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And YOU thought this bill was weak and partial enough to slip through.  And YOU thought it was the Republicans who worked for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  These are the new teams, boys and girls: on one side elected officials, on the other side all the rest of us.

From Politico:

Follow this amendment on Thomas for cosponsors and hearings.

Proposing the `Doris `Granny D' Haddock Amendment of 2010' to the Constitution of the United States regarding the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the spending and activities... (Introduced in House)

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While Congress may be restrained, to put it politely, in its efforts to clean up corruption for its own sake, xenophobia may come to the rescue. The LA Times reports that the Democratic party's legislation in both houses is "now considering a broad definition of foreign corporations -- companies that are more than 20% owned by non-American entities. That could end up banning thousands of corporations from contributing to political activities."

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111th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 4729

To clarify the situations in which a corporation may be treated as a person under Federal law.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 2, 2010

HR 4550

No Taxpayer Money for Corporate Campaigns Act of 2010 (Introduced in House)

HR 4550 IH

To prohibit entities from using Federal funds to contribute to political campaigns or participate in lobbying activities.

HR 4537

Shareholder Protection Act of 2010 (Introduced in House)

HR 4537 IH

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the express authorization of a majority of shareholders of a public company for certain political expenditures by that company, and for other purposes.

Here's Bill Pascrell's HR 4522

John Hall's: HR 4517

Tom Perriello's HR 4523

Rosa De Lauro's HR 4540

Here's the Wall Street Journal and DailyKos.

This is the package of bills we've been expecting from Rep Van Hollen and Senator Schumer.

UPDATE: A blog by Schumer.

H.J.RES.74 Cosponsors are updated on Thomas.loc.gov here.

But we have them for you first: John Conyers, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Jim McGovern, Keith Ellison, Chellie Pingree, Barbara Lee, Andre Carson, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Betty Sutton, Raul Grijalva and Ed Markey.