Summary: Robo COP Act: Robo Calls Off Phones - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), notwithstanding any other provision of law, to revise the do-not-call registry provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Defines politically-oriented recorded message telephone call.

robo cop act robo calls phones directs federal_trade_commission ftc notwithstanding provision law revise registry provisions telemarketing_sales_rule prohibit politically oriented recorded message telephone calls telephone numbers listed registry defines politically oriented recorded message telephone


Summary: Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2008 - 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 to the extent that it imposes a deadline for requesting the ballot and returning it to the appropriate state or local election official. Prohibits a state from accepting and processing such an absentee ballot unless it verifies the identification of the individual's signature on the ballot by comparing it with the individual's signature on the official list of registered voters in the state.

universal right vote mail act amends help america vote act prohibit state imposing additional conditions requirements eligibility individual cast vote federal elections mail extent imposes deadline requesting ballot returning appropriate state local election official prohibits state accepting processing absentee ballot verifies identification individual signature ballot comparing individual signature official list registered voters state


Summary: Fair Voter Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from using election administration funds received under such Act for public communications which promote or oppose a candidate for public office or political party.

fair voter education act amends help america vote act prohibit state election administration funds received act public communications promote oppose candidate public office political party


Summary: Leadership PAC Disclosure Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require political committees which are associated but not affiliated with a federal candidate or officeholder to include in the statements of organization and the reports they file with the Federal Election Commission the identification of each candidate or officeholder with which the committee is associated.Requires the Commission to display and organize the designations, statements, reports, and notifications made accessible to the public on the Internet in a manner that maximizes the public's ability to determine all of the receipts and disabursements made to and by all persons associated with a particular candidate, officeholder, or political committee.

leadership pac disclosure act amends federal election campaign act require political committees associated affiliated federal candidate officeholder include statements organization reports file federal_election_commission identification candidate officeholder committee associated requires commission display organize designations statements reports notifications accessible public internet manner maximizes public ability determine receipts persons associated particular candidate officeholder political committee


Summary: Freedom from Automated Political Calls Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to revise the do-not-call registry provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Defines politically-oriented recorded message telephone call.

freedom automated political calls act directs federal_trade_commission ftc revise registry provisions telemarketing_sales_rule prohibit politically oriented recorded message telephone calls telephone numbers listed registry defines politically oriented recorded message telephone


Summary: 527 Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to subject to its requirements as a political committee any applicable 527 organization. Excludes from the meaning of 527 organization for these purposes any committee, club, association, or other group of persons organized to influence: (1) the selection, nomination, election, appointment, or confirmation of one or more candidates to non-federal or non-elected office; or (2) any state or local ballot measure. Denies exception from treatment as an applicable 527 organization to any such a committee, club, association, or other groups of persons which makes disbursements aggregating more than $1,000 for: (1) a public communication that promotes, supports, attacks, or opposes a clearly identified candidate for federal office during the one year period ending on the date of the general election for the office sought by the clearly identified candidate; or (2) certain voter drive activity. Sets forth rules for allocation and funding by a political committee for certain expenses relating to federal and non-federal activities.

reform act amends federal election campaign act subject requirements political committee applicable organization excludes meaning organization purposes committee club association group persons organized influence selection nomination election appointment confirmation candidates non federal non elected office state local ballot measure denies exception treatment applicable organization committee club association groups persons makes disbursements aggregating public communication promotes supports attacks opposes clearly identified candidate federal office year period ending date general election office sought clearly identified candidate certain voter drive activity sets forth rules allocation funding political committee certain expenses relating federal non federal activities


Summary: Federal Election Administration Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to replace the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration (FEA) as an independent establishment to enforce federal campaign finance laws.Requires enforcement proceedings for violations of campaign finance laws to be conducted before administrative law judges. Allows any final determination made by an administrative law judge to be appealed to the FEA for final agency action, subject to judicial review. Authorizes the FEA to impose civil penalties, issue cease-and-desist orders, and report apparent criminal violations to the appropriate law enforcement authorities. Allows the FEA to conduct audits and field examinations of campaign committees. Prescribes criminal penalties for violations.Directs the Comptroller General to examine and report to Congress on the Attorney General's enforcement of the criminal provisions of federal campaign finance laws.

federal_election_administration_act amends federal election campaign act replace federal_election_commission federal_election_administration fea independent establishment enforce federal campaign finance laws requires enforcement proceedings violations campaign finance laws conducted administrative law judges allows final determination administrative law judge appealed fea final agency action subject judicial review authorizes fea impose civil penalties issue cease desist orders report apparent criminal violations appropriate law enforcement authorities allows fea conduct audits field examinations campaign committees prescribes criminal penalties violations directs comptroller general examine report congress attorney general enforcement criminal provisions federal campaign finance laws


Summary: Federal Election Integrity Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the appropriate state or local election official from providing a federal election ballot to an individual who desires to vote in person unless the individual presents to the official: (1) a government-issued, current, and valid photo identification (ID); or (2) for regularly scheduled federal general elections held in November 2010 and subsequent years, a government-issued, current, and valid photo ID for which the individual was required to provide proof of U.S. citizenship as a condition for issuance of the ID. Requires an individual who does not present such an ID to be permitted to cast a provisional ballot in such an election. Requires such individual, however, to present the required ID within 48 hours after casting the provisional ballot, or the appropriate state or local election official may not determine the individual's eligibility to vote.Requires individuals who vote other than in person in a federal election (for example, by mail) to submit a copy of such a photo ID with a ballot, or the appropriate official may not accept the ballot. Exempts from this requirement the absentee ballot of any eligible overseas military voter absent from the United States by reason of active duty or service.Requires states to establish a program to provide photo IDs in accordance with this Act to individuals who desire to vote but do not otherwise possess a government-issued photo ID. Prescribes requirements for any state fee for providing such a photo ID. Requires the Election Assistance Commission to make payments to states to cover the costs incurred in providing photo IDs to individuals unable to afford the fee.

amends help america vote act prohibit appropriate state local election official providing federal election ballot individual desires vote person individual presents official government issued current valid photo identification regularly scheduled federal general elections held november subsequent years government issued current valid photo individual required provide proof citizenship condition issuance requires individual present permitted cast provisional ballot election requires individual present required hours casting provisional ballot appropriate state local election official determine individual eligibility vote requires individuals vote person federal election example mail submit copy photo ballot appropriate official accept ballot exempts requirement absentee ballot eligible overseas military voter absent united_states reason active duty service requires states establish program provide photo accordance act individuals desire vote possess government issued photo prescribes requirements state fee providing photo requires election_assistance_commission payments states cover costs incurred providing photo individuals unable afford fee


