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H.R. 679 — Political Accountability and Transparency Act | PoliFocus

H.R. 679116th Congress

Political Accountability and Transparency Act

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the restrictions on the use of campaign funds for personal use to the funds of leadership PACs and other political committees, to clarify the treatment of certain coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates, to require the sponsors of certain political advertisements to identify the source of funds used for the advertisements, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]

6 cosponsors

Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Summary

Political Accountability and Transparency Act

This bill restricts the use of certain political funds and revises requirements for political communications. Specifically, the bill

prohibits the personal use of political committee funds;
treats coordinated expenditures, as defined by the bill, as campaign contributions, thereby subjecting them to limits and disclosure requirements;
applies disclosure requirements for electioneering communications to Internet or digital communications; and
requires persons paying for political communications to make their best efforts to determine the true source of the funds used.

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Legislative Actions

2019-01-17
Introduced in House
2019-01-17
Introduced in House
2019-01-17
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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