ERIC KASHDAN

Inclusive Democracy Act (S. 3423/H.R. 6643) guarantees the right to vote for all citizens regardless of conviction of a criminal offense; Washington, D.C. Admission Act (S. 51/ H.R. 51) provides for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union; Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (S. 1487/H.R. 3130) enhances protections for election records; DISCLOSE Act (S. 512/H.R. 1118) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes; Democracy Restoration Act (S. 1677/H.R. 4987) secures the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration; Freedom to Vote Act (S. 1/H.R. 11) expands Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics; John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (S. 4/H.R. 14) amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act; American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act (H.R. 4563) promotes election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, equipping States with tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, enhancing election security, and protecting political speech; Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act (S. 1171/H.R. 2678) amends chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prevent Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks and owning stocks; Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (S. 2770/H.R. 8384) prohibits the distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office; AI Transparency in Elections Act (S. 3875/H.R. 8668) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency for the use of content that is substantially generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image, audio, or video footage in the advertisements; Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act (S. 3897/H.R. 8353) requires the Election Assistance Commission to develop voluntary guidelines for the administration of elections that address the use and risks of artificial intelligence technologies; Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence Regulations (FAIR) Elections Act (S. 4714) prohibits the distribution of false AI-generated election media and to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit the removal of names from voting rolls using unverified voter challenge databases; Right to Vote Act (S. 3916/H.R. 8825) protects the right to vote in elections for Federal office; Restoring Integrity to Americas Elections Act (S. 3844/H.R. 7497) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair and the remaining members; Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (H.R. 8281) amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office; Digital Integrity in Democracy Act (S. 4977) holds accountable operators of social media platforms that intentionally or knowingly host false election administration information; Clean Legislating and Ethical Accountability Now (CLEAN) Act (H.R. 9355) enacts House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Congress, (establishing the Office of Congressional Ethics) into permanent law; Political Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 9392) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the restrictions on the use of campaign funds for personal use to the funds of leadership PACs and other political committees, to clarify the treatment of certain coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates, to require the sponsors of certain political advertisements to identify the source of funds used for the advertisements; Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act (H.R. 9393) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to treat certain foreign-owned corporations and business organizations as foreign nationals for purposes of the ban on campaign activity, to prohibit foreign-affiliated section 501(c)(4) organizations from making contributions to super PACs or disbursing funds for independent expenditures or electioneering communications, to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to reform the procedures for the registration of agents of foreign principals under such Act; Ranked Choice Voting Act (S. 5048/H.R. 9578) establishes the use of ranked choice voting in elections for the offices of Senator and Representative in Congress; Stop Illegal Campaign Coordination Act (H.R. 9589) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to treat expenditures as coordinated with a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, or a committee of a national, State, or local political party if the making of the expenditures is materially consistent with instructions, directions, guidance, and suggestions from such candidate or committee; AI Ads Act (H.R. 9639) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify that the prohibition under such Act against the fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority and the fraudulent solicitation of funds includes misrepresentation through the use of content generated in whole or in part with the use of artificial intelligence (generative AI); Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (S. 359) amends title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States; Government by the People Act (H.R. 8572) directs the Federal Election Commission to establish a program under which participating States shall provide individuals with vouchers which may be used to make contributions to candidates for election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to establish a program to provide small dollar financing for candidates for election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. Legislation to be introduced including a bill that creates Senate OCE (Senator Warren); Investigative Integrity Protection Act (Rep. Schiff); and a bill that addresses election subversion threats (Rep. Morelle). Miscellaneous topics discussed with Hill offices including AI and elections including disclaimers for AI generated political advertisements, prohibiting deceptive AI-generated political communications, enhancing the FECs authority to address AIs usage in elections, addressing the use of AI in election administration, preventing AI-assisted voter intimidation and mass voter challenges; creating a Senate OCE; strengthening the House OCEs ability to conduct independent ethics investigations; limiting foreign influenced corporations spending on elections; foreign spending on state and local ballot initiatives; Supreme Court ethics reform; scam PACs; oversight of Bureau of Prisons policies for allowing incarcerated individuals to vote; removing monetary barriers to voting for justice-involved voters; oversight of USPSs role and performance in timely delivering election mail; protecting election workers; Fiscal Year 2025 funding for election administration; pushing back on false claims of noncitizen voting; implementation of the Electoral Count Reform Act; election certification issues at the state and local level; updating the STOCK Act to ban congressional stock trading; FEC administrative fines program; mandatory disgorgement of illegal contributions; addressing deregulatory trends at the FEC; addressing the personal use loophole with leadership PACs; appropriations amendment on District of Columbias Rank Choice Voting; and Snyder SCOTUS decision and Chevron case.

