COMMON CAUSE
Registrant: COMMON CAUSE
Reported lobbying issue
Government Issues: Voting & Elections Bills in the 119th Congress HR 14, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 216 cosponsors) HR 22, SAVE Act (Rep. Roy, 110 cosponsors)--passed the House 220-208 on April 10th HR 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Rep. Norton, 191 cosponsors) HR 55, a bill to repeal the National Voter Registration Act (Rep. Biggs, 1 cosponsor) HR 58, Voter Integrity Protection Act (Rep. Biggs, 1 cosponsor) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Todays Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HR 154, Election Day Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 155, Let America Vote Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 3 cosponsors) HR 156, Securing Our Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 160, Restoring Faith in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 529, Restoring American Confidence in Elections (RACE) Act (Rep. Pfluger, 1 cosponsor) HR 723, Protect American Election Administration Act (Rep. Cole, 9 cosponsors) HR 738, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Salinas, 8 cosponsors) HR 882, No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act (Rep. Pfluger, 9 cosponsors) HR 884, a bill to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (Rep. Pfluger, 10 cosponsors)--passed the House on June 10th HR 1467, POLE Act (Rep. Garbarino, no cosponsors) HR 2499, A bill to codify Executive Order 14248, entitled "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections" (Rep. Hamadeh, 2 cosponsors) HR 2561, One Vote One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 2562, District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act (Rep. Lawler, 2 cosponsors) HR 2694, Election Results Accountability Act (Rep. Obernolte, 7 cosponsors) HR 2803, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (Rep. Veasey, 5 cosponsors) HR 2847, Vote At Home Act (Rep. Hoyle, 13 cosponsors) HR 2968, Business Over Ballots Act (Rep. Roger Williams, 12 cosponsors) HR 3040, Preventing Ranked Choice Corruption Act (Rep. Hamadeh, 1 cosponsor) S 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 43 cosponsors) S 128, SAVE Act (Sen. Lee, 28 cosponsors) S 1240, Defending America's Future Elections Act (Sen. Padilla, 12 cosponsors) S 1887, Vote at Home Act (Sen. Wyden, 12 cosponsors) S 2124, Election Worker Protection Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 16 cosponsors) Money in Politics Bills in the 119th Congress HR 415, Stop Act (Rep. Boyle, no cosponsors) HR 535, Inaugural Fund Transparency Act (Rep. Scanlon, 11 cosponsors) HR 1399, Prior Approval Reform Act (Rep. Amodei, no cosponsors) HR 2352, Abolish Super PACs Act (Rep. Summer Lee, 6 cosponsors) HR 2356, Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act (Rep. Massie, 3 cosponsors) HR 2476, Stop Illegal Campaign Coordination Act (Rep. Tokuda, 4 cosponsors) HR 2498, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 1 cosponsor) HR 2816, Shell Company Abuse Act (Rep. Bell, 3 cosponsors) HR 3311, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 3535, Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) S 118, Inaugural Fund Transparency Act (Sen. Cortez Masto, 4 cosponsors) S 538, ELECT Act (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) S 1849, ZOMBIE Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) SJ Res 43, Democracy for All Amendment (Sen. Shaheen, 40 cosponsors) Redistricting/Census Bills in the 119th Congress HR 158, CLEAN Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 2797, House Expansion Commission Act (Rep. Stevens, 1 cosponsor) HR 3877, a bill to provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to Maryland (Rep. Griffith, no cosponsors) Ethics, Lobbying, and Other Government Reform Bills in the 119th Congress HR 253, Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 3 cosponsors) HR 358, No Corruption in Government Act (Rep. Nunn, 1 cosponsor) HR 396, TRUST in Congress Act (Rep. Magaziner, 76 cosponsors) HR 1074, Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act (Rep. Khanna, 8 cosponsors) HR 1712, Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance Enforcement (MEME) Act (Rep. Liccardo, 18 cosponsors) HR 1883, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act (Rep. Miller-Meeks, 1 cosponsor) HR 1887, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act (Rep. Neguse, 1 cosponsor) HR 1908, End Congressional Stock Trading Act (Rep. Burchett, 1 cosponsor) HR 2180, Keep the Watchdogs Running Act (Rep. Connolly, 10 cosponsors) HR 2181, Protect Our Watchdogs Act (Rep. Connolly, 25 cosponsors) HR 2361, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Rep. Connolly, no cosponsors) HR 2593, MARALAGO Act (Rep. Cohen, no