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H.R. 1272 116th Congress House

Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of sele… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair and the remaining members, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative remediesAdvisory bodiesCivil actions and liabilityElections, voting, political campaign regulation
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Executive agency funding and structureFederal Election Commission (FEC)Federal officialsGovernment studies and investigationsJudicial review and appeals
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 Latest action February 14, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act

This bill revises provisions regarding the Federal Election Commission (FEC), including to change FEC membership.

The bill reduces the number of members of the FEC from eight to five, including by removing the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House as ex officio members. No more than two members may be affiliated with the same political party.

A Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel shall recommend to the President individuals for nomination to the FEC.

The President shall appoint the FEC chair, subject to Senate confirmation.

The bill distributes the FEC's powers between the chair and the other FEC members.

The bill modifies the process for (1) the FEC to initiate an investigation, and (2) a party aggrieved by the FEC's dismissal of the party's complaint or the FEC's failure to take action on the party's complaint.

Persons who submit written comments regarding requests for advisory opinions must be given an opportunity to appear at FEC hearings on such requests.

The FEC's administrative penalty authority is extended permanently.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 1 For the People Act of 2019
  • HR 1612 Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act of 2019
  • S 949 For the People Act of 2019
  • S 2639 Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act
  • S 2232 Campaign Finance Transparency Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 2
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 4, 2020
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Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Feb 12, 2020
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Costa, Jim
California · Dec 18, 2019
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Sep 17, 2019
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jun 24, 2019
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Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 14, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 14, 2019
Murphy, Stephanie
· Feb 14, 2019
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1272: Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1272/
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