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S. 1147: DISCLOSE Act of 2019

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S. 1147: DISCLOSE Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-11 · 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 2019-04-11 · 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 2019

Plain summary

Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2019 or the DISCLOSE Act of 2019 This bill expands prohibitions and requires additional disclosures related to political spending. Specifically, foreign nationals are further restricted regarding their involvement in election related activity, including by prohibiting their participation in the decision-making process regarding an election expenditure. Existing foreign money prohibitions are expanded to prohibit disbursements for paid internet or digital communications. The Federal Election Commission must perform an audit after each election cycle to determine the incidence of illicit foreign money. In general, organizations making political expenditures must disclose donors who have contributed $10,000 or more during an election cycle. Certain of these organizations, including corporations, must also disclose their beneficial owners. The bill requires organizations to provide additional disclosures on certain political ads, including the donors who contributed the most money to that organization in the last year.

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Official text

DISCLOSE Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · 44 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ron Wyden (D-OR), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Patty Murray (D-WA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), 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), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tina Smith (D-MN), Jacky Rosen (D-NV)

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-cong116-s1147 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116