About the bill
Just about everything is done online or digitally these days, with the exception of the cassette deck’s retro comeback. But Congress is usually a step or two behind the times when it comes to technology, particularly in the Senate, where Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said he has never sent an email.
Senate candidates also do not have to submit their quarterly campaign finance reports electronically. Instead, many still submit them on paper. In fact, Senate campaign committees are the only federal campaign committees where this is still permitted. Presidential candidates, House candidates, and political action committees (PACs) are required to submit their forms electronically.
To help bring the Senate into the current century, Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) has introduced S. 336, the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act. …
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced on February 4, 2015, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
48 Cosponsors (34 Democrats, 12 Republicans, 2 Independents)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“miss. senators: senate should embrace electric filing of campaign reports”
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Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS, 1979-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 6, 2015
History
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Jan 27, 2011
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 219 (112th). |
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Jul 24, 2013
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 375 (113th). |
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Feb 4, 2015
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Feb 3, 2017
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 298 (115th). |
S. 366 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 366. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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