FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT

Amendments

Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (H.R. 4617), H8418, H8424, H8425, H8426, H8427, H8428, H8430, H8431, H8432, H8433, H8434, H8435, H8436, H8437 [23OC]

——— clarify obligation to report foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (H.R. 4617), consideration (H. Res. 650), H8403 [23OC]

Bills and resolutions

Corporations: prohibit disbursements for a political purpose unless the preferences of shareholders have been assessed about such disbursements (see H.R. 936), H1341 [31JA]

——— require reporting of disbursements made by foreign nationals for purposes of disseminating political communications and inquire whether persons providing such disbursements are foreign nationals (see H.R. 2853), H4010 [20MY]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 1630), S3104 [23MY] (see H.R. 4491), H7989 [25SE]

FEC: allow expenditures by national party committees to provide cybersecurity assistance to State parties, individuals running for office, and their campaigns (see S. 1569), S3004 [21MY]

——— apply restrictions on personal use of campaign funds to political committees, treat certain coordinated expenditures as candidate contributions, and disclose funding source for political advertisements (see H.R. 679), H718 [17JA]

——— carry out voucher program under which individuals may use vouchers to make small dollar donations to qualified candidates for Federal office (see S. 1274), S2569 [1MY]

——— codify regulations that prohibit U.S. citizens from knowingly providing substantial assistance to foreign nationals or organizations to make illegal contributions to political campaigns (see H.R. 4114), H7480 [30JY]

——— exempt political party assistance to candidates for secure information technology or cybersecurity products or services from limits on party expenditures made to candidates’ campaigns (see H.R. 3850), H7150 [18JY]

——— extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (see S. 2726), S6243 [29OC] (see H.R. 1623), H2583 [7MR]

——— limit authority of corporations to establish and operate separate segregated funds for political purposes, including a political committee, to nonprofit corporations (see H.R. 5129), H8908 [15NO]

——— prohibit a separate segregated fund of a corporation which manufactures opioids from making contributions or expenditures in connection with Federal elections (see H.R. 5196), H9120 [20NO]

——— provide political advertising vouchers and payments to defray costs of postage for congressional general election candidates who agree to restrictions on contributions and expenditures (see H.R. 3834), H7150 [18JY]

——— reduce number of members, revise method of selection and terms of service of members, and distribute the powers between the Chair and the remaining members (see S. 2232), S5012 [23JY] (see S. 2639), S5896 [17OC] (see H.R. 1272), H2031 [14FE]

——— require Presidential candidates to undergo a standardized medical examination by Dept. of the Navy medical office and publically disclose results of such examinations before the election (see H.R. 3736), H5774 [12JY]

——— require sponsors of certain general public political advertisements to include in the advertisment information on persons who provided funding for such advertisements (see H.R. 4054), H7466 [25JY]

FTC: regulate use of automated software programs, or bots, intended to impersonate or replicate human activity on social media and prohibit use of such programs for political advertising (see S. 2125), S4856 [16JY] (see H.R. 4536), H8054 [26SE]

Lobbyists: require certain Federal Election Campaign Act reports to include disclosure of registered lobbyists (see S. 547), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 842), H1282 [29JA]

Political action committees: prohibit conversion of leadership political action committee funds to personal use (see H.R. 1539), H2367 [5MR]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic corporations (see H.R. 746), H1209 [24JA]

——— apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to State and local ballot initiatives or referenda (see H.R. 1624), H2583 [7MR]

——— clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (see S. 1562), S3004 [21MY] (see S. 2242), S5013 [23JY] (see S. 2669), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 3873), H7161 [22JY] (see H.R. 4617), H8100 [8OC]

——— clarify treatment of activities by foreign agents and disclaimer rules for online advertisements, reduce illicit foreign money in elections, secure ballots, and prohibit non-citizens from voting (see H.R. 4736), H8257 [18OC]

——— clarify treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates (see H.R. 4055), H7466 [25JY]

——— clarify treatment of information sought or obtained from foreign nationals and require political committees to acknowledge in writing awareness of ban on help from foreign nationals (see H.R. 3395), H5006 [20JN]

——— include sharing of nonpublic campaign material with a foreign power in ban on foreign solicitations of support and file suspicious activity reports for any offers of foreign or illicit assistance (see H.R. 3236), H4627 [12JN]

——— limit time for use of contributions or donations (see H.R. 1308), H2038 [15FE]

——— prohibit a candidate for election to Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate’s campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate (see H.R. 3686), H5583 [10JY]

——— prohibit a congressional candidate from accepting contributions from any political committee other than the candidate’s authorized committee and from establishing a leadership political action committee (see H.R. 4315), H7705 [12SE]

——— prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 1422), H2311 [28FE]

——— prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (see H.R. 137), H206 [3JA] (see H.R. 1535), H2367 [5MR]

——— prohibit criminal corporations from making disbursements of funds in connection with campaigns for Federal, State, or local office (see H.R. 3004), H4163 [23MY]

——— prohibit foreign nationals from paying for online advertisements created to attack or support Federal candidates for public office (see H.R. 4612), H8095 [4OC]

——— prohibit foreign nationals from paying individuals for online advertisements created to attack or support Federal candidates for public office (see H.R. 4703), H8198 [16OC]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 1147), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2977), H4162 [23MY]

——— require all contributions over a certain amount be reported to the FEC within 48 hours (see S. 942), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 429), H461 [10JA]

——— require candidates for election for public office to refuse offers of assistance from foreign powers and to report such offers to the FBI (see H.R. 2353), H3282 [25AP]

——— require corporations to disclose to shareholders amounts disbursed for certain political activity (see H.R. 5143), H8958 [18NO]

——— require disclosure of all donations (see S. 956), S2088 [28MR]

——— require each authorized committee or leadership political action committee of a candidate for Federal office to disburse all funds which remain unexpended after the date of the election (see H.R. 1363), H2232 [26FE]

——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (see S. 1247), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2424), H3339 [30AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: improve oversight of inaugural committees by prohibiting certain donations, banning personal use of funds, and requiring disclosure of all donations and disbursements (see H.R. 1382), H2234 [26FE]

Privacy: ensure privacy relative to voter information (see S. 2398), S5248 [31JY]

Cost Estimates

Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act (H.R. 4617): CBO, E1316 [21OC]

Motions

Remarks in House

Corporations: require reporting of disbursements made by foreign nationals for purposes of disseminating political communications and inquire whether persons providing such disbursements are foreign nationals, H8430 [23OC]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit involvement in State and local elections relative to misinformation campaigns, H8425, H8426 [23OC]

Elections: prohibit Federal Election Campaign Act violators and their immediate family members from serving on redistricting commissions, H2564 [7MR]

FEC: extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents, H2379 [6MR]

——— extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (H.R. 1623), H8576–H8579 [29OC]

——— funding to enforce prohibitions on contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements by foreign nationals, H5183, H5184 [26JN]

——— notify States within a certain time period after determination of a credible targeted disinformation campaign against a State election, H8424, H8425 [23OC]

——— reduce number of members, revise method of selection and terms of service of members, and distribute the powers between the Chair and the remaining members, H2400 [6MR]

Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (H.R. 4617), H8243 [18OC], H8304 [22OC], H8392, H8393, H8397, H8410–H8442 [23OC], H9331 [6DE]

——— expand ban on foreign contributions and expenditures on U.S. elections to include purchasing advertisements on digital media or television, H2569 [7MR]

——— limit time for use of contributions or donations, H2608 [8MR]

——— prohibit foreign nationals from influencing U.S. elections through political activities and contributions from shell companies, H8428 [23OC]

——— prohibit foreign nationals from paying individuals for online advertisements created to attack or support Federal candidates for public office, H8416 [23OC]

——— prohibit use of digital content forgery or deepfake technology within a certain time period before Federal elections and establish criminal and civil penalties, H8427 [23OC]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, H2383, H2401 [6MR]

——— require candidates for election for public office to refuse offers of assistance from foreign powers and to report such offers to the FBI, H8401 [23OC]

Remarks in Senate

FEC: allow expenditures by national party committees to provide cybersecurity assistance to State parties, individuals running for office, and their campaigns (S. 1569), S3008 [21MY], S4815 [15JY]

——— clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (S. 1562), S3453, S3622–S3625 [13JN], S5153 [30JY], S5283 [1AU], S5959 [22OC]

——— clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (S. 2242), S5054 [24JY], S5282 [1AU], S6060, S6061, S6063 [23OC], S6141 [24OC]

——— clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (S. 2242), unanimous-consent request, S5053, S5054 [24JY], S6061 [23OC]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, S107 [9JA], S1317 [13FE]

——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (S. 1247), S4489 [25JN], S5054 [24JY], S5078 [25JY], S5153 [30JY], S5218 [31JY], S5281 [1AU], S5864 [17OC], S6141 [24OC]

——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (S. 1247), unanimous-consent request, S4489 [25JN], S5054 [24JY], S5080 [25JY], S6141 [24OC]

Reports

Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act: Committee on House Administration (House), H8400 [23OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4617, Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 650) (H. Rept. 116–253), H8386 [22OC]

Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 4617) (H. Rept. 116–246), H8297 [21OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 650, consideration of H.R. 4617, Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act, H8398 [23OC]

H.R. 1623, Help America Run Act, H8576 [29OC]