cosponsors) HR 2624, HUMBLE Act (Rep. Craig, 1 cosponsor) HR 2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act (Rep. Cline, no cosponsors) HR 2737, ELON MUSK Act (Rep. Pocan, 14 cosponsors) HR 2857, Drain the Swamp Act (Rep. Khanna, 3 cosponsors) HR 2795, End Judge Shopping Act (Rep. Sherrill, no cosponsors) HR 3182, Transparency in Representation through Uniform Stock Trading Ban (TRUST) Act (Rep. Bresnahan, no cosponsors) HR 3229, Foreign Agents Transparency Act (Rep. Cline, 6 cosponsors) HR 3388, Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (Rep. Alford, 1 cosponsor) HR 3513, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 32 cosponsors) HR 3544, Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization (TERM) Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 47 cosponsors) HR 3554, Close the Revolving Door Act (Rep. Neguse, no cosponsors) HR 3573, Stop TRUMP in Crypto Act (Rep. Waters, 15 cosponsors) HR 3635, Foreign Adversary Investment Prohibition Act (Rep. Kean, 1 cosponsor) HR 3680, No Corporate Crooks Act (Rep. Deluzio, 5 cosponsors) HR 3776, Don't Settle for Bribes Act (Rep. Magaziner, 4 cosponsors) HR 3779, STOCK Act 2.0 (Rep. Dave Min, 9 cosponsors) HR 4036, No Shorting America Act (Rep. Kean, 1 cosponsor) S 588, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 8 cosponsors) S 806, Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act (Sen. Lujan, 1 cosponsor) S 856, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors) S 865, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act (Sen. Peters, 1 cosponsor) S 981, Foreign Agents Transparency Act (Sen. Grassley, 3 cosponsors) S 1133, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 5 cosponsors) S 1146, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 4 cosponsors) S 1196, Special Government Employees Transparency Act (Sen. Lujan, 7 cosponsors) S 1365, No Federal Payments to Companies Controlled by Special Government Employees Act (Sen. Shaheen, no cosponsors) S 1498, Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments Act (Sen. Hawley, 1 cosponsor) S 1668, End Crypto Corruption Act (Sen. Merkley, 21 cosponsors) S 1803, STABLE GENIUS Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 1814, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 26 cosponsors) S 1850, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 1873, MARSHALS Act (Sen. Booker, 4 cosponsors) S 2132, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest following government service (Sen. Cornyn, 3 cosponsors) --Voting & Fair Representation Bills in the 119th Congress-- - **HR 3776**, Don't Settle for Bribes Act of 2025 (Rep. Magaziner (RI-02), 1 cosponsor) - To restrict the President from initiating civil lawsuits regarding any civil matters arising during their presidency until after leaving office - **HR 4908**, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05) / Hirono (HI), 52 cosponsors) - To provide employees with a minimum of 2 consecutive hours of paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections - **HR 4917**, Expanding the VOTE Act / Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), multiple cosponsors) - To modify certain notice requirements, reduce threshold requirements for language assistance under the Voting Rights Act, study certain election requirements, clarify certain election requirements - **HR 4910**, Sustaining Our Democracy Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), multiple cosponsors) - To establish a democracy advancement and innovation program to promote innovation to improve efficiency and smooth functioning in the administration of elections for Federal office - **HR 4909**, Voters on the Move Registration Act of 2025 (Rep. Williams (GA-05), 45 cosponsors) - To protect voter registration for individuals who have changed residences and ensure portability of voter registration across jurisdictions - **HR 4914**, Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), 48 cosponsors) - To ensure that unhoused individuals can exercise their right to vote by removing barriers related to permanent address requirements - **HR 4915**, Election Mail Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), no cosponsors) - To address issues related to election mail and ensure timely delivery of ballots and election materials through the postal service - **HR 4911**, POLL Act / People Over Long Lines Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), multiple cosponsors) - To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote, establish standards for wait times at polling locations - **HR 4916**, Youth Voting Rights Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), 44 cosponsors) - To expand youth access to voting through pre-registration of minors, on-campus polling locations, prohibition