Campaign Finance - Contributions, Expenditures, or Donations by Foreign-Influenced Corporations or Foreign Principals
Sponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (District 17)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 1/28 at 1:15 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a foreign-influenced corporation from making a contribution to a campaign finance entity or making a donation to a person that makes independent expenditures or electioneering communications; prohibiting a foreign-influenced corporation or a foreign principal from making an independent expenditure or electioneering communication; etc.
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Testimony (9)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | KEMERER, HANNIBAL | ATTORNEY GENERAL | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sozan, Mike | CAP | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bradford, Tierralobbyist | CCMD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Weintraub, Ellen | FEC Commissioner | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hostetler, Courtney | FSFP | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Soreng, Nancy | LWVMD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scarr, Emilylobbyist | MD PIRG | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Palakovich Carr, Delegate Julie | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | cooper, charlie | get money out | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ATTORNEY GENERALFAV 1
CAPFAV 1
CCMDFAV 1
FEC CommissionerFAV 1
FSFPFAV 1
get money outFWA 1
LWVMDFAV 1
MD PIRGFAV 1