Creating Candidate Capacity to Protect Act
Latest action · Jul 18, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJul 18, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Creating Candidate Capacity to Protect Act
This bill provides an exception to limits on campaign expenditures made by the national or state committees of political parties. Specifically, political parties may make expenditures for secure information communications technology or a cybersecurity product or service.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Jul 18, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 18, 2019Referred 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. 165, no. 121, July 18, 2019, page H7152.
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 exempt assistance provided by political parties to the campaigns of candidates who are affiliated with such parties for secure information communications technology or cybersecurity products or services from the limitations on the amount of coordinated expenditures parties may make in connection with the campaigns of such candidates, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Creating Candidate Capacity to Protect Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2019Introduced in House
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