[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1503 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1503

   To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the 
principal campaign committee of a candidate for election to the office 
of President to include with the committee's statement of organization 
 a copy of the candidate's birth certificate, together with such other 
documentation as may be necessary to establish that the candidate meets 
the qualifications for eligibility to the Office of President under the 
                             Constitution.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2009

  Mr. Posey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the 
principal campaign committee of a candidate for election to the office 
of President to include with the committee's statement of organization 
 a copy of the candidate's birth certificate, together with such other 
documentation as may be necessary to establish that the candidate meets 
the qualifications for eligibility to the Office of President under the 
                             Constitution.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDING.

    Congress finds that under section 5 of article II of the 
Constitution of the United States, in order to be eligible to serve as 
President, an individual must be a natural born citizen of the United 
States who has attained the age of 35 years and has been a resident 
within the United States for at least 14 years.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES OF PRESIDENTIAL 
              CANDIDATES TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF CANDIDATE'S 
              ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 303(b) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act (2 U.S.C. 433(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) in the case of a principal campaign committee of a 
        candidate for election to the office of President, a copy of 
        the candidate's birth certificate, together with such other 
        documentation as may be necessary to establish that the 
        candidate meets the qualifications for eligibility to the 
        Office of President under section 5 of article II of the 
        Constitution.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to the election for the office of President held in 
2012 and each succeeding election for the office of President.
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