HR 3641 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Clean Money, Clean Elections Act

Introduced Nov 21, 2003 Originated House Sponsor John F. Tierney D-MA

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Latest action · Dec 4, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedNov 21, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Clean Money, Clean Elections Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to: (1) prescribe eligibility and qualifying contribution requirements, seed money limits, and benefits of clean money financing of House election campaigns; (2) set forth requirements applicable to clean money candidates; (3) direct the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to certify whether or not a candidate is a clean money candidate; (4) establish in the Treasury a House of Representatives Election Fund for clean money financing; (5) set forth requirements concerning reporting of certain expenditures of private money candidates and reporting of certain independent expenditures; (6) limit expenditures that may be made by political party committees in connection with the general election campaign of a House election in which one or more of the candidates is a clean money candidate; and (7) provide for the treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions.

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to entitle clean money candidates to receive specified free broadcast time and reduced broadcast rates under certain circumstances.

Amends Federal postal law to prohibit franked mass mailings by Members of Congress (except notices of public meetings) during primary and general election periods, unless they are not candidates for re-election or election to any other Federal office.

Amends FECA to revise requirements for the composition and terms of FEC Commissioners and mandate electronic filing of FEC reports, among other changes, including those made with respect to audits, authority to seek injunction, and standard for investigation.

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 21, 2003 to Jul 7, 2004; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOriginalNov 21, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-HIEd CaseOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalNov 21, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalNov 21, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-WIRon KindOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-CATom LantosOriginalNov 21, 2003
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Feb 10, 2004
D-MAMartin T. MeehanFeb 10, 2004
D-ILDanny K. DavisApr 27, 2004
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayApr 27, 2004
D-NYJoseph CrowleyMay 20, 2004
D-NJRush HoltJul 7, 2004

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Nov 21, 2003
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Nov 21, 2003
Communications and Technology Subcommittee
Referred Dec 4, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Dec 4, 2003
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Nov 21, 2003

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 4, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
  2. Dec 4, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Nov 21, 2003Introduced in House
  4. Nov 21, 2003Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Government Reform, 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 concerned.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To reform the financing of Federal elections, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Clean Money, Clean Elections Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 21, 2003Introduced in House

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