[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6930 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6930

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require political 
committees to file separate reports for contributions of $1,000 or more 
 which are received fewer than 20 days before the date of any election 
 in which the committee makes a contribution to, or an expenditure or 
   electioneering communication on behalf of or in opposition to, a 
 candidate or political party in the election, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2024

   Mr. Crow (for himself, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Sarbanes, and Ms. Porter) 
 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 political 
committees to file separate reports for contributions of $1,000 or more 
 which are received fewer than 20 days before the date of any election 
 in which the committee makes a contribution to, or an expenditure or 
   electioneering communication on behalf of or in opposition to, a 
 candidate or political party in the election, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Hidden Interests and Non-
disclosure in Elections Act'' or the ``SHINE Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING POLITICAL COMMITTEES TO FILE SEPARATE REPORTS FOR 
              CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FEWER THAN 20 DAYS BEFORE ELECTION 
              IN WHICH COMMITTEE MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS OR EXPENDITURES ON 
              BEHALF OF A CANDIDATE OR POLITICAL PARTY.

    (a) Requirement.--Section 304(a)(6)(A) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(a)(6)(A)) is amended by striking 
the first sentence and inserting the following: ``Each committee (other 
than a committee of a political party) shall notify the Commission in 
writing of any contribution of $1,000 or more received by the committee 
after the 20th day, but more than 48 hours before, any election in 
which the committee makes a contribution to, or expenditure (including 
an independent expenditure) or electioneering communication (as defined 
in subsection (f)) on behalf of or in opposition to, a candidate or 
political committee of a political party in such election.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Federal Election Commission shall promulgate 
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the amendment made by 
subsection (a).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to elections occurring after the expiration of the 
48-hour period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
without regard to whether or not the Federal Election Commission has 
promulgated regulations to carry out such amendment.
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