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HR 838 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Business ethics Corporate finance and management Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Family relationships

Campaign Spending Integrity Act

Introduced: February 2, 2017 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Campaign Spending Integrity Act

This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election to federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate or by an immediate family member of the candidate.

What's happening now February 2, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 27, 2017
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 16, 2017
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 838: Campaign Spending Integrity Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-838/
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"H.R. 838: Campaign Spending Integrity Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-838/.
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H.R. 838, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-838/.
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[H.R. 838: Campaign Spending Integrity Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-838/)
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