Summary: Citizen Legislature and Political Freedom Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to terminate limitations on federal election campaign contributions after 2007.Repeals the ban on contributions and expenditures by corporations and labor organizations with respect to elections occurring after December 2007. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate after December 31, 2006, the designation of income tax payments to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Terminates the Fund itself and the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account after December 31, 2007, and transfers any amounts remaining in the Fund to the general fund of the Treasury. Amends FECA to require any political committee of a state or local political party to file with the Federal Election Commission a copy of any report on disbursements it is required under a state or local law, rule, or regulation to submit to the state or local government. Requires electronic filing of all reports, and their placement on the Internet. Requires a campaign committee to report within 24 hours all contributions, regardless of amount, made to any political committee within 90 days before an election. Declares that the "best efforts" exception to noncompliance with FECA shall not apply with respect to information regarding the identification of any contributor of more than $200 in the aggregate during a calendar year (thus requiring strict observance of reporting deadlines for all such contributions).

political freedom act amends federal election campaign act feca terminate limitations federal election campaign contributions ban contributions expenditures corporations labor organizations respect elections occurring december amends internal revenue code terminate december designation income tax payments presidential_election_campaign_fund terminates fund presidential_primary_matching_payment_account december transfers amounts remaining fund general fund treasury amends feca require political committee state local political party file federal_election_commission copy report disbursements required state local law rule regulation submit state local government requires electronic filing reports placement internet requires campaign committee report hours contributions regardless political committee days election declares best efforts exception noncompliance feca shall apply respect information identification contributor aggregate calendar year requiring strict observance reporting deadlines contributions


Summary: Leadership PAC Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to allow the funds of a leadership PAC to be used: (1) for otherwise authorized expenditures in connection with campaigns for election for federal office; (2) for charitable contributions; or (3) for transfers to a national, state, or local committee of a political party (subject to FECA limitations). Defines leadership PAC as a political committee which is: (1) directly or indirectly established, maintained, or controlled by a candidate for election for federal office or an individual holding federal office; but (2) is not an authorized committee of the candidate or individual. Excludes from the meaning of leadership PAC any political committee of a political party

leadership pac reform act amends federal election campaign act feca allow funds leadership pac authorized expenditures connection campaigns election federal office charitable contributions transfers national state local committee political party subject feca limitations defines leadership pac political committee directly indirectly established maintained controlled candidate election federal office individual holding federal office authorized committee candidate individual excludes meaning leadership pac political committee political party


Summary: Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require a lobbyist, registrant, or political committee established or administered by the registrant to file quarterly contribution reports that include, but are not limited to, the names of federal candidates or officerholders, leadership PACs, and political party committees (except for committees of a political party) for whom they collect or arrange contributions.

amends lobbying disclosure act require lobbyist registrant political committee established administered registrant file quarterly contribution reports include limited names federal candidates leadership pacs political party committees committees political party collect arrange contributions


Summary: E-Poll Book Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election Assistance Commission to develop and adopt guidelines for electronic poll books in the same manner as the Commission develops and adopts voluntary voting system guidelines. Provides that, for certification and testing purposes, electronic poll books shall be treated as part of the hardware and software of a voting system, without regard to whether or not the electronic poll book operates by integration with a voting system or independently.

poll book improvement act amends help america vote act direct election_assistance_commission develop adopt guidelines electronic poll books manner commission develops adopts voluntary voting system guidelines provides certification testing purposes electronic poll books shall treated hardware software voting system regard electronic poll book operates integration voting system independently


Summary: Presidential Funding Act of 2007 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to public financing of presidential election campaigns to: (1) quadruple (1:1 to 4:1) the matching rate for contributions to primary election candidates; (2) lower from $250 to $200 the limit on individual campaign contributions; (3) increase the presidential primary qualifying threshold from $5,000 to $25,000 in 20 states; (4) require presidential candidates to participate in the primary payment system to be eligible for general election payments; (5) move the starting date for payments to primary candidates from January 1 of a presidential election year to six months before the earliest state primary election; (6) allow additional payments and increased expenditure limits for candidates who face opponents who do not participate in public financing and who raise more than 20% of applicable spending limits; (7) designate the last Friday before the first Monday in September as the date for payments to eligible presidential candidates; and (8) increase from $3 to $10 the presidential campaign tax return check-off amount.Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) increase expenditure limits for presidential primary campaigns and eliminate state primary spending limits; (2) limit political party general election campaign expenditures to $25 million, with an additional $25 million allowance after the party's candidate is nominated; (3) prohibit political parties from spending unregulated funds (soft money) on their national conventions; and (4) require presidential campaign committees to disclose information about bundled contributions (series of contributions aggregating more than $10,000).

presidential funding act 2007_-_amends_internal_revenue code provisions relating public financing presidential election campaigns matching rate contributions primary election candidates lower limit individual campaign contributions increase presidential primary qualifying threshold states require presidential candidates participate primary payment system eligible general election payments starting date payments primary candidates january presidential election year months earliest state primary election allow additional payments increased expenditure limits candidates face opponents participate public financing raise applicable spending limits designate friday monday september date payments eligible presidential candidates increase presidential campaign tax return check amends federal_election_campaign_act increase expenditure limits presidential primary campaigns eliminate state primary spending limits limit political party general election campaign expenditures million additional million allowance party candidate nominated prohibit political parties spending unregulated funds soft money national conventions require presidential campaign committees disclose information bundled contributions series contributions aggregating


Summary: Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2007 - Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to redefine the term "client" with respect to coalitions and associations on whose behalf a lobbyist must file a registration. Provides that, in the case of a coalition or association that employs or retains other persons to conduct lobbying activities, each of the individual members of the coalition or association, and not the coalition or association itself as under current law, is the client for whom a registration must be filed. Exempts from such registration requirement any individual member of a coalition or association if the amount such member is reasonably expected to contribute toward specific legislation-influencing activities of the coalition or association is less than $1,000 per any quarterly period. Requires quarterly instead of semiannual filing of lobbying disclosures reports. Lowers the dollar thresholds of contributions toward lobbying activities that trigger the requirement to register as a lobbyist.

lobbyist disclosure act amends lobbying disclosure act redefine term client respect coalitions associations behalf lobbyist file registration provides case coalition association employs retains persons conduct lobbying activities individual members coalition association coalition association current law client registration filed exempts registration requirement individual member coalition association member reasonably expected contribute specific legislation influencing activities coalition association quarterly period requires quarterly instead semiannual filing lobbying disclosures reports lowers dollar thresholds contributions lobbying activities trigger requirement register lobbyist


