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116TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 116–16 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1) TO EXPAND AMERICANS’ ACCESS TO THE BALLOT BOX, REDUCE THE INFLUENCE OF BIG 

MONEY IN POLITICS, AND STRENGTHEN ETHICS RULES FOR PUBLIC 

SERVANTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES 

MARCH 5, 2019.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Ms. SCANLON, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 172] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 172, by a record vote of 9 to 4, report the same to the 

House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1, the For the 

People Act of 2019, under a structured rule. The resolution provides two hours of general debate equally divided and controlled by 

the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House 

Administration. The resolution waives all points of order against 

consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

Committee Print 116–7, modified by the amendment printed in 

Part A of this report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, 

as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all 

points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. Section 

2 of the resolution makes in order only those further amendments 

printed in part B of this report and amendments en bloc described 

in section 3 of the resolution. The resolution provides that the 

amendments printed in part B of this report may be offered only 

in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be 

debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and 

controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject 

to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The 

resolution waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of this report or amendments en bloc as described in 


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section 3 of the resolution. Section 3 of the resolution provides that 

it shall be in order at any time for the chair of the Committee on 

House Administration or her designee to offer amendments en bloc 

consisting of amendments printed in part B of this report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, 

shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by 

the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House 

Administration or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. Section 4 of 

the resolution provides, after the conclusion of consideration of the 

bill for amendment, a final period of general debate, which shall 

not exceed 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair 

and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or 

without instructions. The resolution provides that it shall be in 

order at any time through the legislative day of March 8, 2019, for 

the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules 

and that the Speaker or her designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 1 

includes waivers of the following: 

• Clause 12(a)(1) of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration 

of a bill unless there is a searchable electronic comparative 

print that shows how the bill proposes to change current law. 

• Clause 12(b) of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of 

a bill unless there is a searchable electronic comparative print 

that shows how the text of the bill as proposed to be considered 

differs from the text of the bill as reported. 

The waiver of all points of order against provisions in the bill, 

as amended, includes waivers of the following: 

• Clause 4 of rule XXI, which prohibits reporting a bill carrying an appropriation from a committee not having jurisdiction to report an appropriation. 

• Clause 5(a)(1) of rule XXI, which prohibits a bill carrying 

a tax or tariff measure from being reported by a committee not 

having jurisdiction to report tax or tariff measures. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments printed in part B of this report or against amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 28 

Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 1 to postpone consideration of the bill until March 12. Defeated: 4–9 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 29 

Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 1 to provide an 

additional two hours of general debate on H.R. 1, one hour equally 

divided and controlled by the Chair and Ranking Minority Member 

of the Committee on Oversight and Reform and one hour equally 

divided and controlled by the Chair and Ranking Minority Member 

of the Committee on the Judiciary. Defeated: 4–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 30 

Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 1 to grant H.R. 

1 a modified open rule, with the requirement that all amendments 

be received for printing in the portion of the Congressional Record 

dated at least one day before the day of consideration of the 

amendment. Defeated: 4–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 31 

Motion by Mr. Woodall to amend the rule to H.R. 1 to strike the 

text of Rules Committee Print 116–7 and insert the text as reported by the Committee on House Administration. Defeated: 4–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 32 

Motion by Mr. Woodall to amend the rule to H.R. 1 to provide 

20 minutes of debate, under the control of the Majority Leader and 

Minority Leader, or their designees, on the constitutionality of this 

legislation prior to general debate. Defeated: 4–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 33 

Motion by Mr. Woodall to amend the rule to H.R. 1 to make in 

order amendment #126, offered by Rep. Buck, which prevents disenfranchisement, including of seniors and persons with disabilities, 

by: (1) establishing technology and disability standards whenever 

electronic mail is used by election officials to send election-related 

information; (2) ensuring election officials send such information by 

regular mail whenever it is not received by email; and (3) requiring 

regular reports to DOJ concerning use of email by election officials 

in regards to Federal elections; amendment #130, offered by Rep. 

