3.0.0 1272 2022-11-01T16:17:42Z 2022-11-01T16:17:42Z House HR 2019-02-14 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 29 (Thursday, February 14, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KILMER:H.R. 1272.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 4 of the United States Constitution,granting Congress the authority to make laws governing thetime, place, and manner of holding Federal elections.[Page H2034]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2019-02-14T15:04:25Z For the People Act of 2019 116 1 HR 2019-03-14 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39. Related bill CRS Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act of 2019 116 1612 HR 2019-04-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS For the People Act of 2019 116 949 S 2019-03-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act 116 2639 S 2019-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS Campaign Finance Transparency Act 116 2232 S 2019-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS 2019-02-14 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2019-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 N F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-02-14 True P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2019-02-14 True S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2019-02-14 True R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2019-02-14 True M001202 Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] Stephanie Murphy D FL N. 7 2019-02-14 True B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2019-02-14 True V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 2019-06-24 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2019-09-11 False A000376 Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] Colin Allred D TX Z. 32 2019-09-13 False S001207 Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] Mikie Sherrill D NJ 11 2019-09-13 False S001209 Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] Abigail Spanberger D VA Davis 7 2019-09-17 False R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 2019-09-17 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2019-09-26 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2019-12-18 False G000592 Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] Jared Golden D ME F. 2 2020-02-12 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2020-09-04 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies Advisory bodies Civil actions and liability Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Executive agency funding and structure Federal Election Commission (FEC) Federal officials Government studies and investigations Judicial review and appeals Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-02-14 Introduced in House 2020-03-05T17:43:51Z Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act

This bill revises provisions regarding the Federal Election Commission (FEC), including to change FEC membership.

The bill reduces the number of members of the FEC from eight to five, including by removing the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House as ex officio members. No more than two members may be affiliated with the same political party.

A Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel shall recommend to the President individuals for nomination to the FEC.

The President shall appoint the FEC chair, subject to Senate confirmation.

The bill distributes the FEC's powers between the chair and the other FEC members.

The bill modifies the process for (1) the FEC to initiate an investigation, and (2) a party aggrieved by the FEC's dismissal of the party's complaint or the FEC's failure to take action on the party's complaint.

Persons who submit written comments regarding requests for advisory opinions must be given an opportunity to appear at FEC hearings on such requests.

The FEC's administrative penalty authority is extended permanently.

]]> Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act Display Title Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair and the remaining members, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1272ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1272ih.xml 2019-02-14 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.