119 HR 8977 IH: End Fraudulent Filings that Interfere with Elections Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-05-21 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.
I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8977IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 21, 2026Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 concernedA BILLTo amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it a felony offense for any person who is seeking to be a candidate in an election for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a person to knowingly fraudulently sign any materials or documentation required to be filed as a condition of ballot access for such election, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the End Fraudulent Filings that Interfere with Elections Act or the EFFIE Act.
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Penalties for certain fraudulent activity with respect to campaigns for Federal office
(a)
Restrictions
Section 324 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30126) is amended to read as follows:
324.
Fraudulent activity with respect to ballot access in an election for Federal office
(a)
In general
No person who is seeking to be a candidate in an election for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a person shall knowingly fraudulently sign any materials or documentation required to be submitted as a condition of ballot access for such election. (b)
Penalties
Any violation of this section shall be a felony punishable upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $250,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both.
. (b)
Effective date
This section and the amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.