118 HR 350 IH: Stopping Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-01-12 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.

I 118th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 350 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2023 Mr. Torres of New York (for himself and Mr. Goldman of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require a candidate for Congress to file additional information about a candidate’s educational background, military service, and employment history, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stopping Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker Act or the SANTOS Act.

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Additional information required from candidates for Congress

(a)

Information required

Section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (6)

Additional information required from candidates for Congress

Any individual who is a candidate for the House of Representatives or for the Senate shall include, in the designation required under paragraph (1), the following: (A)The educational background of the candidate. (B)The military service of the candidate, if any. (C)The employment history of the candidate.. (b)

Penalty

Section 309(d)(1) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30109(d)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (E)Any individual who knowingly and willfully violates section 302(e)(6), including an individual who knowingly and willfully provides false information described in section 302(e)(6), shall be fined $100,000, imprisoned for 1 year, or both. . (c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections held on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.