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H.R. 5008 115th Congress House

Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act

Official title: To amend title 36, United States Code, to require Presidential Inaugural Committees to file disbursement reports with the Federal Election Commission, to prohi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 36, United States Code, to require Presidential Inaugural Committees to file disbursement reports with the Federal Election Commission, to prohibit such Committees from disbursing funds for purposes unrelated to the inauguration of the President, to require such Committees to donate any Committee funds which remain available at the time the Committee terminates, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 10, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 13, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act

This bill requires disbursements by presidential inaugural committees to be reasonable, related to the inaugural ceremony, and reported to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Currently, there are no restrictions on disbursements and committees must report donations to the FEC, but not disbursements.

Upon termination, a committee's remaining funds must be donated to charity.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 10, 2018
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jul 10, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5008: Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5008/
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"H.R. 5008: Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5008/.
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