Summary: Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) 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 or produce an individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballot of the voter's vote, created by or made available for inspection and verification by the voter before the voter's vote is cast and counted. 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 ballot produced to be: (1) suitable for a manual audit equivalent to that of a paper ballot voting system; 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. Revises the requirements for accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabilities. Requires a system that: (1) allows the voter to privately and independently verify the individual, durable paper ballot through the conversion of the human-readable printed or market vote selections into accessible form; (2) ensures that the entire process of ballot verification and vote casting is equipped for individuals with disabilities; and (3) does not preclude the supplementary use of Braille or tactile ballots. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to study, test, and develop best practices to enhance the accessibility of ballot verification mechanisms for individuals with disabilities, voters whose primary language is not English, and voters with difficulties in literacy. Authorizes appropriations. Outlines additional voting system requirements and prohibitions. Requires a notice in a prominent location in the polling place advising voters that: (1) the paper ballots representing their votes shall serve as the vote of record in all audits and recounts in federal elections; and (2) they should not leave the voting booth until confirming that such paper ballots accurately recorded their vote. Prohibits the use of uncertified election dedicated voting system technologies. Requires an accredited laboratory with which such technology has been deposited to hold it in escrow and disclose it, along with related information, to qualified persons (including governmental entities and parties to litigation challenging election administration or results) who have entered certain non-disclosure agreements or to whom state law requires the laboratory to disclose it. Prohibits a voting system from containing, using, or being accessible by any wireless, power-line, or concealed communication device, except state-certified enclosed infrared communications devices which cannot be used: (1) for any remote or wide area communications; or (2) without the knowledge of poll workers. Prohibits connection to the Internet at any time of any component of any voting device upon which ballots are programmed or votes are cast or tabulated. Specifies security standards for voting systems used in federal elections. Directs the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to develop and publish best practices on the documentation of the secure chain of custody for the handling of all software, hardware, vote storage media, ballots, and voter-verified ballots. Prescribes durability, readability, and polling place availability requirements for paper ballots. Requires laboratories to meet standards prohibiting conflicts of interest as a condition of accreditation for the testing of voting system hardware and software. Prescribes testing procedures. Authorizes appropriations. Prescribes requirements for special certification to the EAC of ballot durability for states not currently using durable paper ballots. Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to make grants to up to three eligible entities to conduct research on the development of election-dedicated voting system software. Authorizes appropriations for FY2007-FY2008. Makes available additional funding to enable states to meet the costs of the requirements imposed by this Act. (Sec. 3) Provides for complaints to the Attorney General by persons aggrieved by violations of HAVA. (Sec. 4) 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. Outlines 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 EAC for publication. Prohibits certification of the results of any election until completion of audits.Provides for payments to states for costs of conducting audits. Authorizes appropriations. Exempts from this Act any election for which a recount under state law will commence before certification of the election results. (Sec. 5) Repeals the EAC's exemption from certain federal government contracting requirements.

increased accessibility act sec amends help america vote act hava revise requirements audit capacity voting systems particularly permanent paper record requires voting system require use produce individual durable voter verified paper ballot voter vote created available inspection verification voter voter vote cast counted requires voting system provide voter opportunity correct system error voter verified paper ballot permanently preserved requires ballot produced suitable manual audit equivalent paper ballot voting system counted hand recount audit conducted respect federal election sets forth special rule treatment disputes paper ballots shown compromised revises requirements accessibility ballot verification individuals disabilities requires system allows voter privately independently verify individual durable paper ballot conversion human readable printed market vote selections accessible form ensures entire process ballot verification vote casting equipped individuals disabilities preclude supplementary use ballots requires director national_institute_of_standards_and_technology study test develop best practices enhance accessibility ballot verification mechanisms individuals disabilities voters primary language english voters difficulties literacy authorizes appropriations outlines additional voting system requirements prohibitions requires notice prominent location polling place advising voters paper ballots representing votes shall serve vote record audits federal elections leave voting booth confirming paper ballots accurately recorded vote prohibits use uncertified election dedicated voting system technologies requires accredited laboratory technology deposited hold escrow disclose related information qualified persons including governmental entities parties litigation challenging election administration results entered certain non disclosure agreements state law requires laboratory disclose prohibits voting system containing accessible wireless power line concealed communication device state certified enclosed infrared communications devices remote wide area communications knowledge poll workers prohibits connection internet time component voting device ballots programmed votes cast tabulated specifies security standards voting systems federal elections directs election_assistance_commission eac develop publish best practices documentation secure chain custody handling software hardware vote storage media ballots voter verified ballots prescribes durability readability polling place availability requirements paper ballots requires laboratories meet standards prohibiting conflicts interest condition accreditation testing voting system hardware software prescribes testing procedures authorizes appropriations prescribes requirements special certification eac ballot durability states currently durable paper ballots requires director national_science_foundation grants eligible entities conduct research development election dedicated voting system software authorizes appropriations makes available additional funding enable states meet costs requirements imposed act sec provides complaints attorney general persons aggrieved violations hava sec 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 outlines process administering audits requires election auditor state soon practicable completion audit submit results eac publication prohibits certification results election completion audits provides payments states costs conducting audits authorizes appropriations exempts act election recount state law commence certification election results sec repeals eac exemption certain federal government contracting requirements


Summary: Verifying the Outcome of Tomorrow's Elections Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the appropriate state or local election official from providing a ballot for an election for federal office to an individual who desires to vote in person, unless the individual presents to the official a current, valid, state-issued photo identification based on proof of U.S. citizenship. Imposes similar requirements with respect to individuals voting by mail. Requires each state to conduct regular tests of the equipment used to tabulate votes in voting systems to ensure that a system meets specified error rate standards and that the equipment works correctly.Prohibits a state from permitting any individual to tabulate votes cast on a voting system, or to certify the tabulation of votes, unless that individual has satisfactorily undergone a criminal history background check using the national criminal history background check system and the state criminal history repositories of all states in which the individual has resided.Requires a state to permit a representative of each political party with a candidate on the ballot used at a precinct during an election to observe the tabulation of the votes cast on the voting system and the certification of such tabulation.Makes it unlawful for any person to pay any other person for distributing voter registration applications in federal elections or for collecting completed or partially completed applications, if the amount of the payment is determined on the basis of the number of applications distributed or collected.Requires production of a permanent, individually verifiable paper record of each vote cast.Requires voluntary voting system guidelines to ensure the security of any data transmitted or received electronically by voting systems.

verifying outcome tomorrow elections act amends help america vote act prohibit appropriate state local election official providing ballot election federal office individual desires vote person individual presents official current valid state issued photo identification based proof citizenship imposes similar requirements respect individuals voting mail requires state conduct regular tests equipment votes voting systems ensure system meets specified error rate standards equipment works correctly prohibits state permitting individual votes cast voting system certify tabulation votes individual satisfactorily undergone criminal history background check national criminal history background check system state criminal history repositories states individual resided requires state permit representative political party candidate ballot election observe tabulation votes cast voting system certification tabulation makes unlawful person pay person distributing voter registration applications federal elections collecting completed partially completed applications payment determined basis number applications distributed collected requires production permanent individually verifiable paper record vote cast requires voluntary voting system guidelines ensure security data transmitted received electronically voting systems


