HR 1019
107th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative procedure
Aliens
Campaign contributors
Campaign funds
Congress
Congressional elections
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Election fraud
Federal Election Commission
Fines (Penalties)
Fund raising
Immigration
Law
Political action committees
Political parties
Presidential elections
Prosecution
Conduit Contribution Prevention Act of 2001
Introduced: March 14, 2001
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2001
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Plain-English summary
Conduit Contribution Prevention Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase civil money and criminal penalties for knowing and willful violations of the prohibition against making or accepting contributions in the name of another. Sets both civil and criminal fines at not less than 300 percent of the amount involved in the violation and not more than the greater of $50,000 or 1,000 percent of such amount. Mandates a criminal fine or two years' imprisonment, or both. Limits criminal penalties to violations involving an amount aggregating $1,000 or more during a calendar year.
Changes from discretionary to mandatory the authority of the Federal Election Commission to refer to the Attorney General any instance of probable cause that a violation of such prohibition has occurred.
Revises the current ban on contributions by foreign nationals to encompass all disbursements by foreign nationals, including any disbursement to a political committee of a political party and any disbursement for an independent expenditure.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1