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H.R. 6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018

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H.R. 6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-06-27 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-06-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

DISCLOSE Act of 2018

Plain summary

Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2018 or the DISCLOSE Act of 2018 This bill expands the ban on election contributions by foreign nationals to include corporations subject to specified levels of ownership or control by foreign nationals. The bill also expands (1) reporting requirements related to campaign contributions, and (2) disclosure requirements related to the funding sources of political advertisements.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

DISCLOSE Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · 173 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), James A. Himes (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), John B. Larson (D-CT), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and 113 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6239 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115