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HR 154 114th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Political parties and affiliation

Close the Floodgates Act

Introduced: January 6, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jan 9, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H160)
Jan 6, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 6, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Close the Floodgates Act

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, to repeal certain limits on separate contributions by persons or multicandidate political committees to political committees of a national political party which are not the authorized political committees of any candidate. Specifies those contributions used to defray expenses for:

  • a presidential nominating convention;
  • the construction, purchase, renovation, operation, and furnishing of party headquarters buildings; and
  • the preparation for and the conduct of election recounts, contests, and other legal proceedings.
What's happening now January 9, 2015

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H160)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 40
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Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 19, 2015
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 26, 2015
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 26, 2015
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jan 21, 2015
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 21, 2015
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 20, 2015
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jan 20, 2015
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Jan 20, 2015
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 13, 2015
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 13, 2015
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 13, 2015
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jan 13, 2015
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jan 13, 2015
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jan 13, 2015
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Takano, Mark
California · Jan 13, 2015
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 12, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 12, 2015
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 9, 2015
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jan 9, 2015
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jan 9, 2015
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 9, 2015
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 9, 2015
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 9, 2015
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Bera, Ami
California · Jan 8, 2015
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 8, 2015
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Costa, Jim
California · Jan 8, 2015
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 8, 2015
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jan 8, 2015
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 8, 2015
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 8, 2015
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 8, 2015
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 7, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 7, 2015
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 7, 2015
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jan 7, 2015
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Vargas, Juan
California · Jan 7, 2015
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 6, 2015
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jan 6, 2015
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jan 6, 2015
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 6, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 154: Close the Floodgates Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-154/
MLA
"H.R. 154: Close the Floodgates Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-154/.
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H.R. 154, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-154/.
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[H.R. 154: Close the Floodgates Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-154/)
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