Inclusive Democracy Act (S. 3423/H.R. 6643) guarantees the right to vote for all citizens regardless of conviction of a criminal offense; Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Initiatives Act (H.R. 6471) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda and recall elections; TRUST in Congress Act (H.R. 345) requires Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes; Washington, D.C. Admission Act (S. 51/ H.R. 51) provides for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union; Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (S. 1487/H.R. 3130) enhances protections for election records; DISCLOSE Act (S. 512/H.R. 1118) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes; Democracy Restoration Act (S. 1677/H.R. 4987) secures the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration; Election Worker Protection Act (S. 1318) provides enhanced protections for election workers; Freedom to Vote Act (S. 1/H.R. 11) expands Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics; John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (S. 4/H.R. 14) amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act; American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act (H.R. 4563) promotes election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, equipping States with tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, enhancing election security, and protecting political speech; Fair and Impartial Redistricting for Meaningful and Accountable Political Systems (FAIR MAPS) Act (H.R. 7910) requires States to carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a redistricting plan developed by an independent redistricting commission; High Court Gift Ban Act (H.R. 8830) prohibits Federal judges from receiving gifts valued over $50 in an instance or $100 in the aggregate in a year from a source unless excepted: Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act (S. 1171/H.R. 2678) amends chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prevent Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks and owning stocks; Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (S. 2770) prohibits the distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office; AI Transparency in Elections Act (S. 3875) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency for the use of content that is substantially generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image, audio, or video footage in the advertisements; Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act (S. 3897) requires the Election Assistance Commission to develop voluntary guidelines for the administration of elections that address the use and risks of artificial intelligence technologies; Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence Regulations (FAIR) Elections Act (S. 4714) prohibits the distribution of false AI-generated election media and to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit the removal of names from voting rolls using unverified voter challenge databases; Right to Vote Act (S. 3916/H.R. 8825) protecting the right to vote in elections for Federal office; Bills to be introduced including AI Ads Act (Rep. Schiff) strengthens FEC authority over AI campaign ads; redboxing bill (Rep. Tokuda); Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act (Rep. Porter) addresses FARA issues and foreign interference elections; Ranked Choice Voting Act (Rep. Raskin); scam PACs bill (Senator Welch); bill amends Section 230 to address election disinformation (Senator Welch); bill creates Senate OCE (Senator Warren); bill on foreign influence corporations political spending (Senator Bennet); Miscellaneous topics discussed with Hill offices including state implementation of ECRA; updating the STOCK Act to ban congressional stock trading; AI and elections including disclaimers for AI generated political ads, prohibiting deceptive AI-generated political communications, enhancing the FECs authority to address AIs usage in elections, preventing AI-assisted voter intimidation and addressing the use of AI in election administration; creating a Senate OCE, Supreme Court ethics reform and strengthening the House OCEs ability to conduct independent ethics investigations; limiting foreign influenced corporations spending on elections; banning foreign spending on state and local ballot initiatives; oversight of Bureau of Prisons policies for allowing incarcerated individuals to vote; prohibiting assistance to foreign nationals making illegal contributions; reform of the Foreign Agents Registration Act; scam PACS; updating the STOCK Act to ban congressional stock trading; redboxing and candidate-super PAC coordination; mandatory disgorgement of illegal contributions; prohibiting political donations to PACs from being used on legal fees; addressing deregulatory trends at the FEC; addressing the personal use loophole with leadership PACs; amending Section 230 to address election disinformation; expanding FOIA to the judiciary; Fiscal Year 2025 funding for election administration; and protecting election workers.

