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S 1687 111th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Appropriations Community life and organization Public contracts and procurement Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Protect Taxpayers From ACORN Act

Introduced: September 17, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Sep 21, 2009
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 162.
Sep 17, 2009
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Sep 17, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Taxpayers From 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, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and any ACORN-related affiliate.

Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to carry out provisions of this Act relating to contracts.

What's happening now September 21, 2009

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 162.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3571 Related bill Defund ACORN Act
  • HR 4444 Related bill Defund the Crooks Act
  • S 1751 Related bill Protect Taxpayers From ACORN Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 21, 2009
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Sep 17, 2009
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 17, 2009
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Sep 17, 2009
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Sep 17, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1687: Protect Taxpayers From ACORN Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1687/
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"S. 1687: Protect Taxpayers From ACORN Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1687/.
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S. 1687, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1687/.
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