Institute mandatory disclosure of all special interest contributions.
Require mandatory disclosure of all special-interest contributions.
Occurrences
Evidence
Civil Beat stated that the answers came from Brian Schatz, a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate. In his campaign-finance plan, Schatz called for mandatory disclosure of all special-interest contributions.
The Congressional Record lists Schatz among senators for whom S.6 was introduced; the bill sought government reform, reduced special-interest influence, and increased election transparency and oversight.
Congress.gov shows S.6 was referred to Senate Rules and remained at the introduced stage. The CRS summary says it would add disclosure requirements for campaign-related disbursements by corporations, labor organizations, and Super PACs.
Congress.gov lists Schatz as an original cosponsor of S.443 on February 25, 2021, the DISCLOSE Act of 2021.
Congress.gov says S.4822 would amend FECA to add disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs, and other entities. Its cloture motion failed 49-49.
The Senate roll-call page records the S.4822 cloture vote as rejected and lists Schatz, D-HI, voting yea.
Assessments
Schatz promised during his 2016 U.S. Senate campaign to require mandatory disclosure of all special-interest contributions. He materially supported relevant federal disclosure legislation, including the We the People Act/DISCLOSE Act vehicles and voting to advance S.4822 in 2022 during the Senate term won in 2016. But the major federal disclosure requirement did not become law; the key 2022 cloture vote failed and the cited bills were not enacted. This qualifies as a serious legislative effort without delivery.