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H.R. 1399 119th Congress House

Prior Approval Reform Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to expand the ability of trade associations to solicit contributions from the stockholders and executive or … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to expand the ability of trade associations to solicit contributions from the stockholders and executive or administrative personnel of their member corporations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 18, 2025 Introduced by: Mark E. Amodei Republican · Nevada See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Corporate finance and managementElections, voting, political campaign regulation
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Feb 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 18, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prior Approval Reform Act

This bill allows a trade association or a separate segregated fund established by a trade association to solicit contributions from a member corporation's stockholders and executive or administrative personnel and their families without the approval of the member corporation. Such a solicitation may be made by more than one trade association in a calendar year.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 41

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • FEDERAL STREET STRATEGIES, LLC
    for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES (NABPAC) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • COMMON CAUSE
    for COMMON CAUSE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION
    for NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • ATLAS CROSSING LLC
    for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES (NABPAC) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.
    for ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • COMMON CAUSE
    for COMMON CAUSE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Estes, Ron
Kansas · Sep 14, 2026
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Sep 30, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1399: Prior Approval Reform Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1399/
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"H.R. 1399: Prior Approval Reform Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1399/.
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H.R. 1399, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1399/.
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[H.R. 1399: Prior Approval Reform Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1399/)
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