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S. 1585: DISCLOSE Act of 2017

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S. 1585: DISCLOSE Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-19 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. 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.

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Official title

DISCLOSE Act of 2017

Plain summary

Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2017 or the DISCLOSE Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to ban campaign contributions and expenditures by corporations that are controlled, influenced, or owned by foreign nationals. The bill redefines the term "independent expenditure" to include an expenditure that is the functional equivalent of express advocacy because it can be interpreted by a reasonable person only as advocating the election or defeat of a candidate. The bill expands the period during which certain communications are treated as electioneering communications. The bill prescribes disclosure requirements for campaign-related disbursements by corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, including a political committee with an account established for the purpose of accepting donations or contributions that do not comply with the contribution limits or source prohibitions under FECA.

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Official text

DISCLOSE Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · 45 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tina Smith (D-MN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] reported raising $652,856 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-s1585 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115