Skip to main content
CivicGate

HR 8738
Passed House Re-checks Congress.gov for new actions and updates the bill's status, and fills in any sponsors, committees, or related bills that are missing. It does not re-pull sponsors/cosponsors/committees/related — those rarely change — and it skips all work if nothing has changed upstream, so it's cheap to click.

FEC Administrative Improvements Act

Introduced May 12, 2026

Latest action (Jul 14, 2026) Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Referred to
Rules and Administration Committee Committee on House Administration
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics

Summary

The FEC Administrative Improvements Act modernizes campaign finance reporting and fund management procedures. It requires electronic filing for electioneering communications to improve transparency tracking. The bill also allows political committees to make disbursements using alternative payment methods such as credit cards and electronic transfers, rather than restricting them to checks. These changes streamline administrative procedures while maintaining accountability in campaign finance reporting under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors

Actions (11)
  1. Jul 14, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. · senate
  2. Jul 13, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  3. Jul 13, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4401-4402) · house
  4. Jul 13, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4401-4402)
  5. Jul 13, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8738. · house
  6. Jul 13, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4401-4402) · house
  7. Jul 13, 2026 Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
  8. May 14, 2026 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 0. · house
  9. May 14, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  10. May 12, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. · house
  11. May 12, 2026 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 5237 — Campaign Transparency Act · Introduced Sep 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 4912 — Help America Run Act · Introduced Aug 5, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%
  • HR 4311 — Delivering On Government Efficiency in Spending Act · Introduced Jul 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 63%
  • HR 6246 — Verifying Official Totals for Elections Act · Introduced Aug 2, 2012 · Cong. 112 63%
  • HR 4786 — Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act · Introduced Jul 29, 2025 · Cong. 119 63%
  • HR 1399 — Prior Approval Reform Act · Introduced Feb 18, 2025 · Cong. 119 62%

Committee action

What happened to this bill in committee — the meetings where it was considered and every recorded vote taken on it.

Meetings where this bill was on the agenda

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 14, 2026

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

Comments

Comments

Loading comments…