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H.R. 73 115th Congress House

Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title 44, United States Code, to require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Fraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesLibraries and archives
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 5, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 4, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 4, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H65)
Jan 4, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H65)
Jan 4, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 73.
Jan 4, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H65-67)
Jan 4, 2017
Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 5, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill requires each presidential library fundraising organization to submit quarterly reports to the National Archives and Records Administration (National Archives) on every contributor who gave the organization a contribution or contributions (whether monetary or in-kind) totaling $200 or more for the quarterly period.

The Archivist of the United States shall publish such information on the website of the National Archives within 30 days after each quarterly filing.

It shall be unlawful for contributors or fundraising organizations knowingly and willfully to submit false information or omit material information. Prescribes criminal penalties for violation of this prohibition.

(Sec. 3) No additional funds are authorized to carry out this Act's requirements. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1069 Reintroduction of Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 73: Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-73/
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"H.R. 73: Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-73/.
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H.R. 73, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-73/.
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