H.R. 1826: | Fair Elections Now Act |
111th Congress 2009-2010 |
To reform the financing of House elections, and for other purposes.
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Full Text | Status: |  | Introduced | Mar 31, 2009 |  | Referred to Committee | View Committee Assignments |  | Reported by Committee | ... |  | House Vote | ... |  | Senate Vote | ... |  | Signed by President | ... |
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Sources of Influence
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have taken a stance on this bill:
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Public Campaign Action Fund Sierra Club National Association for the Advancement of Colored People U.S. Public Interest Research Groups Greenpeace American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees hip hop caucus Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA National Organization for Women Brennan Center for Justice Common Cause Public Citizen Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund Democracy 21 Friends of the Earth League of Conservation Voters William C. Velasquez Institute Change Congress Consumer Watchdog Moveon.org | Heritage Foundation Center for Competitive Politics Cato Institute institute for justice |
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H.R. 1826--111th Congress: Fair Elections Now Act.
(2009).
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"H.R. 1826--111th Congress: Fair Elections Now Act."
GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation).
2009.
Feb 10, 2010
<http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1826>
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