Summary: Responsible Campaign Communications Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) require audio and video communications transmitted through the Internet or any form of electronic mail to meet applicable requirements with respect to any audio and video portions; and (2) subject to disclosure requirements for communications transmitted through radio any campaign communications made through prerecorded telephone calls.

responsible campaign communications act amends federal election campaign act require audio video communications transmitted internet form electronic mail meet applicable requirements respect audio video portions subject disclosure requirements communications transmitted radio campaign communications prerecorded telephone calls


Summary: Personal Accountability in Campaign Committees Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit an authorized committee of a winning candidate for an election for federal office occurring after December 2007, which received a personal loan from the candidate, from making any repayment with respect to such loan on or after the date on which the candidate begins serving in the office.

personal accountability campaign committees act amends federal election campaign act prohibit authorized committee winning candidate election federal office occurring december received personal loan candidate making repayment respect loan date candidate begins serving office


Summary: Candidate Anti-Corruption Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the use of any contribution made to a candidate for election to federal office, or any donation made to an individual as support for his or her activities as the holder of a federal office, for payment of a salary to the candidate or individual, or to any member of his or her immediate family.

candidate anti corruption act amends federal election campaign act prohibit use contribution candidate election federal office donation individual support activities holder federal office payment salary candidate individual member immediate family


Summary: Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for anyone before or during a federal election to knowingly communicate, or attempt to communicate, false election-related information about that election, with the intent to prevent another person from exercising the right to vote. Increases from one year to five years' imprisonment the criminal penalty for intimidation of voters. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of any offense under this Act.Authorizes any person to report to the Attorney General false election information or intimidation of voters. Requires the Attorney General, immediately after receiving such a report, to consider and review it and, if there is a reasonable basis to find that a violation has occurred, to: (1) undertake all effective measures necessary to provide correct information to voters affected by the false information; and (2) refer the matter to the appropriate federal and state authorities for criminal prosecution or civil action after the election. Directs the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on the feasibility of providing such corrective information through public service announcements, the emergency alert system, or other forms of public broadcast. Requires the Attorney General to establish a Voting Integrity Task Force to carry out the requirements of this Act with respect to any general, primary, run-off, or special election for federal office.

deceptive practices voter intimidation prevention act amends federal criminal code unlawful federal election knowingly communicate attempt communicate false election related information election intent prevent person exercising right vote increases year years imprisonment criminal penalty intimidation voters directs review appropriate amend federal sentencing guidelines policy statements applicable persons convicted offense act authorizes person report attorney general false election information intimidation voters requires attorney general immediately receiving report consider review reasonable basis find violation occurred undertake effective measures necessary provide correct information voters affected false information refer matter appropriate federal state authorities criminal prosecution civil action election directs attorney general study report congress feasibility providing corrective information public service announcements emergency alert system forms public broadcast requires attorney general establish voting integrity task force carry requirements act respect general primary run special election federal office


Summary: Push Poll Disclosure Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require any person who conducts a federal election poll by telephone or electronic device to: (1) disclose to each respondent the identity of the person paying the poll expenses; and (2) report to the Federal Election Commission the poll's total cost and all its funding sources (if not otherwise to be made public), the total number of households contacted, and a copy of the poll questions.

poll disclosure act amends federal election campaign act require person conducts federal election poll telephone electronic device disclose respondent identity person paying poll expenses report federal_election_commission poll total cost funding sources public total number households contacted copy poll questions


Summary: Count Every Vote Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 with respect to : (1) voter verification and mandatory auditing by state officials; (2) provisional ballots and requirements for casting and counting them; (3) shortening of voter wait lines; (4) equitable allocation of voting systems, poll workers, and election resources; (5) absentee balloting; (6) training of poll workers; (7) standards for purging voters; (8) an election day registration grant program; (9) standards for early voting; (10) voter registration and identification; (11) prohibition of deceptive practices and certain campaign activities; (12) voting rights of individuals convicted of criminal offenses; (13) election day as a public holiday; and (14) the Election Assistance Commission.

count vote act amends help america vote act respect voter verification mandatory auditing state officials provisional ballots requirements casting counting voter wait lines equitable allocation voting systems poll workers election resources absentee balloting training poll workers standards voters election day registration grant program standards early voting voter registration identification prohibition deceptive practices certain campaign activities voting rights individuals convicted criminal offenses election day public holiday election_assistance_commission


Summary: Voters' Right to Know Act of 2007 - 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: Interregional Presidential Primary and Caucus Act of 2007 - Divides the United States into six regions of specified states to provide for: (1) interregional primary elections and caucuses, according to a certain order; and (2) selection of delegates to political party presidential and vice presidential national nominating conventions.

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Summary: Leadership PAC Limitation Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use.Defines leadership PAC as a political committee directly or indirectly established, maintained, or controlled by a candidate for election for federal office, or an individual holding federal office, but not an authorized committee of the candidate or individual. Excludes any political committee of a political party from the meaning of leadership PAC.

leadership pac limitation act amends federal election campaign act prohibit conversion leadership pac funds personal use defines leadership pac political committee directly indirectly established maintained controlled candidate election federal office individual holding federal office authorized committee candidate individual excludes political committee political party meaning leadership pac


Summary: Clean Money, Clean Elections Act of 2007 - 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: Mail-In Ballot Tracking Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state and jurisdiction which transmits ballots by mail in the administration of a federal election to implement appropriate procedures to ensure that the ballots (except those of absent overseas and military voters) may be tracked. Authorizes appropriations for requirements payments to states for FY2008.

mail ballot tracking act amends help america vote act require state jurisdiction transmits ballots mail administration federal election implement appropriate procedures ensure ballots absent overseas military voters tracked authorizes appropriations requirements payments states fy2008


Summary: Vote by Mail Act of 2007 - Directs the Election Assistance Commission to establish a Vote by Mail program of grants to participating states solely for implementation of procedures for the conduct of all elections by mail at the state or local level. Directs the Comptroller General to evaluate and report to Congress on the benefits of broader implementation of mail-in voting in elections.

vote directs election_assistance_commission establish vote mail program grants participating states solely implementation procedures conduct elections mail state local level directs comptroller general evaluate report congress benefits broader implementation mail voting elections


Summary: House Ethics Commission Establishment Act of 2007 - Establishes an independent House Ethics Commission within the legislative branch. Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to revise the duties of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to conform with this Act.

establishes independent legislative branch amends rule procedures committees unfinished business rules house_of_representatives revise duties committee_on_standards_of_official_conduct conform act


Summary: Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) to revise the definition of "lobbying activities" (for purposes of a lobbying firm only) to include paid communications campaigns to influence the general public to lobby Congress. Redefines "lobbying firm" to include a person or entity retained by one or more clients (other than that person or entity) to engage in paid communications campaigns to influence the general public to lobby Congress, and receives income of, or spends or agrees to spend, an aggregate of $100,000 or more for such efforts in any quarterly period. Defines "paid communications campaigns to influence the general public to lobby Congress" as efforts by a lobbying firm, on behalf of a client, to influence the general public or its segments to contact one or more covered legislative or executive branch officials (or Congress generally) to urge them to take specific action regarding a specific matter. Excludes from the meaning of such communications: (1) any made to the members of the client; or (2) direct mail communications to the general public or its segments made primarily to recruit members to join an organization. Sets forth LDA registration and reporting requirements of such lobbying firms.

