3.0.0 1613 2022-11-01T17:17:22Z 2022-11-01T17:17:22Z House HR 2019-03-07 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JAYAPAL:H.R. 1613.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand its subsequent amendments, and further clarified andinterpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.[Page H2585]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2019-03-07T15:09:20Z 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 2019-03-07 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2019-03-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 N D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2019-03-07 True Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Federal Election Commission (FEC) Government studies and investigations Public participation and lobbying State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-03-07 Introduced in House 2020-06-23T20:57:16Z Democracy Dollars Act

This bill directs the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to select three states to operate voucher pilot programs under which individuals who are eligible to vote may receive $25 vouchers toward contributions to the congressional candidates of their choice. Each participating state must (1) establish a commission or designate an existing entity to oversee and implement its pilot program, (2) carry out a public awareness campaign, and (3) submit reports to the FEC about the operation and effectiveness of its pilot program.

Upon receiving a preliminary report from a participating state, the FEC must reimburse the state for the costs of operating its pilot program.

]]> Democracy Dollars Act Display Title Democracy Dollars Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Federal Election Commission to carry out a voucher pilot program under which individuals may use vouchers to make small dollar contributions to qualified candidates for election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Democracy Dollars Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1613ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1613ih.xml 2019-03-07 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.