; (2) recent court cases have narrowed the scope of existing bribery laws, inviting unscrupulous public officials to test the outer bounds of the law; and (3) Congress must act to ensure public servants do not use their public power for private gain or to enrich themselves, either directly or indirectly. III Fixing Our Broken Campaign Finance System 301. Empowering small donors and diminishing the influence of big money campaign donors It is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1) concentrated money in politics has corroded the public’s trust in their representatives and their ability to provide fair representation, and is undermining faith in the institutions of democracy; (2) to reduce corruption or the appearance of corruption from the undue influence of the wealthy and well-connected donors in our politics, Congress should enact bold reforms to our campaign finance system that increase and multiply the power of small dollar donors in our democracy; and (3) these reforms can provide everyday Americans, and the candidates they support, with the tools they need to compete with big money, enabling a new generation of candidates to run and win office, ultimately building a Congress that is more responsive to the public interest, not the special interests. 302. Disclosing secret money and promoting transparency of political spending It is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1) undisclosed secret money is a scourge on our democracy and denies voters the information they need to make informed political decisions; (2) when individuals or organizations enter the political town-square to voice their opinions, they should do so openly, honestly, and with the full benefit of transparency; (3) in recent years hundreds of millions of dollars have poured into our political system from undisclosed sources due to a series of ill-advised court decisions, lax enforcement, and a failure to update donor disclosure laws