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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years Representatives and Senators may serve. [HJR-26]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years Representatives and Senators may serve. Limits Members of the House of Representatives to nine terms and Members of the Senate to three terms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Price
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/02/2015
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. [HJR-21]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. Prohibits a person from serving more than two full consecutive terms as a Senator or six full consecutive terms as a Representative.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Duffy
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/02/2015
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. [HJR-19]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. Prohibits a person from serving more than two consecutive terms as a Senator or six consecutive terms as a Representative.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Harris
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/22/2015
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States granting Congress the authority to enact laws limiting the number of terms that Representatives and Senators may serve. [HJR-15]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States granting Congress the authority to enact laws limiting the number of terms that Representatives and Senators may serve. Authorizes Congress by law to limit the number of terms that Representatives and Senators may serve.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Bridenstine
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/22/2015
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. [HJR-14]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. Limits Members of the House of Representatives to three terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/12/2015
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. [HJR-13]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. Limits Members of the Senate to two terms and Members of the House of Representatives to six terms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/12/2015
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. [HJR-11]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. Prohibits a person from serving more than two consecutive terms as a Senator or six consecutive terms as a Representative.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/22/2015
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State Sovereignty in Voting Act [HB-951]
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State Sovereignty in Voting Act Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a state to require an applicant for voter registration who uses the federal mail voter registration application form developed by the Election Assistance Commission to provide documentary evidence of citizenship as a condition of the state's acceptance of the form.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar
Introduced In House on 02/12/2015
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Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Process Act [HB-727]
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Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Process Act Authorizes the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico to provide for a vote on Puerto Rico's admission into the Union as a state within one year of this Act's enactment. Requires the governor of Puerto Rico to transmit the results of such vote to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate within 10 days after the certification of the vote by the Commission. Directs the President, if a majority of the votes cast are for Puerto Rico's admission
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indians, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 03/16/2015
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Leadership PAC Limitation Act [HB-714]
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Leadership PAC Limitation Act Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano
Introduced In House on 02/04/2015
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Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2016 [HB-6057]
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Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and expenditures in federal elections by multicandidate political committees or separate segregated funds sponsored by foreign-controlled corporations and associations (at least 50% owned by a non-U.S. citizen or foreign national). Ownership and operating fund reporting requirements are set forth. A foreign national Floor Agenda Team may not participate in the decision-making process of any person's election-related activities
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Sponsored by: Rep. Marcy Kaptur
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 09/27/2016
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We the People Act of 2016 [HB-5494]
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We the People Act of 2016 Democracy Is Supported by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2016 or the DISCLOSE Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to: redefine "independent expenditure" to expand the meaning of express advocacy for the election or defeat of a candidate; expand the period for treating communications as electioneering communications; repeal the prohibition against contributions by minors; prescribe disclosure requirements for campaign-related disbursements by corporations, labor organizations,
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Price
Introduced In House on 06/16/2016
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VOTE Act of 2016 Verifying Optimal Tools for Elections Act of 2016 [HB-5131]
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VOTE Act of 2016 Verifying Optimal Tools for Elections Act of 2016 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to make a payment to each eligible state in which a precinct used at least one outdated voting machine to administer the regularly scheduled federal general election held in November 2012. A state shall use the funds from such a payment to replace outdated voting machines in qualifying precincts with voting machines that: (1) have never been used in any federal general election and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 09/30/2016
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To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees of the candidate in the event of the death of the candidate. [HB-4734]
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To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees of the candidate in the event of the death of the candidate. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election to federal office to: (1) designate an individual for each of a candidate's authorized campaign committees who will be authorized to disburse funds of the committee in the event
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Brady
Reported By The Committee On House Administration. H. Rept. 114-665. on 07/05/2016
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People Before Party Act of 2016 [HB-4679]
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People Before Party Act of 2016 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from providing a voter, in a federal election, with the opportunity to indicate the selection of a political party as a representation of the selection of an individual candidate. (Thus prohibits voting for a party instead of an individual or "straight-party voting.")
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar
Introduced In House on 03/03/2016
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Protect Democracy From Criminal Corporations Act [HB-450]
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Protect Democracy From Criminal Corporations Act Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a corporation from making a disbursement of funds in connection with a campaign for election for federal, state, or local office for six years after the corporation: (1) is finally convicted of conspiracy to commit an offense against, or to defraud, the United States or any other felony involving dishonesty or a breach of trust; or (2) that has been charged with such an offense enters into a non-prosecution agreement, a deferred prosecution
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Swalwell
Introduced In House on 01/21/2015
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To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the limit on the amount of certain contributions which may be made to a candidate with respect to an election for Federal office. [HB-447]
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To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the limit on the amount of certain contributions which may be made to a candidate with respect to an election for Federal office. Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce from $2,000 to $1,000 the maximum amount of contributions that any person may make to any candidate with respect to election for federal office. Requires adjustment to such amount (indexing) for inflation after 2018.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano
Introduced In House on 01/21/2015
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Stop Act [HB-4443]
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Stop Act This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit an individual holding federal office from soliciting funds directly from any person: (1) for or on behalf of any political committee, or (2) for or on the behalf of any person for use for federal election activity. Such an individual, however, may participate in a fundraising event, including planning or attending it, speaking at it, or serving as a featured guest at the event, so long as he or she does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Nolan
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H1081-1083) on 03/01/2016
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DISCLOSE 2015 Act Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2015 [HB-430]
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DISCLOSE 2015 Act Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to redefine the term "independent expenditure" as an expenditure by a person that, when taken as a whole, expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or is the functional equivalent of express advocacy because it can be interpreted by a reasonable person only as advocating the election or defeat of a candidate, taking into account whether the communication
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/05/2015
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Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act [HB-425]
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Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to treat as a campaign contribution any payment made by any person (other than a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, or a political committee of a political party) for a coordinated expenditure which is not otherwise treated as a contribution. (In effect, replaces and eliminates a prohibition against contributions by minors which the U.S. Supreme Court in McConnell v. Federal Election Commission ruled an unconstitutional violation of
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 01/21/2015