Inaugural Fund Integrity Act
Latest action · Jan 16, 2025 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight 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.
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.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Inaugural Fund Integrity Act
This bill limits donations to inaugural committees and requires these committees to disclose donations and disbursements.
Specifically, inaugural committees may not solicit, accept, or receive donations from corporations or foreign nationals. An individual may not make a donation in the name of another individual or authorize his or her name to be used to make such a donation. In addition, foreign nationals may not make donations or make promises to make donations to inaugural committees.
Further, the bill caps the amount an individual may donate to an inaugural committee.
Donations to inaugural committees may not be converted to personal use.
Finally, inaugural committees must report certain information on donations and disbursements to the Federal Election Commission.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2025 to Jan 22, 2025; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jan 21, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jan 22, 2025 |
Committees 2
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 Jan 16, 2025 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2025Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight 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.
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. 171, no. 9, January 16, 2025, page H223.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2838 | Protecting Our Democracy Act | Related bill | Sep 17, 2025 |
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 prohibit certain donations to Inaugural Committees, to establish limitations on donations to Inaugural Committees, to require certain reporting by Inaugural Committees, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Inaugural Fund Integrity Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
