3.0.0 2709 2023-01-15T05:32:37Z 2023-01-15T05:32:37Z House H HR 2003-07-10 108 hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2003-07-10T14:00:51Z Federal Election Administration Act of 2003 108 1388 S 2003-07-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Identical bill CRS 2003-07-10 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2003-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 N M000627 Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] MARTIN MEEHAN D MA T. 5 2003-07-10 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2003-07-22 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2] Ed Case D HI 2 2003-09-16 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2004-05-18 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Advice and consent of the Senate Authorization Campaign funds Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Collection of accounts Confidential communications Congress Congressional elections Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Directories Economics and Public Finance Election administration Election candidates Election fraud Evidence (Law) Executive reorganization Federal Election Commission Federal budgets Federal employees Federal officials Fines (Penalties) Freedom of association Freedom of speech Government attorneys Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Grievance procedures Independent regulatory commissions Injunctions Inspectors general Judicial review Law Legislation Liability (Law) Limitation of actions Presidential appointments Presidential elections Public records Right of privacy Sentences (Criminal procedure) Subpoena Transfer of employees Government Operations and Politics 00 2003-07-10 Introduced in House 2003-09-24T21:06:54Z Federal Election Administration Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to create a new independent establishment, the Federal Election Administration (FEA), replacing the Federal Election Commission (FEC), with enhanced authority to enforce Federal campaign finance laws, while leaving reporting and disclosure provisions largely the same. Gives the FEA exclusive jurisdiction with respect to the civil enforcement of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act, and the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act.

Requires under this new system for the Administration to be composed of three members, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of whom shall serve as the Chair of the Administration, while the two other members are prohibited from being affiliated with the same political party. Requires the Chair to be appointed for a term of ten years, while the two other members shall be appointed for a term of six years, with one of the initial members appointed for a term of three years. Imposes on members a general one-term limitation. Bars present and former FEC members and others from the regulated community as well as individuals employed in certain executive branch positions from serving as FEA members.

Requires enforcement proceedings for violations of campaign finance laws to be conducted before administrative law judges. Allows any final determination made by an administrative law judge to be appealed to the FEA for final agency action, subject to judicial review. Includes under the enhanced authority of the FEA to enforce Federal campaign laws the authority to impose civil penalties, issue cease-and-desist orders, and to report apparent violations to the appropriate law enforcement authorities. Allows the FEA to conduct audits and field examinations of campaign committees.

Directs the Comptroller General to conduct: (1) an examination of the enforcement of Federal campaign finance laws by the Attorney General for a report to the Attorney General and Congress; and (2) an ongoing study on the level of funding that constitutes an adequate level of resources for the FEA to competently execute its responsibilities, for reports to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Congress.

]]> Federal Election Administration Act of 2003 Display Title Federal Election Administration Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to replace the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Federal Election Administration Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-07-10T04:00:00Z 2003-07-10 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.