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HR 415 119th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Stop Act

Introduced: January 15, 2025 Introduced by: Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Stop Act

This bill prohibits federal officeholders from directly soliciting contributions for certain federal election purposes. 

Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal officeholder from soliciting funds directly from any person (1) for or on behalf of any political committee, or (2) for or on the behalf of any person for use for federal election activity. However, a federal officeholder may participate in a fundraising event (e.g., planning, attending, or speaking at an event), as long as the federal officeholder does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection with the event.

What's happening now January 15, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 415: Stop Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-415/
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"H.R. 415: Stop Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-415/.
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H.R. 415, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-415/.
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[H.R. 415: Stop Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-415/)
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