3.0.0 2639 2022-11-01T03:47:35Z 2022-11-01T03:47:35Z Senate S 2019-10-17 116 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-10-17T19:51:32Z Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act 116 1272 HR 2019-02-14 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS 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 Campaign Finance Transparency Act 116 2232 S 2019-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act 116 5070 S 2020-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act 116 9029 HR 2020-12-18 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and the Budget, 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 2019-10-17 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2019-10-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM N V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2019-10-17 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-10-17 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2019-10-17 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-10-17 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-10-17 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-10-17 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-10-17 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-10-17 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2019-10-17 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-10-17 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-10-23 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 employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Judicial review and appeals Supreme Court Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-10-17 Introduced in Senate 2020-03-13T13:50:51Z 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.

FEC forms must allow for the use of an accent mark as part of a person's identification.

The bill provides statutory authority for limitations on ex parte communications as applied to FEC members and employees.

The bill specifies that FEC attorneys may represent the FEC before the Supreme Court.

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