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Titles (2)

Short Titles

Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Introduced

Defund ACORN Act

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To prohibit the Federal Government from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
09/15/2009Introduced in House

All Actions (3)

Date All Actions
10/23/2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Action By: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
09/15/2009Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Action By: House of Representatives
09/15/2009Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (163)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Heller, Dean [R-NV-2]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4]* 09/15/2009
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]* 09/15/2009
Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Lee, Christopher J. [R-NY-26]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7]* 09/15/2009
Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-9]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]* 09/15/2009
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]* 09/15/2009
Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-22]* 09/15/2009
Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]* 09/15/2009
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]* 09/15/2009
Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]* 09/15/2009
Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-15]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13]* 09/15/2009
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] 09/16/2009
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] 09/16/2009
Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] 09/16/2009
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] 09/16/2009
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] 09/16/2009
Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16] 09/16/2009
Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] 09/16/2009
Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] 09/16/2009
Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] 09/16/2009
Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] 09/16/2009
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] 09/16/2009
Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] 09/16/2009
Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] 09/16/2009
Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7] 09/16/2009
Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6] 09/16/2009
Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] 09/16/2009
Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48] 09/16/2009
Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] 09/16/2009
Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] 09/16/2009
Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] 09/16/2009
Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] 09/16/2009
Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] 09/16/2009
Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] 09/16/2009
Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] 09/16/2009
Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15] 09/16/2009
Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] 09/16/2009
Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] 09/16/2009
Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] 09/16/2009
Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] 09/16/2009
Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] 09/16/2009
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] 09/17/2009
Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] 09/17/2009
Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] 09/17/2009
Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] 09/17/2009
Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] 09/17/2009
Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] 09/17/2009
Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] 09/17/2009
Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] 09/17/2009
Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] 09/22/2009
Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] 09/22/2009
Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] 09/22/2009
Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] 09/23/2009
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] 09/23/2009
Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] 09/23/2009
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] 09/25/2009
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] 09/29/2009
Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] 10/06/2009
Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] 12/16/2009
Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] 02/25/2010

Committees (1)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Oversight and Government Reform09/15/2009 Referred to
House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement10/23/2009 Referred to

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Latest Summary (1)

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Introduced in House (09/15/2009)

Defund ACORN Act - Prohibits any federal contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other form of agreement from being awarded to, any federal funds in any other form from being provided to, or any federal employee or contractor from promoting any organization that: (1) has been indicted for a violation under any federal or state law governing the financing of a campaign for election for public office or any law governing the administration of such an election, including a voter registration law; (2) had its state corporate charter terminated due to its failure to comply with federal or state lobbying disclosure requirements; (3) has filed a fraudulent form with any federal or state regulatory agency; or (4) employs, has under contract, or retains to act on its behalf any individual who has been indicted for a violation under federal or state law relating to an election for federal or state office. Identifies, specifically, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and any affiliate as such an organization.

Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be revised to carry out provisions of this Act relating to contracts.