Pick Your Poison Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1118
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2013-03-13
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections

Corporate finance and management

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Political advertising

Public participation and lobbying
Latest action: action_date: 2013-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Pick Your Poison Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a corporation from making any expenditure, or make any disbursement for an electioneering communication, if it employs or retains a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1118 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Grayson 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 prohibit corporations which employ or retain registered lobbyists from making expenditures or disbursements for electioneering communications under such Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title; Findings (a) Short Title This Act may be cited as the Pick Your Poison Act of 2013 . (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Independent expenditures made in connection with elections for public office, including those made by corporations, give rise to corruption and the appearance of corruption, as well as undue influence and access. (2) This corruption, and the appearance of this corruption, threatens to cause the electorate to lose faith in our democracy. 2. Ban on Expenditures and Disbursements for Electioneering Communications by Corporations Employing or Retaining Registered Lobbyists Section 316 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 441b ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Special Rule for Corporations Employing or Retaining Registered Lobbyists A corporation may not make any expenditure, or make any disbursement for an electioneering communication, if it employs or retains a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. .