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HR 2034 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Congressional officers and employees Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Executive agency funding and structure Federal Election Commission (FEC) Federal officials Political parties and affiliation Public participation and lobbying

Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act

Introduced: April 6, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act

This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 with respect to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to: (1) reduce the number of members of the FEC from eight to five, (2) remove the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House as ex officio members, and (3) permit no more than two members to be affiliated with the same political party. A majority of the FEC members serving at the time shall constitute a quorum, except that three shall constitute a quorum if there are only four members serving.

A Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel shall recommend to the President individuals for nomination to the FEC.

The President shall appoint the FEC Chair, subject to Senate confirmation as a member of the FEC.

The powers of the FEC are revised and distributed between the chair and the other FEC members.

Persons who submit written comments regarding requests for advisory opinions must be given an opportunity to appear at FEC hearings on such requests.

What's happening now April 6, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 10, 2017
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Apr 6, 2017
Barletta, Lou
· Apr 6, 2017
Buck, Ken
· Apr 6, 2017
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 6, 2017
Renacci, James
· Apr 6, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2034: Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2034/
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"H.R. 2034: Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2034/.
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H.R. 2034, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2034/.
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