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H.R. 3953 115th Congress House

Federal Election Administration Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to replace the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 4, 2017 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightElections, voting, political campaign regulationExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Election Commission (FEC)Government studies and investigations
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Oct 4, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 4, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Election Administration Act of 2017

This bill replaces the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration (FEA), which shall enforce specified election-related laws and formulate related policy. The FEA shall have the authority to (1) initiate and defend against civil actions; (2) assess civil penalties; (3) issue cease-and-desist-orders; (4) issue advisory opinions to campaigns, which may be relied upon on as protection from liability; (5) conduct investigations; and (6) promulgate rules and procedures.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5439 Reintroduction of Federal Election Administration Act of 2016
  • S 1880 We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3953: Federal Election Administration Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3953/
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"H.R. 3953: Federal Election Administration Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3953/.
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H.R. 3953, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3953/.
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