amends lobbying disclosure act lda revise definition lobbying activities purposes lobbying firm include paid communications campaigns influence general public lobby congress redefines lobbying firm include person entity retained clients person entity engage paid communications campaigns influence general public lobby congress receives income spends agrees spend aggregate efforts quarterly period defines paid communications campaigns influence general public lobby congress efforts lobbying firm behalf client influence general public segments contact covered legislative executive branch officials congress generally urge specific action specific matter excludes meaning communications members client direct mail communications general public segments primarily recruit members join organization sets forth lda registration reporting requirements lobbying firms


Summary: Allows absentee ballots in federal elections to be mailed free of postage, except for any mail matter transmitted under the provisions of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

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Summary: Redistricting Reform Act of 2007 - Prohibits a state that has been redistricted after an apportionment from being redistricted again until after the next apportionment of Representatives, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct such a subsequent redistricting in order to: (1) comply with the U.S. Constitution; or (2) enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965.Requires such redistricting to be conducted according to: (1) a plan developed by the independent redistricting commission established in the state; or (2) if such plan is not enacted into law, the redistricting plan selected by the state's highest court or developed by a U.S. district court.Provides for: (1) establishment by each state of an independent bi-partisan redistricting commission; (2) development by such commission of a redistricting plan; (3) submission of the plan to, and consideration and enactment of a plan by, the state legislature; (4) selection of a plan by the state's highest court or development of a plan by the U.S. district court, under specified conditions; (5) special rules for redistricting conducted under a federal court order; (6) Election Assistance Commission payments to states for carrying out redistricting; (7) civil enforcement to carry out this Act; and (8) the right of action for a person who is aggrieved by a violation of this Act.

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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 2010.

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Summary: Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 - Title I: Closing the Revolving Door - (Sec. 101) Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to add Rule XXVII (Disclosure by Members and Staff of Employment Negotiations). Prohibits a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner (Member) from directly negotiating or having any agreement of future employment or compensation until after the election for his or her successor, unless such Member files a statement about such negotiations or agreement with the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct within three business days after their commencement. Requires inclusion in such a statement of: (1) the name of the private entity or entities involved in the negotiations or agreement; (2) the commencement date; and (3) the Member's signature. Requires a House officer or employee earning over 75% of the salary paid to a Member to notify the Committee, within three business days, that he or she is negotiating or has any agreement of future employment or compensation. Requires such Member, officer, or employee to recuse himself or herself from any matter in which there is or appears to be a conflict of interest under the Rule, and to notify the Committee of such recusal. Requires such individual also to submit to the Clerk of the House, for public disclosure, the statement of disclosure for which such recusal was made. (Sec. 102) Amends the federal criminal code to subject to a fine or imprisonment of up to 15 years, or both, a Member of Congress or a congressional employee who with the intent to influence, on the basis of partisan political affiliation, an employment decision or employment practice of any private entity: (1) takes or withholds, or offers or threatens to take or withhold, an official act; or (2) influences, or offers or threatens to influence, the official act of another. Provides that such individual may be disqualified from holding any federal office of honor, trust, or profit. States that nothing in such prohibition shall be construed to create any inference regarding whether such activity was a criminal or civil offence before the enactment of this Act. (Sec. 103) Prohibits an attorney or law firm (including a professional legal corporation or partnership, or an attorney employed by such firm) which contracts to provide services to a congressional committee or subcommittee, a Member of the leadership of either chamber, a covered legislative branch official, or a working group or congressional caucus, from knowingly making, with the intent to influence, any communication or appearance before any Member, officer, or congressional employee on behalf of another person (except the United States) in connection with any matter on which the attorney or law firm seeks official action by such Member, officer, or employee in his or her official capacity during the term of the contract and for one year thereafter. Subjects violators of such prohibition to a fine or imprisonment, or both. (Sec. 104) Amends the federal criminal code to require the Clerk of the House to: (1) notify former Members of the House, officers, or employees of post-employment restrictions; and (2) post the information contained in such notification on the public Internet site of the Clerk's Office. (Sec. 105) Establishes criminal penalties for a congressional employee formerly employed as a lobbyist who, within one year after leaving employment as a lobbyist, knowingly makes any communication to or appearance before the organization that employed him or her as a lobbyist (if not self-employed) or any client of that organization, present or past, during that one-year period on a matter relating specifically to that organization or client. Title II: Full Public Disclosure of Lobbying - (Sec. 201) Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) to require: (1) quarterly instead of semiannual filing of lobbying disclosures reports; (2) electronic filing; (3) disclosure of registered lobbyist on contributions; and (4) disclosure by registered lobbyists of all past executive and congressional employment. (Sec. 203) Requires LDA reports to include requests for congressional earmarks. (Sec. 204) Requires a registered lobbyist who bundles two or more contributions made to a covered recipient in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 during a quarterly period to: (1) file a quarterly report with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House; and (2) notify the covered recipient by certified mail before filing such report. Requires the notification to the covered recipient also to include notice of the recipient's right to challenge and correct any information in the report to Congress before the registered lobbyist files such report. Defines "covered recipient" as a federal candidate, an individual holding federal office, a leadership PAC (an unauthorized, non-party political committee associated with an individual holding federal office), a multicandidate political committee, or a political party committee. (Sec. 205) Amends the LDA to prohibit a registered lobbyist, a registered organization that employs one or more lobbyists, or a registrant's employee from making a gift or providing travel to a Member, officer, or congressional employee, if the person or organization has knowledge that the gift or travel may not be accepted under the rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate. (Sec. 206) Redefines "client" with respect to LDA registration requirements. Treats as the client each individual member of a coalition or association that employs or retains other persons to conduct lobbying activities. (Currently individual members are not to be so treated.) Treats a coalition or association as the client, for purposes of the exemption from registration requirements, if: (1) total income for matters related to lobbying activities on behalf of a particular client (in the case of a lobbying firm) does not exceed and is not expected to exceed $5,000 in a semiannual period during which the registration would be made; or (2) total expenses in connection with lobbying activities (in the case of an organization whose employees engage in lobbying activities on its own behalf) do not exceed or are not expected to exceed $20,000 in such period. Treats an association (and not its members) as the client if it is a nonprofit tax-exempt association and has substantial exempt activities other than lobbying regarding the specific issue for which it engaged the person filing the registration statement. Declares that information on a member of a coalition or association need not be included in any registration if the amount reasonably expected to be contributed by such member toward the coalition's or association's legislation-influencing activities is less than $500 during the quarterly period during which such registration would be made. Waives such disclosure requirements, with respect to lobbying activities, if it is publicly available knowledge that the organization is affiliated with the client, or has been publicly disclosed to have provided funding to the client, unless the organization in whole or in major part plans, supervises, or controls such lobbying activities. (Sec. 207) Revises disclosure requirements regarding a lobbyist's employee who has served as a covered legislative branch official in the two years before the date on which such employee first acted (after December 19, 1995) as a lobbyist on the client's behalf. Repeals the two-year limit on the look-back period (thus requiring disclosure of the lobbyist employee's position regardless of when he or she served as a legislative branch official.) (Sec. 208) Requires the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House to: (1) maintain certain lobbying disclosure information in an electronic data base, available to the public free of charge over the Internet; and (2) make lobbying activity reports available for public inspection over the Internet within 48 hours after such report is filed. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 209) Expresses the sense of Congress that the use of a family relationship by a lobbyist who is an immediate family member of a Member of Congress to gain special advantages over other lobbyists is inappropriate. (Sec. 210) Makes amendments made by this title inapplicable to political committee activities specified in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. Title III: Enforcement of Lobbying Restrictions - (Sec. 301) Amends the LDA to increase from $50,000 to $100,000 the civil penalty for knowing failure to comply with any LDA requirement. Establishes criminal penalties of fines or imprisonment for up to five years, or both, for knowing and corrupt failure to comply. Title IV: Inceased Disclosure - (Sec. 401) Amends Rule XXV (Limitations on Outside Earned Income and Acceptance of Gifts) of the Rules of the House to require a Member of the House to prohibit all of his or her staff from having any official contact with the Member's spouse if the spouse is a registered lobbyist or is employed or retained by a registered lobbyist to influence legislation. (Sec. 402) Requires the Clerk of the House to: (1) post certain travel and financial disclosure reports on the public Internet site of the Clerk's Office in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable format; and (2) maintain such information for at least six years after receiving it. Permits Members of the House to omit certain personally identifiable information from the reports before such posting. Requires the Clerk of the House to include in any informational materials about website disclosures an explanation of the procedures for protecting such personally identifiable information. (Sec. 403) Amends Rule XXV (Limitations on Outside Earned Income and Acceptance of Gifts) of the Rules of the House to prohibit gifts to Members, officers, and employees of the House from state and local governments. Allows such individuals to accept from a state or local government a reimbursement (including payment in kind) for necessary transportation, lodging, and related expenses for travel to a meeting, speaking engagement, factfinding trip, or similar event related to officeholder duties. Title V: Additional Criminal Penalties for Public Officials - (Sec. 501) Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a sentencing judge to increase by up to two years any sentence of imprisonment in a federal criminal case in which a public official is convicted of a federal offense: (1) consisting of conduct during the course of official duty intended to enrich that official; and (2) involving bribery, fraud, extortion, or theft of public funds greater than $10,000. Title VI: General Provisions - (Sec. 501) Provides that nothing in this Act or the amendments made by it shall be construed to prohibit any expressive conduct protected from legal prohibition by, or any activities protected by the free speech, free exercise, or free association clauses of, the First Amendment to the Constitution.

