S. 1687 – Protect Taxpayers From ACORN Act

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 162.

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 162.

September 21, 2009

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Sen. Dianne FeinsteinD-CA · Sep 21, 2009

Mr. President, I understand that S. 1687 is at the desk and due for a second reading. Mr. President, I object to any further proceeding with respect to this bill.

Sen. Harry ReidD-NV · Sep 17, 2009

Mr. President, I understand that there is a bill at the desk. I ask for its first reading. I ask for a second reading but object to my own request.

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Placed on Calendar SenateIssued September 21, 2009

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Calendar No. 162

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1687

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 17, 2009

Mr. Johanns (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Thune, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Bunning, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Risch) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

September 21, 2009

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

A BILL

To prohibit the Federal Government from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protect Taxpayers From ACORN Act.

2.

Prohibitions on Federal funds and other activities with respect to certain indicted organizations

(a)

Prohibitions

With respect to any covered organization, the following prohibitions apply:

(1)

No Federal contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or any other form of agreement (including a memorandum of understanding) may be awarded to or entered into with the organization.

(2)

No Federal funds in any other form may be provided to the organization.

(3)

No Federal employee or contractor may promote in any way (including recommending to a person or referring to a person for any purpose) the organization.

(b)

Covered organization

(1)

In general

In this section, the term covered organization means the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (in this subsection referred to as ACORN) and any ACORN-related affiliate.

(2)

ACORN-related affiliate

The term ACORN-related affiliate means any of the following:

(A)

Any State chapter of ACORN registered with the Secretary of State’s office in that State.

(B)

Any organization that shares directors or employees with ACORN.

(C)

Any organization that has a financial stake in ACORN.

(D)

Any organization whose finances, whether Federally funded, donor-funded, or raised through organizational goods and services, are shared or controlled by ACORN.

(c)

Revision of Federal Acquisition Regulation

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to carry out the provisions of this Act relating to contracts.

September 21, 2009

Read the second time and placed on the calendar