requires the treasurer of an authorized committee to ensure that the balance of the account is equal to the total amounts deposited into it reduced by the total amount of all contributions deposited into it with respect to which the treasurer has identified the contributor on a publicly accessible Internet site of the committee.

online disclosure access campaign funds act amends federal election campaign act require treasurer authorized political committee establish separate account committee consisting exclusively contributions received behalf deposit contribution account immediately receipt prohibits use amounts account disbursements behalf committee allowing use transfers committee accounts committee requires treasurer authorized committee ensure balance account equal total amounts deposited reduced total contributions deposited respect treasurer identified contributor publicly accessible internet site committee


Summary: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal a provision (added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) that extends to corporations that are not tax-exempt the requirement to report payments of $600 or more.

small business paperwork mandate elimination act amends internal revenue code repeal provision added patient_protection affordable care act extends corporations tax exempt requirement report payments