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To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit individuals holding Federal office from directly soliciting contributions to or on behalf of any political committee under such Act, and for other purposes.
Summary
HR 415 amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit individuals holding Federal office from directly soliciting contributions for or on behalf of any political committee or for federal election activity. Federal officeholders may participate in fundraising events, including planning, attending, speaking, or serving as a featured guest, as long as they do not directly solicit funds in connection with the event. The prohibition applies to both federal-level and state and local political party fundraising events. The amendments take effect for solicitations made after the bill's enactment.
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Top reported contributors to Brendan F. Boyle’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- ROCKET COMPANIES $9,900
- THE DASCHLE GROUP $9,300
- MASSMUTUAL $8,000
- CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $7,300
- GOLDMAN SACHS $6,850
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Actions (2)
- Jan 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. · house
- Jan 15, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 15, 2025
Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit individuals holding Federal office from directly soliciting contributions to or on behalf of any political committee under such Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Stop Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING DIRECT SOLICITATION OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS OR FUNDS FOR FEDERAL ELECTION ACTIVITY BY FEDERAL OFFICEHOLDERS.
(a) Prohibition.—Section 323(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30125(e)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
“(2) Prohibiting direct solicitations for federal election purposes by federal officeholders.—
“(A) Prohibition.—In addition to the prohibitions on soliciting funds set forth under paragraph (1), an individual holding Federal office shall not solicit funds directly from any person—
“(i) for or on behalf of any political committee; or
“(ii) for or on behalf of any person for use for Federal election activity (as defined in section 301(20)).
“(B) Rule of construction regarding participation in fundraising events.—Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to prohibit an individual holding Federal office from participating in a fundraising event, including planning or attending the event, speaking at the event, or serving as a featured guest at the event, so long as the individual does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection with the event.”.
(b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Attendance at State and Local Political Party Fundraising Events.—Section 323(e)(4) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30125(e)(4)), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended—
(1) by striking “Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or subsection (b)(2)(C),” and inserting “Notwithstanding paragraph (1), paragraph (2), or subsection (b)(2)(C),”; and
(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “, so long as, in the case of an individual holding Federal office, the individual does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection with the event.”.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to solicitations made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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