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H. R. 8572 — To direct the Federal Election Commission to establish a program under which participating States shall provide individuals with vouchers which may be used to make contributions to candidates for election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to establish a program to provide small dollar financing for candidates for election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, and for other purposes.
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May 24, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:14,261
The bill, identified as H.R. 8572, proposes a new program where the Federal Election Commission would distribute vouchers to individuals to fund candidates running for Congress. It aims to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to promote small-dollar financing of...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to give people some special "money tickets" to help their favorite people running for Congress pay for things. It also hopes to make sure the money is used fairly and not just by rich people so that everyone can have a say in who should run the country.
S. 3599 — To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit the authority of corporations to establish and operate separate segregated funds utilized for political purposes, including the establishment or operation of a political committee, to nonprofit corporations, and for other purposes.
January 17, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:771
The bill, S. 3599, titled the "Ban Corporate PACs Act," aims to modify the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. It seeks to restrict corporations, other than nonprofit corporations, from establishing or running separate funds for political purposes, such as creating or...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to stop big companies from using money for politics and only let special groups called nonprofits do it, following new rules. If companies have already started using money this way, they have a year to stop doing it.
H. R. 8552 — To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit criminal corporations from making disbursements of funds in connection with a campaign for election for Federal, State, or local office.
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May 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:707
H. R. 8552 aims to change the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prevent criminal corporations from spending money in political campaigns for federal, state, or local offices. A "criminal corporation" is defined as one convicted of certain serious crimes or those that...
Simple Explanation
The bill says companies that have done very bad things and have been caught or made big deals to avoid getting punished can't spend their money to help or hurt people running for political jobs for 10 years. This is to make sure these companies don't use their money to unfairly change elections.
H. R. 7210 — To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for the treatment of payments for child care and other personal use services as an authorized campaign expenditure, and for other purposes.
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February 01, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,286
H.R. 7210, known as the "Help America Run Act," seeks to change the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to allow campaign funds to cover personal expenses like child care, elder care, and health insurance for candidates. This is intended to make it easier for everyday...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7210 wants to let people use money from running for office to pay for things like babysitting or taking care of their health, so more regular people can try to be leaders without worrying about those costs.

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