H.R. 3537 · 115th Congress
We the People Act of 2017
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This bill amends various provisions related to elections, including by:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 28, 2017
We the People Act of 2017
This bill amends various provisions related to elections, including by:
- expanding and otherwise revising various disclosure and reporting requirements related to campaign communications;
- imposing penalties for willfully violating limits related to campaign contributions for coordinated expenditures;
- revising notification requirements for campaign contributions of $1,000 or more from any contributor during a calendar year;
- replacing the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration, which shall enforce specified election-related laws and formulate related policies;
- imposing restrictions on covered financial-services regulators, such as by prohibiting them from using their position to influence any matter that provides a direct and substantial pecuniary benefit to certain former employers or clients;
- requiring the President and Vice President to disclose financial interests, including tax returns, to Congress and the Office of Government Ethics;
- modifying the system for the public financing of presidential elections, including by providing for 600% matching funds for smaller campaign contributions and requiring a candidate who accepts public financing to agree not to accept certain bundled contributions;
- requiring each state to conduct redistricting through a plan developed by an independent commission or, if such a commission plan is not enacted, a plan selected by the state's highest court or developed by a U.S. district court; and
- directing states to permit same-day voter registration.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: We the People Act of 2017
Latest action (Sep 6, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 28, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.