honest leadership open government act title closing revolving door sec amends rules house_of_representatives add rule xxvii disclosure members staff employment negotiations prohibits member delegate resident commissioner member directly negotiating having agreement future employment compensation election successor member files statement negotiations agreement committee_on_standards_of_official_conduct business days commencement requires inclusion statement private entity entities involved negotiations agreement commencement date member signature requires house officer employee earning salary paid member notify committee business days negotiating agreement future employment compensation requires member officer employee matter appears conflict interest rule notify committee recusal requires individual submit clerk house public disclosure statement disclosure recusal sec amends federal criminal code subject fine imprisonment years member congress congressional employee intent influence basis partisan political affiliation employment decision employment practice private entity takes withholds offers threatens withhold official act influences offers threatens influence official act provides individual disqualified holding federal office honor trust profit states prohibition shall construed create inference activity criminal civil enactment act sec prohibits attorney law firm including professional legal corporation partnership attorney employed firm contracts provide services congressional committee subcommittee member leadership chamber covered legislative branch official working group congressional caucus knowingly making intent influence communication appearance member officer congressional employee behalf person united_states connection matter attorney law firm seeks official action member officer employee official capacity term contract year subjects violators prohibition fine imprisonment sec amends federal criminal code require clerk house notify members house officers employees post employment restrictions post information contained notification public internet site clerk office sec establishes criminal penalties congressional employee employed lobbyist year leaving employment lobbyist knowingly makes communication appearance organization employed lobbyist self employed client organization present past year period matter relating specifically organization client title public disclosure lobbying sec amends lobbying disclosure act lda require quarterly instead semiannual filing lobbying disclosures reports electronic filing disclosure registered lobbyist contributions disclosure registered lobbyists past executive congressional employment sec requires lda reports include requests congressional earmarks sec requires registered lobbyist bundles contributions covered recipient aggregate exceeding quarterly period file quarterly report secretary senate clerk house notify covered recipient certified mail filing report requires notification covered recipient include notice recipient right challenge correct information report congress registered lobbyist files report defines covered recipient federal candidate individual holding federal office leadership pac unauthorized non party political committee associated individual holding federal office multicandidate political committee political party committee sec amends lda prohibit registered lobbyist registered organization employs lobbyists registrant employee making gift providing travel member officer congressional employee person organization knowledge gift travel accepted rules house_of_representatives senate sec redefines client respect lda registration requirements treats client individual member coalition association employs retains persons conduct lobbying activities currently individual members treated treats coalition association client purposes exemption registration requirements total income matters related lobbying activities behalf particular client case lobbying firm exceed expected exceed semiannual period registration total expenses connection lobbying activities case organization employees engage lobbying activities behalf exceed expected exceed period treats association members client nonprofit tax exempt association substantial exempt activities lobbying specific issue engaged person filing registration statement declares information member coalition association need included registration reasonably expected contributed member coalition association legislation influencing activities quarterly period registration waives disclosure requirements respect lobbying activities publicly available knowledge organization affiliated client publicly disclosed provided funding client organization major plans supervises controls lobbying activities sec revises disclosure requirements lobbyist employee served covered legislative branch official years date employee acted december lobbyist client behalf repeals year limit look period requiring disclosure lobbyist employee position regardless served legislative branch official sec requires secretary senate clerk house maintain certain lobbying disclosure information electronic data base available public free charge internet lobbying activity reports available public inspection internet hours report filed authorizes appropriations sec expresses sense congress use family relationship lobbyist immediate family member member congress gain special advantages lobbyists inappropriate sec makes amendments title inapplicable political committee activities specified federal_election_campaign_act title iii enforcement lobbying restrictions sec amends lda increase civil penalty knowing failure comply lda requirement establishes criminal penalties fines imprisonment years knowing corrupt failure comply title disclosure sec amends rule xxv limitations_on_outside_earned_income acceptance gifts rules house require member house prohibit staff having official contact member spouse spouse registered lobbyist employed retained registered lobbyist influence legislation sec requires clerk house post certain travel financial disclosure reports public internet site clerk office searchable downloadable format maintain information years receiving permits members house omit certain personally identifiable information reports posting requires clerk house include informational materials website disclosures explanation procedures protecting personally identifiable information sec amends rule xxv limitations_on_outside_earned_income acceptance gifts rules house prohibit gifts members officers employees house state local governments allows individuals accept state local government reimbursement including payment kind necessary transportation lodging related expenses travel meeting speaking engagement trip similar event related officeholder duties title additional criminal penalties public officials sec amends federal criminal code authorize sentencing judge increase years sentence imprisonment federal criminal case public official convicted federal offense consisting conduct course official duty intended enrich official involving bribery fraud extortion theft public funds greater title general provisions sec provides act amendments shall construed prohibit expressive conduct protected legal prohibition activities protected free speech free exercise free association clauses amendment constitution


