ACE Act

3.0.0 4472 2025-06-23T14:16:51Z 2025-06-23T14:16:51Z House H HR 2023-07-06 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 116 (Thursday, July 6, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. ARMSTRONG:H.R. 4472.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article I Section8 of the United States Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:Promotes election integrity, voter confidence, and faith inelections by protecting political speech and reformingcampaign finance rules.[Page H3172]</pre> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing hsha08 Elections Subcommittee Referred to 2023-09-12T19:29:50Z Referred To 2023-07-06T16:01:05Z hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-07-06T16:01:20Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-07-06T16:01:15Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-07-06T16:01:10Z ACE Act 118 4563 HR 2025-01-03 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 825. Related bill CRS Text similarities House Don't Weaponize the IRS Act 118 1105 S 2023-03-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Electronic Filing of Electioneering Communication Reports Act 118 7321 HR 2024-06-03 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 444. Related bill CRS Speech Privacy Act of 2023 118 4471 HR 2023-07-06 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. Related bill CRS 2023-09-12 hsha08 Elections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections. Committee 2023-07-06 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Oversight and Accountability, 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 Government Reform Committee 2023-07-06 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Oversight and Accountability, 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 2023-07-06 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Oversight and Accountability, 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 2023-07-06 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Oversight and Accountability, 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 2023-07-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-07-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000377 Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] Kelly Armstrong R ND N Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures 2024-02-20T16:15:18Z Civil actions and liability 2024-02-20T16:15:18Z Congressional elections 2024-02-20T16:15:18Z Elections, voting, political campaign regulation 2024-02-20T16:15:18Z Federal Election Commission (FEC) 2024-02-20T16:15:18Z Federal officials 2024-02-20T16:15:18Z Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management 2024-02-20T16:15:18Z Government information and archives 2024-02-20T16:15:18Z Political parties and affiliation 2024-02-20T16:15:18Z Right of privacy 2024-02-20T16:15:18Z Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 2024-02-20T16:15:18Z Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations 2024-02-20T16:15:18Z Tax administration and collection, taxpayers 2024-02-20T16:15:18Z Tax-exempt organizations 2024-02-20T16:15:18Z Government Operations and Politics 2023-08-08T14:15:22Z

00 2023-07-06 Introduced in House 2024-07-01T11:15:33Z First Amendment Protection ActThis bill makes various changes related to campaign finance.Specifically, the bill repeals limits on coordinated party expenditures. It also provides statutory authority for the Supreme Court's holding in McCutcheon v. FEC, which invalidated limits on aggregate contributions by individuals.Additionally, the bill <ul><li>raises contribution limits for state political party committees to match those contribution limits for national political party committees, </li><li>allows two or more political committees to participate in joint fundraising activities in accordance with specified criteria,</li><li>provides statutory authority for certain privacy protections of donors to tax-exempt organizations,</li><li>prohibits federal funds from being used to make payments in support of a congressional election campaign, and</li><li>revises certain registration and reporting requirements.</li></ul>The bill prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission from finalizing, issuing, or implementing any rule, regulation, or order regarding the disclosure of political contributions, contributions to tax-exempt organizations, or dues paid to trade associations. The bill also makes changes to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), including by (1) allowing the FEC to refuse to defend an action brought against the FEC pursuant to the unanimous vote of its members, and (2) increasing the annual rate of member pay.Further, the bill (1) permanently extends the statutory authorization for the FEC's Administrative Fine Program, and (2) establishes a five-year statute of limitations for all proceedings to enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.The FEC must, within 120 days, publish proposed regulations to carry out this bill.

First Amendment Protection Act Display Title 45 First Amendment Protection Act 2024-07-24T15:21:09Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 First Amendment Protection Act 2024-05-24T13:37:57Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill 106 Don't Weaponize the IRS Act 2024-05-24T13:37:57Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To promote election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by protecting political speech, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T21:06:35Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr4472ih/xml/BILLS-118hr4472ih.xml 2023-09-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections. 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.