H.R. 3537 — We the People Act of 2017

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We the People Act of 2017

This bill amends various provisions related to elections, including by:

expanding and otherwise revising various disclosure and reporting requirements related to campaign communications;
imposing penalties for willfully violating limits related to campaign contributions for coordinated expenditures;
revising notification requirements for campaign contributions of $1,000 or more from any contributor during a calendar year;
replacing the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration, which shall enforce specified election-related laws and formulate related policies;
imposing restrictions on covered financial-services regulators, such as by prohibiting them from using their position to influence any matter that provides a direct and substantial pecuniary benefit to certain former employers or clients;
requiring the President and Vice President to disclose financial interests, including tax returns, to Congress and the Office of Government Ethics;
modifying the system for the public financing of presidential elections, including by providing for 600% matching funds for smaller campaign contributions and requiring a candidate who accepts public financing to agree not to accept certain bundled contributions;
requiring each state to conduct redistricting through a plan developed by an independent commission or, if such a commission plan is not enacted, a plan selected by the state's highest court or developed by a U.S. district court; and
directing states to permit same-day voter registration.

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2017-07-28

Introduced in House

2017-07-28

Introduced in House

2017-07-28

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.

2017-07-28

2017-09-06

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

We the People Act of 2017

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