Summary: Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007 - Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require a registered lobbyist who bundles two or more contributions made (in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000) to a covered recipient during a quarterly period to: (1) file a quarterly report with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives; and (2) notify the covered recipient by certified mail before filing such report. Requires the notification to express the covered recipient's right to respond to the statement to challenge and correct any information included before the registered lobbyist files such report. Defines "covered recipient" as a federal candidate, an individual holding federal office, a leadership PAC (an unauthorized political committee which is associated with an individual holding federal office, excluding a political committee of a political party), a multicandidate political committee, or a political party committee.

lobbying transparency act amends lobbying disclosure act require registered lobbyist bundles contributions aggregate exceeding covered recipient quarterly period file quarterly report secretary senate clerk house_of_representatives notify covered recipient certified mail filing report requires notification express covered recipient right respond statement challenge correct information included registered lobbyist files report defines covered recipient federal candidate individual holding federal office leadership pac unauthorized political committee associated individual holding federal office excluding political committee political party multicandidate political committee political party committee


Summary: Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2007 - 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: Same Day Voter Registration Act of 2007 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require states to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for federal office on the date of the election.

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Summary: Amends the federal criminal code to increase from one year to two years after leaving office the period during which former Members or elected officers of Congress may not engage in certain lobbying activities.

amends federal criminal code increase year years leaving office period members elected officers congress engage certain lobbying activities


Summary: Independent Expenditure Opt Out Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to modify the definition of "independent expenditure," which currently means an expenditure by a person: (1) expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate; and (2) that is not made in concert or cooperation with or at the request or suggestion of such candidate, the candidate's authorized political committee, or their agents, or a political party committee or its agents. Declares that an expenditure made by a political party committee may not be considered to have been made in concert or cooperation with a candidate or an agent or authorized committee of the candidate solely because the candidate has requested that the committee not make any expenditure in support of the candidate or in opposition to an opponent of the candidate. (That is, a political party committee expenditure in support of a candidate, or in opposition to an opponent, may not be disqualified as an independent expenditure solely because the candidate has communicated to the committee a request that it not make such expenditures.)

independent expenditure opt act amends federal election campaign act modify definition independent expenditure currently means expenditure person expressly advocating election defeat clearly identified candidate concert cooperation request candidate candidate authorized political committee agents political party committee agents declares expenditure political party committee considered concert cooperation candidate agent authorized committee candidate solely candidate requested committee expenditure support candidate opposition opponent candidate political party committee expenditure support candidate opposition opponent disqualified independent expenditure solely candidate communicated committee request expenditures


Summary: Count Every Vote Act of 2007 - Amends federal law to extend the date provided for the meeting of electors of the President and Vice President in the states, and the date provided for the joint session of Congress held for the counting of electoral votes. Changes the date for the meeting of electors from the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December following their appointment to the first day after January 1 following their appointment. Changes the date for the counting of electoral votes from the sixth day of January succeeding the meeting of the electors in the states to the second day following the extended deadline for the receipt of certificates and votes by the President of the Senate or the Archivist of the United States. Reduces from six to three days before the meeting of the electors in a state the end of the "safe harbor" period for resolution of any controversy or contest regarding appointment of state electors.

count vote act amends federal law extend date provided meeting electors president vice president states date provided joint session congress held counting electoral votes changes date meeting electors monday second december following appointment day january following appointment changes date counting electoral votes sixth day january succeeding meeting electors states second day following extended deadline receipt certificates votes president senate archivist united_states reduces days meeting electors state end safe harbor period resolution controversy contest appointment state electors


Summary: Campaign Expenditure Transparency Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit authorized committees of a candidate or any other political committee established, maintained, or controlled by a candidate or an individual holding federal office (other than a political committee of a political party) from directly or indirectly compensating the spouse of the candidate or the individual (as the case may be) for services provided to or on behalf of the committee. Requires any such committee to report on disbursements to the spouse or an immediate family member of the candidate or individual. Requires any penalty imposed for violation of this Act to be imposed on the candidate or federal office holder whose spouse receives compensation. Prohibits the committee involved from reimbursing the candidate or office holder for any such penalty.

campaign expenditure transparency act amends federal election campaign act prohibit authorized committees candidate political committee established maintained controlled candidate individual holding federal office political committee political party directly indirectly compensating spouse candidate individual case services provided behalf committee requires committee report disbursements spouse immediate family member candidate individual requires penalty imposed violation act imposed candidate federal office holder spouse receives compensation prohibits committee involved reimbursing candidate office holder penalty


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 (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 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: Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes within the House of Representatives an Independent Ethics Commission composed only of former federal judges. Prescribes procedures for: (1) initiation of investigations, upon the filing of a complaint or upon the Commission's own initiative; and (2) for consequent actions.

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Summary: Campaign Taxpayer Reimbursement Act of 2007 - Prohibits the use of federal funds to carry out or support any travel undertaken by a covered executive branch official away from his or her designated post of duty if at any time while the official is away he or she attends any political campaign or fundraising event, unless the official's office is reimbursed by the appropriate political committee for the actual travel costs incurred. Makes special rules for presidential and vice presidential travel. Applies this Act to travel by Members of the House of Representatives. Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require political committee reimbursement of certain state and local government security costs resulting from attendance by a covered executive branch official, other than the President or Vice President, at a political campaign or fundraising event.

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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.

