Senate To Tackle DISCLOSE Act Today

Later today, the Senate will hold a cloture vote to proceeed to consideration of the Van Hollen-Schumer DISCLOSE Act. The bill would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 via a series of reforms, including establishing additional disclosure requirements in terms of spending on elections.

The bill was contrived as a response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC in January of this year, in which the high court basically blocked a federal limit on corporate political spending.

Yesterday, President Barack Obama urged the Senate to pass the bill before adjourning for the August congressional recess…