State Ethics Law Protection Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1146
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]
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: 2013-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
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: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1146 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 12, 2013 Mr. Kirk (for himself, Mr. Menendez , and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 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. .