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H.R. 1617 114th Congress House

Federal Election Integrity Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns.

Introduced: March 25, 2015 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional electionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationFamily relationshipsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionState and local government operations
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Mar 25, 2015
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 Latest action March 25, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Election Integrity Act of 2015

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it unlawful for a chief state election administration official to take active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for federal office over which the official has supervisory authority.

Waives application of this Act if the chief state election administration official himself or herself, or an immediate family member, is a candidate.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 944 Reintroduced Bill Federal Election Integrity Act of 2017
  • HR 12 Voter Empowerment Act of 2015
  • HR 6072 Election Integrity Act of 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1617: Federal Election Integrity Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1617/
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"H.R. 1617: Federal Election Integrity Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1617/.
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