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HR 8718 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Federal Election Commission (FEC) Fraud offenses and financial crimes

To extend the statute of limitations for offenses under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.

Introduced: October 30, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Oct 30, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill extends the statute of limitations for civil and criminal violations of federal campaign finance laws.

Specifically, it extends the statute of limitations for civil violations from 5 years to 15 years, and for criminal violations from 5 years to 10 years.

What's happening now October 30, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4