S. 1562: Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (click here)
H.R. 2853: Corporate Duty to Report Act of 2019 (click here)
The Duty to Report Act and Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections (FIRE) Act are bills which would require a campaign to report any attempt of contact by foreign nationals offering services or information.
The bills would require any such meeting be reported to both the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The Duty to Report was introduced in the House on May 20 as bill number H.R. 2853, by Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA15), also a longshot presidential candidate. It was introduced in the Senate that same day as bill number S. 1247 by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).
The FIRE Act introduced in the Senate on April 30 as bill number S. 1562 by Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), top Democrat on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Marsha Blackburn states the FIRE Act is not bipartisan enough to pass the Senate. Well, where is the Republican bill to present with the FIRE Act to bring about a bipartisan conference that would allow passage of a much needed requirement? I don't see any attempt by Republicans to enforce and codify PROTECTIONS for the USA Constitution.
The Duty to Report Act and Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections (FIRE) Act are bills which would require a campaign to report any attempt of contact by foreign nationals offering services or information.
The bills would require any such meeting be reported to both the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The Duty to Report was introduced in the House on May 20 as bill number H.R. 2853, by Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA15), also a longshot presidential candidate. It was introduced in the Senate that same day as bill number S. 1247 by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).
The FIRE Act introduced in the Senate on April 30 as bill number S. 1562 by Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), top Democrat on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Marsha Blackburn states the FIRE Act is not bipartisan enough to pass the Senate. Well, where is the Republican bill to present with the FIRE Act to bring about a bipartisan conference that would allow passage of a much needed requirement? I don't see any attempt by Republicans to enforce and codify PROTECTIONS for the USA Constitution.
June 13, 2019
By Jordan Carney
Senate Republicans blocked legislation (click here) on Thursday that would force campaigns to notify the Federal Election Commission and the FBI about attempts by foreign nationals to influence an election.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, tried to pass the Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections (FIRE) Act (click here) by unanimous consent.
"This legislation is pretty simple, even for this body, it would require any presidential campaign that receives offers of assistance from an agent of a foreign government, has an obligation to report that offer of assistance to law enforcement, specifically the FBI," Warner said from the Senate floor....