Inclusive Democracy Act (S. 3423/H.R. 6643) guarantees the right to vote for all citizens regardless of conviction of a criminal offense; Youth Voting Rights Act (S. 2985/H.R. 5293) expands youth access to voting; Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Initiatives Act (H.R. 6471) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda and recall elections; TRUST in Congress Act (H.R. 345) requires Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes; DISCLOSE Act (S. 512/H.R. 1118) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes; Democracy Restoration Act (S. 1677/H.R. 4987) secures the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration; Election Worker Protection Act (S. 1318) provides enhanced protections for election workers; Freedom to Vote Act (S. 1/H.R. 11) expands Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes; John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (S. 4/H.R. 14) amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act (H.R. 4563) promotes election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, equipping States with tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, enhancing election security, and protecting political speech, and for other purposes; Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act (S. 1171/H.R. 2678) amends chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prevent Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks and owning stocks, and for other purposes; Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (S. 2770) prohibits the distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office, and for other purposes; Redistricting Transparency Act (H.R. 7095) requires States to carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which members of the public are informed of redistricting proposals and have the opportunity to participate in the development of such proposals prior to their adoption, and for other purposes; Honest Ads Act (H.R. 2599/486) enhances transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public, and for other purposes; Restoring Integrity to Americas Elections Act (H.R. 7497) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair and the remaining members, and for other purposes; Judicial Integrity Act (H.R. 7676) amends title 18, United States Code, to prohibit officers and employees of the judiciary from engaging in official acts affecting personal financial interests; Uncheck the Box Act (H.R. 7723) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes; End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act (S. 3743) amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat transfers of appreciated property to certain tax-exempt organizations the same as transfers of appreciated property to political organizations; Redistricting Reform Act (S.3750) reforms the congressional redistricting process, and for other purposes; AI Transparency in Elections Act (S. 3875) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency for the use of content that is substantially generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image, audio, or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes; Time Off To Vote Act (S. 3901) provides employees with a minimum of 2 consecutive hours of paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections; Right to Vote Act (S. 3916) protecting the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; Clean Legislating and Ethical Accountability Now (CLEAN) Act (H.R. TBD); FAIR MAPS Act (H.R. TBD); Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act (H.R. TBD); Securing Election Professionals Resource Act (H.R. TBD); Next Step Home Act (S.TBD); Scam PACs; funding for election administration; state implementation of ECRA; updating the STOCK Act to ban congressional stock trading; AI and elections including disclaimers for AI generated political ads, prohibiting deceptive AI-generated political communications, enhancing the FECs authority to address AIs usage in elections, preventing AI-assisted voter intimidation and addressing the use of AI in election administration;creating a Senate OCE, Supreme Court ethics reform and strengthening the House OCEs ability to conduct independent ethics investigations;limiting foreign influenced corporations spending on elections;mandatory disgorgement of illegal contributions;banning foreign spending on state and local ballot initiatives;oversight of Bureau of Prisons policies for allowing incarcerated individuals to vote;prohibiting assistance to foreign nationals making illegal contributions;reform of the Foreign Agents Registration Act; Judicial gift rules;redboxing and candidate-super PAC coordination;categorically prohibiting the structuring of transactions to evade campaign finance disclosure;closing loopholes in subvendor campaign finance reporting rules; providing attorneys fees in VRA cases;preventing bans on food and water donations at polling locations;and protecting election workers.

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