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H.R. 944 115th Congress House

Federal Election Integrity Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns.

Introduced: February 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional electionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationFamily relationshipsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionState and local government operations
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 Latest action February 7, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Election Integrity Act of 2017

This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it unlawful for a chief state election administration official to take active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for federal office over which the official has supervisory authority.

This prohibition does not apply to a chief state election administration official regarding a campaign in which the official or an immediate family member is a candidate.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1617 Reintroduction of Federal Election Integrity Act of 2015
  • S 1437 Voter Empowerment Act of 2017
  • HR 12 Voter Empowerment Act of 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 944: Federal Election Integrity Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-944/
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"H.R. 944: Federal Election Integrity Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-944/.
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H.R. 944, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-944/.
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