House vote: H.R. 5609 // July 1, 2010Needed two-thirds to pass
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any registered lobbyist whose clients include foreign governments which are found to be sponsors of international terrorism or include other foreign nationals from making contributions and other campaign-related disbursements in elections for public office
Sponsor: John Hall (D-NY)
Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to prohibit anyone from performing lobbying activities on behalf of a client which is a country whose government the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.
Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 5.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 408 | 94.0% |
| Nay | Lost | 4 | 0.9% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 5.1% |