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Summary: Regional Presidential Primary and Caucus Act of 2007 - Divides the United States into four regions of specified states (including the District of Columbia) for holding presidential primaries in each presidential election year. Requires four successive presidential primaries in each such year, to be held during the period beginning on the first Tuesday of March, April, May, and June and ending on the sixth day following such Tuesday. Directs the Election Assistance Commission to establish procedures for the conduct of a lottery by March 1, 2010, to select which of four regions will hold the first primary. Sets forth a rule for subsequent election cycles. Provides that, in the case where a state elects to select delegates to a political party's national presidential nominating convention through a caucus, the state shall hold a caucus during the period in which its region is scheduled to hold a primary.

divides united_states regions specified states including district_of_columbia holding presidential primaries presidential election year requires successive presidential primaries year held period beginning tuesday march april june ending sixth day following tuesday directs election_assistance_commission establish procedures conduct lottery march select regions hold primary sets forth rule subsequent election cycles provides case state elects select delegates political party national presidential nominating convention caucus state shall hold caucus period region scheduled hold primary


Summary: PAC Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) increase contribution limits for certain political committees, including multicandidate committees; (2) extend indexing of contribution limits for certain kinds of political committees to all political committees covered by the Act; and (3) revise requirements for the period of increase for contribution limitations, determination of the base year, permitted contribution-related communications between corporations and labor organizations and their members, and permitted contribution-related solicitations by trade associations.

pac fairness act amends federal election campaign act increase contribution limits certain political committees including multicandidate committees extend indexing contribution limits certain kinds political committees political committees covered act revise requirements period increase contribution limitations determination base year permitted contribution related communications corporations labor organizations members permitted contribution related solicitations trade associations


Summary: Freedom of Political Speech Act of 2007 - Amends the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 to repeal: (1) disclosure requirements about disbursements for electioneering communications; and (2) the exception from the prohibition against such disbursements, directly or indirectly, by national banks, corporations, labor unions, or foreign nationals, in the case of disbursements from a segregated account to which individual U.S. citizens or lawful resident aliens have contributed for the express purpose of making such disbursements.

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Summary: State and Local Candidate Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the graduated income tax rates applicable to principal campaign committees of candidates for Congress shall also apply to all comparable committees of candidates for state and local offices.

state local candidate fairness act amends internal revenue code provide graduated income tax rates applicable principal campaign committees candidates congress shall apply comparable committees candidates state local offices


Summary: Campaign Accountability Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the limitation on party expenditures on behalf of candidates in general elections.

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Summary: Voter Access Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit an election official from requiring an individual to provide a photo identification as a condition for receiving or casting a ballot in any election for federal office.

voter access protection act amends help america vote act prohibit election official requiring individual provide photo identification condition receiving casting ballot election federal office


Summary: Restoring Trust in Public Officials Act of 2007 - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to prohibit: (1) covered governmental officials from accepting travel paid for by a prohibited source; and (2) an agency from accepting a payment for travel that a covered official may not accept. Defines "prohibited source" to mean: (1) any person who is seeking official action by the covered official's agency, does business or seeks to do business with the covered official's agency, conducts activities regulated by the covered official's agency, or has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the covered official's official duties; or (2) is an organization a majority of whose members are prohibited sources.

public officials act amends ethics government act prohibit covered governmental officials accepting travel paid prohibited source agency accepting payment travel covered official accept defines prohibited source mean person seeking official action covered official agency business seeks business covered official agency conducts activities regulated covered official agency interests substantially affected performance covered official official duties organization majority members prohibited sources


Summary: Provisional Ballot Fairness in Counting Act of 2007 - 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: Overseas Voting Practical Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) to rename the official post card form containing both an absentee voter registration application and an absentee ballot application the Federal Voter Registration and Ballot Application. Prohibits states from refusing to accept balloting materials on any of specified grounds, including that the materials are not printed on a post card, do not include certain information, are not notarized or witnessed by an authorized official, are not delivered by the U.S. Postal Service, or do not meet certain other nonessential requirements. Amends federal postal law with respect to postage markings on certain balloting materials mailed by the states. Amends UOCAVA to: (1) permit voters to request absentee ballots in all subsequent elections; (2) repeal the requirement to provide absentee ballots in subsequent elections to individuals with unknown addresses; (3) apply UOCAVA to individuals who have never resided in the United States (whose parents are overseas voters); (4) require prompt notification of rejection of a voter registration or absentee ballot request; and (5) provide for use of a U.S. State Department diplomatic pouch for returning completed absentee ballots.

amends uniformed overseas citizens absentee voting act uocava rename official post card form containing absentee voter registration application absentee ballot application prohibits states refusing accept balloting materials specified grounds including materials printed post card include certain information notarized witnessed authorized official delivered meet certain nonessential requirements amends federal postal law respect postage markings certain balloting materials mailed states amends uocava permit voters request absentee ballots subsequent elections repeal requirement provide absentee ballots subsequent elections individuals unknown addresses apply uocava individuals resided united_states parents overseas voters require prompt notification rejection voter registration absentee ballot request provide use diplomatic returning completed absentee ballots


Summary: Establishing The House Independent Commission on Standards Act - Establishes within the legislative branch The House Independent Commission on Standards. Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to transfer to the Commission certain recommendations for administrative action and investigative duties of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct regarding Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and House officers and employees.

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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: Presidential Funding Act of 2007 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to public financing of presidential election campaigns to: (1) quadruple (1:1 to 4:1) the matching rate for contributions to primary election candidates; (2) lower from $250 to $200 the limit on individual campaign contributions; (3) increase the presidential primary qualifying threshold from $5,000 to $25,000 in 20 states; (4) require presidential candidates to participate in the primary payment system to be eligible for general election payments; (5) move the starting date for payments to primary candidates from January 1 of a presidential election year to six months before the earliest state primary election; (6) allow additional payments and increased expenditure limits for candidates who face opponents who do not participate in public financing and who raise more than 20% of applicable spending limits; (7) designate the last Friday before the first Monday in September as the date for payments to eligible presidential candidates; and (8) increase from $3 to $10 the presidential campaign tax return check-off amount.Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) increase expenditure limits for presidential primary campaigns and eliminate state primary spending limits; (2) limit political party general election campaign expenditures to $25 million, with an additional $25 million allowance after the party's candidate is nominated; (3) prohibit political parties from spending unregulated funds (soft money) on their national conventions; and (4) require presidential campaign committees to disclose information about bundled campaign contributions (series of contributions exceeding specified threshold amounts).

presidential funding act 2007_-_amends_internal_revenue code provisions relating public financing presidential election campaigns matching rate contributions primary election candidates lower limit individual campaign contributions increase presidential primary qualifying threshold states require presidential candidates participate primary payment system eligible general election payments starting date payments primary candidates january presidential election year months earliest state primary election allow additional payments increased expenditure limits candidates face opponents participate public financing raise applicable spending limits designate friday monday september date payments eligible presidential candidates increase presidential campaign tax return check amends federal_election_campaign_act increase expenditure limits presidential primary campaigns eliminate state primary spending limits limit political party general election campaign expenditures million additional million allowance party candidate nominated prohibit political parties spending unregulated funds soft money national conventions require presidential campaign committees disclose information bundled campaign contributions series contributions exceeding specified threshold amounts