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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2370 

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during 

campaigns for election for Federal office, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 12, 2009 

Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Mr. PETRI) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 

require the disclosure of certain information by persons 

conducting phone banks during campaigns for election 

for Federal office, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Voters’ Right to Know 

5 Act of 2009’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY PERSONS CON2 DUCTING PHONE BANKS DURING FEDERAL 

3 ELECTION CAMPAIGNS. 

4 (a) APPLICATION OF ADVERTISING DISCLAIMER

5 RULES.—Section 318(a) of the Federal Election Cam6 paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441d(a)) is amended in the 

7 matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting after ‘‘section 

8 304(f)(3))’’ the following: ‘‘or any communication through 

9 a Federal election phone bank described in subsection 

10 (e),’’. 

11 (b) FEDERAL ELECTION PHONE BANK DE12 SCRIBED.—Section 318 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441d) is 

13 amended by adding at the end the following new sub14 section: 

15 ‘‘(e) FEDERAL ELECTION PHONE BANKS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE REQUIRE17 MENTS.—In addition to any information required to 

18 be disclosed under this section or otherwise reported 

19 under this Act, each person who conducts a Federal 

20 election phone bank shall report to the Commission 

21 the following information: 

22 ‘‘(A) The total cost of conducting the 

23 phone bank. 

24 ‘‘(B) All sources of funds used to conduct 

25 the phone bank (other than any contribution for 


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1 which information is otherwise required to be 

2 reported under this Act). 

3 ‘‘(C) The total number of households con4 tacted. 

5 ‘‘(D) A copy of the questions asked or in6 formation provided to respondents. 

7 ‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—Except as provided in para8 graph (3), in this section, a ‘Federal election phone 

9 bank’ means a project under which an aggregate 

10 number of not fewer than 1,500 households are con11 tacted by telephone during the 25-day period which 

12 ends on the date of an election for Federal office 

13 and— 

14 ‘‘(A) are asked to state a preference in the 

15 election or to state the likelihood of their sup16 port of any candidate; 

17 ‘‘(B) are asked to make a contribution or 

18 expenditure with respect to the election; 

19 ‘‘(C) are provided with information ex20 pressly advocating the election or defeat of a 

21 clearly identified candidate for such office; or 

22 ‘‘(D) are provided with any information re23 garding a clearly identified candidate for such 

24 office. 


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1 ‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR PROJECTS CONDUCTED

2 BY GENERAL MEDIA.—A Federal election phone 

3 bank does not include any project conducted through 

4 the facilities of any broadcasting station, newspaper, 

5 magazine, or other periodical publication, unless 

6 such facilities are owned or controlled by any polit7 ical party, political committee, or candidate.’’. 

8 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

9 The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 

10 respect to elections occurring after the expiration of the 

11 180-day period which begins on the date of the enactment 

12 of this Act. 

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