Restoring Confidence in Our Democracy Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 21, 2013)
Restoring Confidence in Our Democracy Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to set forth special rules for electioneering communications, especially targeted communications, which national banks, corporations, and labor organizations are prohibited from paying for.
Defines "targeted communications" as electioneering communications distributed from a television or radio broadcast station or provider of cable or satellite television service and, in the case of a communication which refers to a candidate for an office other than President or Vice President, is targeted to the relevant electorate.
Prohibits independent expenditures by national banks, corporations, and labor organizations.
Applies certain limitations on contributions made by any person to a political committee to any contribution to a political committee which accepts donations or contributions that do not comply with contribution or source prohibitions (or made to any account of a political committee established to accept such noncompliant donations or contributions).
What just happenedMar 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 21, 2013
- Mar 21, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Mar 21, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 21, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House