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S. 1917 116th Congress Senate

Empower Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 20, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment trust fundsPolitical parties and affiliationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Jun 20, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 20, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 20, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Empower Act of 2019

This bill modifies the system for the public financing of presidential primary and general elections.

The bill (1) eliminates spending limits on participating candidates, (2) increases the amount of matching funds for participating candidates by matching the first $200 of contributions by individuals to candidates at a 6:1 ratio, (3) requires participating candidates to agree to accept contributions of no more than $1,000, and (4) allows national parties to expend up to $100 million in coordination with participating candidates.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4053 Empower Act of 2019
  • HR 1 For the People Act of 2019
  • S 949 For the People Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 20, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1917: Empower Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1917/
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