Bill113th Congress

H.R. 269

Fair Elections Now Act

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Introduced
Jan 15, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest Action
Jan 15, 2013
Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Sponsor

Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]

Democrat·KY-3
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First Name: John
Middle Name: A.
Last Name: Yarmuth
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Bill Details

Update Date
Sep 27, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
269
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Jan 15, 2013
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Is Law
No
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Source: House floor actions

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Introduced in House

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Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· Jan 15, 20130

Fair Elections Now Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) with respect to:

  • candidate benefits of fair elections financing of House of Representatives election campaigns;
  • allocations to candidates from the Fair Elections Fund established by this Act;
  • 500% matching payments to candidates for certain small dollar contributions;
  • Fund allocation eligibility requirements;
  • certification of a federal election candidate as a participating candidate;
  • contribution, expenditure, and fundraising requirements;
  • a public debate requirement;
  • remission to the Fair Elections Fund of unspent funds after an election;
  • establishment of the Fair Elections Fund and of a Fair Elections Oversight Board;
  • civil penalties for violation of contribution and expenditure requirements; and
  • transfer of a portion of collected civil money penalties into the Fair Elections Fund.

Prohibits: (1) use of contributions by a participating candidate for any purposes other than an election campaign, and (2) establishment of joint fundraising committees with any political committee other than a candidate's authorized committee. Prescribes a limitation on coordinated expenditures by political party committees with participating candidates.

Amends FECA to empower the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to petition the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to appeal a civil action.

Requires all designations, statements, and reports required to be filed under FECA to be filed: (1) directly with the FEC, and (2) in electronic form accessible by computers. Reduces from 48 hours to 24 hours after their receipt the deadline for the FEC to make designations, statements, reports, or notifications available to the public in the FEC office and on the Internet.

Committee on House Administration

House· Standing
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional electionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Election Commission (FEC)Government information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHouse of RepresentativesJudicial review and appealsSupreme Court

Introduced in House

Jan 15, 2013

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