H.R. 3427: State Ethics Law Protection Act of 2010
Before you vote › Federal bills
H.R. 3427: State Ethics Law Protection Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2009-07-30 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
federal
Follow this bill, step by step
- Where it came from: introduced 2009-07-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
State Ethics Law Protection Act of 2010
Plain summary
State Ethics Law Protection Act of 2010 - 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 such 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).
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
What a vote does
A “Yea” vote
If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.
A “Nay” vote
If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.
PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).
What does this mean? (plain words)
Official text
State Ethics Law Protection Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text
No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.
Limited to a few requests an hour per person.
The strongest published arguments
Arguments for (supporters)
Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.
Arguments against (opponents)
Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.
Alternatives
Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.
How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes
Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · 9 cosponsors
Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.
Cosponsors on this site
Bill Foster (D-IL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] reported raising $998,074 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr3427.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr3427 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111