S. 4822DISCLOSE Act of 2022

1 recorded action21 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Cosponsors: 49 · 47 Democrats · 2 Independents
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: Sep 22, 2022 · Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 49. Record Vote Number: 346. (CR S4949-4950)

IntroducedSep 12, 2022
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Passed the HouseNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2022 or the DISCLOSE Act of 2022

This bill addresses campaign finance, including by expanding the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals, requiring additional disclosures of campaign expenditures, and requiring additional disclosures regarding certain political advertisements.

Specifically, the bill expands existing foreign money prohibitions to include disbursements for paid web-based or digital communications and federal judicial nomination communications. It also prohibits foreign nationals from contributing to campaigns related to ballot initiatives and referenda.

The Government Accountability Office must, for each four-year election cycle, study and report on the incidence of illicit foreign money in federal elections.

Next, the bill makes it unlawful to establish or use a corporation, company, or other entity with the intent to conceal an election contribution or donation by a foreign national. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

Covered organizations (e.g., corporations, labor organizations, and political organizations) must, within 24 hours, file reports with the Federal Election Commission to disclose campaign expenditures of more than $10,000 during an election cycle.

The bill also requires organizations to provide additional disclosures regarding political advertisements, including the donors who contributed the most money to that organization in the last year.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 4822 as introduced in Senate on Sep 12, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedSenate roll call 346

Senate Sep 22, 2022

On the Cloture Motion

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 4822

Cloture Motion Rejected

49 Yea 49 Nay 2 not voting

Party-line vote No voting member broke with their own party.

Open the official roll call

How the chamber split

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DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members100 members

Democratic48 members

Independent2 members

Republican50 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors49 · 47 Democrats · 2 Independents

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 4822 and vote against it. 49 signed when it was filed.

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S. 4822DISCLOSE Act of 2022

1 recorded action21 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Cosponsors: 49 · 47 Democrats · 2 Independents
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: Sep 22, 2022 · Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 49. Record Vote Number: 346. (CR S4949-4950)

IntroducedSep 12, 2022
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Passed the HouseNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2022 or the DISCLOSE Act of 2022

The Government Accountability Office must, for each four-year election cycle, study and report on the incidence of illicit foreign money in federal elections.

The bill also requires organizations to provide additional disclosures regarding political advertisements, including the donors who contributed the most money to that organization in the last year.

How every member votedSenate roll call 346

Senate Sep 22, 2022

On the Cloture Motion

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 4822

Cloture Motion Rejected

49 Yea 49 Nay 2 not voting

Party-line vote No voting member broke with their own party.

Open the official roll call

How the chamber split

One dot per member. Select a seat or a bar to filter the list.

DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

By party select a segment to filter

All members100 members

Democratic48 members

Independent2 members

Republican50 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors49 · 47 Democrats · 2 Independents

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 4822 and vote against it. 49 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on S. 482211 organizations

Organizations that named S. 4822 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

BORGWARNER INC.

Automotive Industry · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Immigration8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Aerospace · Automotive Industry · Small Business · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +28 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

COMMON CAUSE

Government Issues · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV · Budget/Appropriations2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

END CITIZENS UNITED ACTION FUND // LET AMERICA VOTE ACTION FUNDfiled by END CITIZENS UNITED ACTION FUND // LET AMERICA VOTE ACTION FUND, FKA END CITIZENS UNITED ACTION FUND

Government Issues · Constitution · Media (information/publishing) · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties +1 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCEfiled by OGRIts PAC: Global Business Alliance PAC AKA GBA PAC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Foreign Relations · Economics/Economic Development · Government Issues +1 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSIts PAC: National Association of Broadcasters PAC

Advertising · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV · Copyright/Patent/Trademark2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Constitution · Banking · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV +2 more1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2022Filing

COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTEIts PAC: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste PAC

Defense · Media (information/publishing) · Budget/Appropriations · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products +2 more1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2022Filing

MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Economics/Economic Development · Homeland Security · Government Issues +12 more1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2022Filing

NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATIONfiled by MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.Its PAC: National Venture Capital Association Venturepac

Trade (domestic/foreign) · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Banking · Immigration +3 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2021Filing

23 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.

Who lobbied on S. 482211 organizations

Organizations that named S. 4822 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

BORGWARNER INC.

Automotive Industry · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Immigration8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Aerospace · Automotive Industry · Small Business · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +28 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

COMMON CAUSE

Government Issues · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV · Budget/Appropriations2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

END CITIZENS UNITED ACTION FUND // LET AMERICA VOTE ACTION FUNDfiled by END CITIZENS UNITED ACTION FUND // LET AMERICA VOTE ACTION FUND, FKA END CITIZENS UNITED ACTION FUND

Government Issues · Constitution · Media (information/publishing) · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties +1 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCEfiled by OGRIts PAC: Global Business Alliance PAC AKA GBA PAC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Foreign Relations · Economics/Economic Development · Government Issues +1 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSIts PAC: National Association of Broadcasters PAC

Advertising · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV · Copyright/Patent/Trademark2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Constitution · Banking · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV +2 more1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2022Filing

COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTEIts PAC: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste PAC

Defense · Media (information/publishing) · Budget/Appropriations · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products +2 more1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2022Filing

MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Economics/Economic Development · Homeland Security · Government Issues +12 more1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2022Filing

NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATIONfiled by MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.Its PAC: National Venture Capital Association Venturepac

Trade (domestic/foreign) · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Banking · Immigration +3 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2021Filing