of certain residency requirements, and private right of action for age discrimination in voting - **HR 4912**, Help America Run Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), 41 cosponsors) - To support Americans running for elected office by providing resources, reducing barriers to candidacy, and promoting diverse representation in government - **HR 4913**, CHALLENGES Act / Countering Harassment and Applying Legal Liability to Effectively Nurture Government Election Stability Act (Rep. Williams (GA-05), 33 cosponsors) - To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to protect individuals who are lawfully registered to vote from bad faith challenges to their registration status, requires clear and convincing evidence for challenges, establishes penalties --Anti-Corruption & Accountability Bills in the 119th Congress-- - **HR 3454**, Protecting Our Constitution and Communities Act (Rep. Landsman (OH-01), 11 cosponsors) - To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide a private right of action with respect to violations of such Act, strengthen Government Accountability Office enforcement - **H.J.Res. 54** (118th Congress), We the People Amendment (Rep. Jayapal (WA-07), 216 cosponsors in 118th Congress, reintroduced in 119th) - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only, ending corporate constitutional rights and reversing Citizens United - **HR 1118** (118th Congress), DISCLOSE Act / Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act (Rep. Cicilline/Pappas, multiple cosponsors) - To require disclosure of political spending and eliminate dark money in elections - **HR 5048** (118th Congress), Protecting Our Democracy Act (Rep. Schiff, 186 cosponsors) - Comprehensive reforms to prevent presidential abuses of power and restore checks and balances - **HR 5106** (119th Congress), Restore Trust in Congress Act (Rep. Roy (R-TX) + Rep. Magaziner (D-RI), bipartisan with approximately 100 cosponsors) - To ban congressional stock trading and address conflicts of interest - **S. 3191** (119th Congress), Stop Ballroom Bribery Act (Sen. Warren, cosponsors: Sen. Blumenthal, Sen. Markey lead, Sen. Booker, Sen. Hirono, Sen. Merkley) - To prevent corruption by prohibiting federal officials from soliciting or accepting donations for White House construction or improvements from private entities while in office - **HR 6085** (119th Congress), Stop Ballroom Bribery Act (Rep. Garcia, cosponsors: Reps Summer Lee, Ayanna Pressley, Pramila Jayapal) - House companion bill to prevent corruption involving Trump ballroom donations by prohibiting White House construction donations from private entities while president is in office - *H.R.6356 (119th Congress), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Civil Rights Act (Rep. Yvette Clarke) - To establish civil rights protections for algorithmic decision‑making systems by prohibiting discriminatory AI uses in key areas of life, requiring robust pre‑ and post‑deployment testing for bias, and increasing transparency and accountability for high‑risk AI tools. - *S. 5315 (117th Congress), Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act (Sen. Warren; Rep. Jayapal) - To overhaul federal ethics and anti‑corruption rules by locking the revolving door, ending lobbying as currently structured, restricting stock trading and corporate board service by senior officials, establishing an independent anti‑corruption agency, strengthening judicial ethics standards, and reforming campaign finance laws to curb the influence of big and dark money in politics. - *S. ____ ( )Financial Disclosure Modernization Act (Sen. Schiff) - To strengthen personal financial disclosure requirements for senior federal officials by modernizing and expanding reporting categories for large assets and income, improving electronic filing and public access, and enhancing transparency to help ensure that public officials act in the public interest rather than their own financial interests. - *S.4822 (117th Congress) DISCLOSE Act (Sen. Whitehouse) - To increase transparency in federal elections by requiring groups that spend significant sums on campaign‑related communications to disclose their major donors, thereby limiting the ability of dark money organizations to secretly influence federal elections and policymaking. - *H.R. 4213 / H.R. 7147 (119th Congress), Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (House Appropriations Committee; House Republican leadership) - To provide full‑year fiscal year 2026 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, including border and immigration enforcement, disaster response, transportation security, and related programs, while incorporating policy riders and funding decisions that affect civil rights, immigration enforcement practices, and