State Ethics Law Protection Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2340
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2013-06-12
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Public contracts and procurement

Roads and highways

State and local government operations

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3292-3293)

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>State Ethics Law Protection Act of 2013 - Considers a state transportation department not to have violated federal contract requirements for the construction of a federal-aid highway project solely because the state in which the department is located, or a local government within that state, has in effect a law or order that limits the amount of money an individual or entity doing business with a state or local agency with respect to such a project may contribute to a political party, campaign, or elected official (pay to play).</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2340 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2013 Mr. Quigley (for himself, Mr. Foster , and Ms. Duckworth ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay to play reform, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Ethics Law Protection Act of 2013 . 2. Pay to play reform Section 112 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Pay To play reform A State transportation department shall not be considered to have violated a requirement of this section solely because the State in which that State transportation department is located, or a local government within that State, has in effect a law or an order that limits the amount of money an individual or entity that is doing business with a State or local agency with respect to a Federal-aid highway project may contribute to a political party, campaign, candidate, or elected official. .