,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ief  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bh1 #bjai   
,mr4 ,merkley introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,rules and         
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of
 #aiga to require the disclosure of all 
donations4  #a4  ,short title  ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,brighter      
,sunshine on ,donations ,act4  #b4      
,requiring disclosure of all donations  
7a7  ,independent expenditures  ,section
 #cjd7;c77#b77;,c7 of the ,federal      
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;c77#b77;,c77 is       
amended by striking which was made for  
the purpose of furthering an independent
 expenditure and inserting 7without     
regard to whether such contribution was 
made for the purpose of furthering an   
independent expenditure74  7b7          
,electioneering communications  ,section
 #cjd7;f77#b7 of such ,act 7#eb         

,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;f77#b77 is amended--  
7#a7 in the first sentence of           
subparagraph 7,e71 by inserting         
7determined without regard to whether   
the contributions were made for the     
purpose of furthering an electioneering 
communication7 after disclosure date1   
and  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by      
inserting 7determined without regard to 
whether the contributions were made for 
the purpose of furthering an            
electioneering communication7 after     
disclosure date4