HR 15857 · 94th Congress · Lobbying

A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain activities designed to support or defeat any legislation pending before the Congress or any State legislature or any legislation or legislative issue on the ballot in any State.

Introduced 1976-10-01· Sponsored by Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1976-10-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prohibits the use of Federal funds by any corporation wholly owned by the Federal Government for the purpose of influencing any legislative issue before Congress, any State legislature, or on the ballot of any State.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (15)

14 Democrats1 Republican
Rep. Abzug, Bella S. [D-NY-20]NY
Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6]
Rep. Burke, Yvonne B. [D-CA-37]
Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2]
Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5]IA
Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6]
Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. Long, Gillis W. [D-LA-8]LA
Rep. Moffett, Toby [D-CT-6]
Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38]
Rep. Pattison, Edward W. [D-NY-29]
Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1]
Rep. Treen, David C. [R-LA-3]
Rep. Van Deerlin, Lionel [D-CA-41]CA
Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4]