HR 156 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Push Poll Disclosure Act of 2003

Introduced Jan 7, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Thomas E. Petri R-WI

Latest action · Jan 7, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJan 7, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Push Poll Disclosure Act of 2003 - 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.

Cosponsors 15

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 7, 2003 to Jun 25, 2004; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney	Original	Jan 7, 2003
R-CT	Christopher Shays	Original	Jan 7, 2003
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Jan 7, 2003
R-IL	John Shimkus	Original	Jan 7, 2003
R-WI	Mark Green	Original	Jan 7, 2003
R-PA	Phil English		Jan 8, 2003
D-MS	Gene Taylor		Jan 29, 2003
R-SC	Henry E. Brown, Jr.		Jan 29, 2003
R-NY	James T. Walsh		Jan 29, 2003
D-PA	Tim Holden		Jan 29, 2003
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts		Jan 29, 2003
R-OH	Paul E. Gillmor		Feb 12, 2003
D-CA	Tom Lantos		Feb 12, 2003
D-IL	William O. Lipinski		Feb 12, 2003
D-SC	James E. Clyburn		Jun 25, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Committee on House Administration	Referred Jan 7, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
Jan 7, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E15)
Jan 7, 2003Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Extensions	Debate and remarks E15	Thomas E. Petri R-WI	Jan 8, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require persons conducting Federal election polls by telephone to disclose certain information to respondents and the Federal Election Commission.
Short Titles as Introduced: Push Poll Disclosure Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House

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