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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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 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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 9, 2020
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Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 2, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Nov 2, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 30, 2020
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8718: To extend the statute of limitations for offenses under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8718/
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"H.R. 8718: To extend the statute of limitations for offenses under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8718/.
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H.R. 8718, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8718/.
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