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S. 850 117th Congress Senate

Real Time Transparency Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require all political committees to notify the Federal Election Commission within 48 hours of rece… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require all political committees to notify the Federal Election Commission within 48 hours of receiving cumulative contributions of $1,000 or more from any contributor during a calendar year, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 18, 2021 Introduced by: Angus S. King Jr. Independent · Maine See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional electionsElections, voting, political campaign regulation
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Mar 18, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Real Time Transparency Act

This bill revises the notification requirement for campaign contributions of $1,000 or more. Specifically, the bill applies this requirement to (1) any political committee, not just a candidate's principal campaign committee; and (2) cumulative contributions of $1,000 or more during a calendar year, instead of only single contributions that are received by a committee less than 20 days but more than 48 hours before the day of an election. Only the Federal Election Commission (FEC) must be notified within 48 hours of receiving these contributions, instead of the FEC and others.

Any amount transferred by a joint fundraising committee established by a candidate's authorized committee to any other authorized committee of that candidate shall be treated as a contribution.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1076 Real Time Transparency Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 850: Real Time Transparency Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-850/
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"S. 850: Real Time Transparency Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-850/.
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S. 850, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-850/.
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