surveillance authorities. - *S.J.Res. 90 / H.Con.Res.64 (119th Congress), Venezuela War Powers Resolution (Sen. Kaine; Rep. McGovern) - To invoke the War Powers Resolution by directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that have not been expressly authorized by Congress, thereby reasserting congressional authority over decisions to introduce U.S. forces into armed conflict. - *H.R. 7296 (119th Congress), SAVE America Act (Rep. Roy) - aims to ensure only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections. It mandates that states require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration and imposes a photo ID requirement for voting in federal elections. - *H.Con.Res.38 - Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran. (Rep. Massie). - *S.J.Res.104 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress. (Sen. Tim Kaine). - *H.R.7147 - Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (Rep. Tom Cole). - *H.R.7744 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (Rep. Tom Cole). - *H.R. 8065 - The Restoring Executive Branch Authorities to Oversee Offices of the United States Attorneys Act of 2026 (we opposed this bill; By eliminating the district courts longstanding authority to appoint interim United States attorneys in certain circumstances, this bill would remove a critical check on the Department of Justice at the same time that the president seeks to use the agency to target his perceived political opponents.). - *Opposed FISA 702 Reauthorizations. - *We lobbied to allocate adequate funding for Election Security Grants in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget. Specifically, we urged members to support the state and local election officials who keep our democracy safe and secure with an appropriation of $825 million in FY27 under existing HAVA grant restrictions and terms, while directing two-thirds of that funding to localities, which by and large administer our elections. - *H.R. 2853, the Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA). We opposed this legislation. his legislation would dramatically expand the Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) role in domestic law enforcement, authorizing sweeping new authority to collect, analyze, and share Americans personal data without meaningful civil liberties safeguards, adequate oversight, or accountability mechanisms should DHS abuse this power. - *Supported the Perry-Garcia Amendment to Ban Flock Automatic License Plate Readers (Rep. Scott Perry & Rep. Chuy Garcia). We urged the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to support Rep. Scott Perry and Rep. Chuy Garcias amendment to the Highway Bill that would restrict the use of automatic license plate readers except for tolling purposes. The rapid growth of this surveillance technology in recent years, led in large part by the company Flock Safety, poses a serious threat to the privacy, civil liberties, and constitutional rights of Americans. - *H.R. 3633, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 or the CLARITY Act of 2025 (Rep. French Hill). We oppose. Despite recent amendments, the bill remains a dangerous and deeply flawed piece of legislation. If passed, the CLARITY Act would effectively give a congressional stamp of approval to a system rigged forpowerful special interests and well-connected insiders. We urged all Senators to hold the line, resist aggressive industry lobbying, and reject any compromise that fails to enact rigorous, gold-standard public integrity guardrails. - *Continued efforts to oppose NDAA and SAVE Act. - *H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act (Rep. Brian Steil), which claims to prohibits Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from purchasing stocks and requires public notice before these individuals may sell stocks. We oppose. - *H.R. 5016, Restore Trust in Congress Act (Rep. Chip Roy) - To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to prohibit Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks, and for other purposes. We support. - *H.R. 6731, Restore Trust in Government Act (Rep. Seth Magaziner) - To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to prohibit Members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks, and for other purposes. Budget/Appropriations: Continuing resolution/government funding H.R.7147 - Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (Rep. Tom Cole)
Government entities reported: Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Federal Communications Commission (FCC) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Justice, Dept of (DOJ) SENATE
Reported filing-period amount: $30,000
This is the amount reported for the filing/reporting period and should not be interpreted as money spent lobbying this bill alone.