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S 589 115th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Senate

Real Time Transparency Act

Introduced: March 9, 2017 Introduced by: King, Angus S., Jr. Independent · Maine See on congress.gov
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Mar 9, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Real Time Transparency Act

This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to revise the notification requirement for campaign contributions of $1,000 or more. The bill applies this requirement to any political committee, not just a candidate's principal campaign committee, regarding cumulative contributions (instead of single contributions) of $1,000 or more during a calendar year. Only the Federal Election Commission (FEC) must be notified, instead of the FEC and others.

Any amount transferred by a joint fundraising committee established by a candidate's authorized committee to any other authorized committee of that candidate shall be treated as a contribution.

Senate candidates must file designations, statements, and reports directly with the FEC instead of via the Senate.

What's happening now March 9, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1