OPEN Act
Latest action · Nov 9, 2017 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedNov 9, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Openness in Political Expenditures Now Act or the OPEN Act
This bill requires each corporation that submits regular and periodic reports to shareholders to (1) include information about certain political activities during the time period covered by the report, and (2) provide copies of reports disclosing political activities to the Federal Election Commission.
The bill also prohibits an organization from obtaining tax-exempt status under 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code if its expenditures on covered political activities exceed certain thresholds in a taxable year.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 9, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2017Introduced in House
- Nov 9, 2017Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2017Introduced in House
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