3.0.0 1929 2023-01-11T13:38:17Z 2023-01-11T13:38:17Z Senate S 2017-10-05 115 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-10-05T16:53:47Z Empower Act of 2017 115 3954 HR 2017-10-04 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS We the People Act of 2017 115 3537 HR 2017-09-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 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 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 1880 S 2017-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2017-10-05 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2017-10-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM N Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Civil actions and liability Constitution and constitutional amendments Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Inflation and prices Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Judicial review and appeals Members of Congress Political advertising Political parties and affiliation Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Public participation and lobbying Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-10-05 Introduced in Senate 2019-08-23T18:59:19Z Empower Act of 2017

This bill modifies the system for the public financing of presidential elections, including by (1) providing for 600% matching funds for campaign contributions that are smaller contributions; and (2) requiring a candidate, as a condition of eligibility for public financing, to agree not to accept certain bundled contributions or contributions of more than $1,000 from any person. The bill also modifies other election-related provisions, such as by expanding disclosure requirements related to certain bundled contributions made to presidential campaigns.

]]> Empower Act of 2017 Display Title Empower Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Empower Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1929is/xml/BILLS-115s1929is.xml 2017-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 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.