To prohibit recipients of TARP assistance from funding ACORN, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Oct 1, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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.
- IntroducedOct 1, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to prohibit any entity in receipt of financial assistance under the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP) (or any other program enacted by the Secretary under EESA authorities) from providing any direct or indirect assistance to, funding, promoting, or in any way contributing to the activities of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or an ACORN-related affiliate.
Exempts from this prohibition any entity that has repaid all outstanding amounts of TARP or related financial assistance.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 1, 2009 to Mar 17, 2010; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-NY | Christopher J. Lee | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-OH | John A. Boehner | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-CA | Kevin McCarthy | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Oct 6, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Mar 17, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Oct 1, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2009Introduced in House
- Oct 1, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1710 | A bill to prohibit recipients of TARP assistance from funding ACORN, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Sep 24, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit recipients of TARP assistance from funding ACORN, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2009Introduced in House
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