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And there's more in this bill.
SEC. 2201. Findings relating to District of Columbia statehood.
Congress finds the following:
(1) District of Columbia residents deserve full congressional voting rights and self-government, which only statehood can provide
{This means 2 more senators and at least 1 more house rep}
SEC. 2400. Short title; finding of constitutional authority.
(a) Short title.—This subtitle may be cited as the “Redistricting Reform Act of 2019”.
(b) Finding of Constitutional authority.—Congress finds that it has the authority to establish the terms and conditions States must follow in carrying out Congressional redistricting after an apportionment of Members of the House of Representatives because—
SEC. 2411. Independent redistricting commission.
SEC. 4001. Findings relating to illicit money undermining our democracy.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Criminals, terrorists, and corrupt government officials frequently abuse anonymously held limited liability companies (LLCs), also known as “shell companies,” to hide, move, and launder the dirty money derived from illicit activities such as trafficking, bribery, exploitation, and embezzlement. Ownership and control of the finances that run through shell companies are obscured to regulators and law enforcement because little information is required and collected when establishing these entities.
(2) The public release of the “Panama Papers” in 2016 and the “Paradise Papers” in 2017 revealed that these shell companies often purchase and sell United States real estate. United States anti-money laundering laws do not apply to cash transactions involving real estate effectively concealing the beneficiaries and transactions from regulators and law enforcement.
(3) Congress should curb the use of anonymous shell companies for illicit purposes by requiring United States companies to disclose their beneficial owners, strengthening anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance laws.
(4) Congress should examine the money laundering and terrorist financing risks in the real estate market, including the role of anonymous parties, and review legislation to address any vulnerabilities identified in this sector.
(5) Congress should examine the methods by which corruption flourishes and the means to detect and deter the financial misconduct that fuels this driver of global instability. Congress should monitor government efforts to enforce United States anti-corruption laws and regulations.
{this section is comical]
SEC. 4201. Short title.
This subtitle may be cited as the “Honest Ads Act”
(2) On November 24, 2016, The Washington Post reported findings from 2 teams of independent researchers that concluded Russians “exploited American-made technology platforms to attack U.S. democracy at a particularly vulnerable moment . . . as part of a broadly effective strategy of sowing distrust in U.S. democracy and its leaders.”.
{yes they are quoting WP in a legal document}
SEC. 5001. Findings relating to Citizens United decision.
Congress finds the following:
(3) The Supreme Court’s misinterpretation of the Constitution to empower monied interests at the expense of the American people in elections has seriously eroded over 100 years of congressional action to promote fairness and protect elections from the toxic influence of money.
This is definitely worth reading more. Its a disastrous bill and I'm not finished yet. The states will be handing over more control to the FEDs. I can't see this going forward.