A coalition of government reform groups including Public Citizen, the Sunlight Foundation, and the Center for Responsive Politics have launched a new campaign called "Pass S.223" to urge the United States Senate to pass a bill that would require improved disclosure of campaign contributions. Currently, Senate candidates--unlike the House of Representatives--file their campaign finance reports by paper, increasing the amount of time it takes before their reports are available via the Federal Elections Committee. Under S.223, Senate candidates would be required to file campaign finance reports electronically.

The bill has been blocked for over a year despite garnering 45 co-sponsors. The "Pass S.223" campaign is urging people to contact their Senators to encourage them to sponsor and support the bill. Thus far, Michigan Senator Carl Levin is a co-sponsor of the bill while Senator Debbie Stabenow's position is unknown.