# 116-hr-5143: OPEN Act

116-hr-5143, OPEN Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA); status Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5143
- Congress: 116
- Title: OPEN Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2019-11-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Openness in Political Expenditures Now Act or the OPEN Act This bill requires each corporation that submits regular and periodic reports to shareholders to (1) include information about certain political activities during the time period covered by the report, and (2) provide copies of reports disclosing political activities to the Federal Election Commission. The bill also prohibits an organization from obtaining tax-exempt status under 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code if its expenditures on covered political activities exceed certain thresholds in a taxable year.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2019-12-23T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-7027: Child Care Is Essential Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5143 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5143)

## Related
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- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-7027: Child Care Is Essential Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7027)
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