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S. 5331 117th Congress Senate

Campaign Finance Transparency Act

Official title: A bill to reform the Federal Election Commission's enforcement processes and related provisions under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.

Introduced: December 21, 2022 Introduced by: Amy Klobuchar Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Dec 21, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Dec 21, 2022
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 Latest action December 21, 2022

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Campaign Finance Transparency Act

This bill revises provisions regarding the Federal Election Commission (FEC), including to (1) modify the process for the FEC to initiate an investigation, (2) extend permanently the FEC's administrative penalty authority, and (3) provide statutory authority for limitations on ex parte communications as applied to FEC members and employees.

 Related & companion bills 9
  • HR 1 For the People Act of 2021
  • HR 1414 Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act
  • HR 5746 Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
  • HR 9623 Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act
  • S 1 For the People Act of 2021
  • S 416 Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act
  • S 2093 For the People Act of 2021
  • S 2747 Freedom to Vote Act
  • S 5315 Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5331: Campaign Finance Transparency Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5331/
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"S. 5331: Campaign Finance Transparency Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5331/.
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S. 5331, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5331/.
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