S. 1917 · 116th Congress
Empower Act of 2019
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This bill modifies the system for the public financing of presidential primary and general elections.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 20, 2019
Empower Act of 2019
This bill modifies the system for the public financing of presidential primary and general elections.
The bill (1) eliminates spending limits on participating candidates, (2) increases the amount of matching funds for participating candidates by matching the first $200 of contributions by individuals to candidates at a 6:1 ratio, (3) requires participating candidates to agree to accept contributions of no more than $1,000, and (4) allows national parties to expend up to $100 million in coordination with participating candidates.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Empower Act of 2019
Latest action (Jun 20, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 20, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.