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H.R. 8977 119th Congress House

EFFIE Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it a felony offense for any person who is seeking to be a candidate in an election for Federal offic… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it a felony offense for any person who is seeking to be a candidate in an election for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a person to knowingly fraudulently sign any materials or documentation required to be filed as a condition of ballot access for such election, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 21, 2026 Introduced by: Michael Lawler Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 21, 2026
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8977: EFFIE Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8977/
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"H.R. 8977: EFFIE Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8977/.
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H.R. 8977, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8977/.
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[H.R. 8977: EFFIE Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8977/)
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