S.2516: DISCLOSE Act of 2014

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Bill Summary

Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2014 or the DISCLOSE Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to redefine the term "independent expenditure" as an expenditure by a person that, when taken as a whole, expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or is the functional equivalent of express advocacy because it can be interpreted by a reasonable...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Bill Actions

Date Description
July 23, 2014
Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-610.
June 24, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
June 24, 2014

Introduced in the Senate by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)

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