3.0.0 3537 2023-01-11T13:37:15Z 2023-01-11T13:37:15Z House HR 2017-07-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 128 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:H.R. 3537.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution and Article I,Section 4 of the Constitution, which give Congress the powerto make laws governing the time, place, and manner of Federalelections.[Page H6577]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2017-09-06T20:33:18Z Referred to 2017-07-28T13:09:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-07-28T13:09:20Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-07-28T13:09:15Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-07-28T13:09:10Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2017-07-28T13:09:00Z DISCLOSE Act of 2018 115 3150 S 2018-06-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS Empower Act of 2017 115 3954 HR 2017-10-04 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act 115 859 HR 2017-03-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act 115 265 S 2017-02-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS Empowering Citizens Act of 2017 115 3955 HR 2017-10-04 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Related bill CRS Empowering Citizens Act 115 1931 S 2017-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017 115 3848 HR 2018-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. Related bill CRS We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017 115 1880 S 2017-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Empower Act of 2017 115 1929 S 2017-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS DISCLOSE Act of 2018 115 6239 HR 2018-06-27 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. Related bill CRS Stop Secret Foreign Interference in Elections Act 115 2966 S 2018-05-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2017-09-06 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2017-07-28 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-07-28 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2017-07-28 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-07-28 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-07-28 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 N Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Banking and financial institutions regulation Business records Civil actions and liability Commodity Futures Trading Commission Congressional districts and representation Congressional elections Congressional oversight Congressional-executive branch relations Constitution and constitutional amendments Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Corporate finance and management Department of the Treasury Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Employee benefits and pensions Employee hiring Executive agency funding and structure Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Federal Election Commission (FEC) Federal Housing Finance Agency Federal Reserve System Federal officials Financial services and investments Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Inflation and prices Judicial review and appeals Labor-management relations Members of Congress National Credit Union Administration Personnel records Political advertising Political parties and affiliation Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Public contracts and procurement Public participation and lobbying Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Senate State and local courts State and local government operations Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax-exempt organizations Voting rights Wages and earnings Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-07-28 Introduced in House 2019-09-06T17:13:49Z We the People Act of 2017

This bill amends various provisions related to elections, including by:

  • expanding and otherwise revising various disclosure and reporting requirements related to campaign communications;
  • imposing penalties for willfully violating limits related to campaign contributions for coordinated expenditures;
  • revising notification requirements for campaign contributions of $1,000 or more from any contributor during a calendar year;
  • replacing the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration, which shall enforce specified election-related laws and formulate related policies;
  • imposing restrictions on covered financial-services regulators, such as by prohibiting them from using their position to influence any matter that provides a direct and substantial pecuniary benefit to certain former employers or clients;
  • requiring the President and Vice President to disclose financial interests, including tax returns, to Congress and the Office of Government Ethics;
  • modifying the system for the public financing of presidential elections, including by providing for 600% matching funds for smaller campaign contributions and requiring a candidate who accepts public financing to agree not to accept certain bundled contributions;
  • requiring each state to conduct redistricting through a plan developed by an independent commission or, if such a commission plan is not enacted, a plan selected by the state's highest court or developed by a U.S. district court; and
  • directing states to permit same-day voter registration.
]]> We the People Act of 2017 Display Title We the People Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To reform our government, reduce the grip of special interest, and return our democracy to the American people by increasing transparency and oversight of our elections and government, reforming public financing for Presidential elections and providing for public financing for Congressional elections, and requiring States to conduct Congressional redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Empowering Citizens Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill MAR-A-LAGO Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Making Access Records Available to Lead American Government Openness Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act Short Titles as Introduced We the People Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Real Time Transparency Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill DISCLOSE Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill We the People Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Federal Election Administration Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Same Day Registration Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3537ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3537ih.xml 2017-09-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 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.