,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cagc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ca1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,hawley 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 prohibit contributions 
and donations by publicly traded        
corporations4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,ending        
,corporate ,influence on ,elections ,act
 of #bjbc4  #b4 ,prohibiting            
contributions and donations by publicly 
traded corporations ,title ,,iii of the 
,federal ,election ,campaign ,act 7#eb  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja et seq47 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #cbe4 ,contributions and      
donations by publicly traded            
corporations  7a7 ,in general ,it shall 
be unlawful for-- 7#a7 a publicly traded
 corporation1 directly or indirectly1 to
 make-- 7,a7 a contribution or donation 

of money or other thing of value1 or to 
make an express or implied promise to   
make a contribution or donation1 in     
connection with a ,federal election2    
7,b7 a contribution or donation to a    
political committee that accepts        
donations or contributions that do not  
comply with the contribution limits or  
source prohibitions under this ,act2 or 
7,c7 an expenditure1 independent        
expenditure1 or disbursement for an     
electioneering communication 7within the
 meaning of section #cjd7;f77#c772 or   
7#b7 a person to solicit1 accept1 or    
receive a contribution or donation      
described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7  
of paragraph 7#a7 from a publicly traded
 corporation4  7b7 ,publicly traded     
corporation defined  7#a7 ,in general   
,as used in this section1 the term      
publicly traded corporation means-- 7,a7
 an entity the securities of which are  
listed on a national securities exchange
 which is registered under section #f of
 the ,securities ,exchange ,act of #aicd

 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gh;f72 or  7,b7 an     
affiliate of an entity described in     
subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,affiliate     
defined ,as used in paragraph 7#a77;,b71
 the term affiliate means any entity    
that controls1 is controlled by1 or is  
under common control with another       
entity4  4