Preamble. To reform the financing of Congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors, and for other...

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To reform the financing of Congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors, and for other purposes. — Sponsor: Mr. Sarbanes — Cosponsors: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Barber, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera of California, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Carney, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr.

Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delaney, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Esty, Mr. Farr, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Garcia, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutiérrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Himes, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Israel, Ms.

Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kind, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr.

McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Meng, Mr. Michaud, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moran, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Peters of California, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Polis, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr.

Sherman, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Walz, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Welch, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Castor of Florida — Actions: February 5, 2014 — Mr. Sarbanes (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Barber, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera of California, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr.

Braley of Iowa, Mr. Carney, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delaney, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Esty, Mr. Farr, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Garcia, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr.

Al Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutiérrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Himes, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kind, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Ms.

Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Meng, Mr. Michaud, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moran, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Peters of California, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Polis, Mr.

Quigley, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Walz, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Welch, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Brownley of California, and Ms. Castor of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned