Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act
Latest action · Oct 4, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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.
- IntroducedOct 4, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act
This bill defines "coordinated expenditures" with respect to federal elections, establishes that certain payments for coordinated expenditures are campaign contributions, and provides penalties for willfully violating limits related to making contributions to a candidate for coordinated expenditures. The bill also prohibits a candidate or federal office holder from soliciting, receiving, directing, or transferring funds to or on behalf of certain types of political committees.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 26, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jul 26, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Oct 4, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2017Introduced in House
- Oct 4, 2017Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 159, October 4, 2017, page H7842.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 425 | Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act | Reintroduction of | Jan 21, 2015 |
| S 1880 | We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017 | Related bill | Sep 27, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2017Introduced in House
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