Calvert, which adds a new subtitle prohibiting the practice of ballot 

harvesting; and amendment #135, offered by Rep. Gosar, which requires CVV’s and billing address on all online/credit donations in 

order to ensure that foreigners are not donating to American elections. Defeated: 4–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 34 

Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 1 to make in 

order amendment #67, offered by Rep. Burgess, which requires the 

Speaker of the House, 15 days after elected as Speaker, to submit 

a copy of individual income tax returns for the past 10 years to the 

Federal Election Commission. Defeated: 4–9 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 35 

Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 1 to make in 

order amendment #68, offered by Rep. Burgess, which amends the 

Ethics in Government Act to require Members of Congress or candidates for Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to submit Federal income tax returns in place of financial 

disclosure reports. Defeated: 4–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 36 

Motion by Rep. Lesko to amend the rule to H.R. 1 to make in 

order amendment #104, offered by Rep. Lesko, which strikes Subtitle E of Title II relating to independent redistricting commissions; 

and amendment #105, offered by Rep. Lesko, which allows a state 

to remove the name of a voter from a voter list if the state has reason to believe that the voter is registered in another state, is fraudulently registered, or is an illegal alien. Defeated: 4–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 37 

Motion by Ms. Scanlon to report the rule. Adopted: 9–4 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Yea Mr. Cole ........................................................... Nay 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Yea Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Nay 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Yea Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Nay 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Yea 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Yea 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Yea 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Yea 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT IN PART A CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

1. Lofgren (CA): Makes technical corrections and other changes 

including creating a task force on studying territory voting issues, 

codifying regulations around foreign involvement in our elections 

and makes improvements to independent redistricting commissions, repeals an IRS rider and provides for an assessment on certain fines, penalties, and settlements owed to the federal government to finance the Freedom From Influence Fund. 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

1. Suozzi (NY), Fitzpatrick (PA), Gottheimer (NJ), Brindisi (NY), 

Carbajal (CA), Spanberger (VA), Murphy (FL), Panetta (CA), Peters 

(CA), Rose, Max (NY), Soto (FL), Van Drew (NJ), Costa (CA), Crist 

(FL), Gonzalez, Vicente (TX), Lipinski (IL), Luria (VA), O’Halleran 

(AZ), Phillips (MN), Schrader (OR), Welch (VT), Dingell (MI), Harder (CA), Schneider (IL), Himes (CT), Reed (NY), Watkins (KS), 

Upton (MI), Gallagher (WI), Hurd (TX), Smucker (PA), Thompson, 

Glenn (PA), Stefanik (NY), King, Peter (NY), Katko (NY), 

Westerman (AR), Amodei (NV), Riggleman (VA), Joyce, David 

(OH), Moolenaar (MI), Banks (IN), Meuser (PA), Gonzalez, Anthony 

(OH), Wenstrup (OH): 20/20 PROTOCOL Requires the Federal 

Elections Commission to conduct an audit after each Federal election cycle to determine the incidence of illicit foreign money in the 

election. Within 180 Days, the FEC will submit to Congress a report containing audit results and recommendation(s) to address the 

presence of illicit foreign money. (10 minutes) 

2. Butterfield (NC), Brown (MD): Ensures states locate polling locations for early voting in rural areas of the state and ensure that 

those polling places are located in communities that will give rural 

residents the best opportunity to vote during the early voting period. (10 minutes) 

3. Raskin (MD): Prevents corporate expenditures for campaign 

purposes unless the corporation has established a process for determining the political will of its shareholders. (10 minutes) 

4. Hastings (FL), Deutch (FL): Requires states to submit a report 

to Congress not later than 120 days after the end of a Federal election cycle regarding the number of ballots invalidated by signature 

mismatch, the attempts to contact voters to provide notice, and the 

cure process and results. (10 minutes) 

5. Cole (OK), Norman (SC): Restores a provision currently in law 

that bars government contractors from disclosing campaign contributions as part of the bidding process. (10 minutes) 

6. Scanlon (PA): Establishes a fourth committee comprised of 

election security experts to review grant requests to ensure funds 

for election infrastructure are best spent. (10 minutes) 

7. Scanlon (PA): Requests a study by the Federal Election Commission to specifically assess whether the small donor match cap 


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and the six-to-one ratio in H.R.1 is appropriately scaled for both 

House and Senate elections. (10 minutes) 

8. Morelle (NY): Changes pre-election registration deadlines from 

30 days to 28 days before election day to ensure the deadline does 

not fall on a legal public holiday. (10 minutes) 

9. Shalala (FL): Requires the Office of Government Ethics to submit a report to Congress regarding the implications of the retroactive application of the ethics waiver process. (10 minutes) 

10. Deutch (FL): Strikes the addition of certain disclosure requirements for contributions to political organizations under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code under the Ethics in Government Act. Leaves the determination of conflicts of interest arising 

from political fundraising activities to the relevant designated 

agency ethics official. (10 minutes) 

11. Biggs (AZ): Provides that State DMV’s shall require individuals applying for a driver’s license to indicate whether the individual resides in another State or resided in another State prior to 

applying, and whether the individual intends for the State to serve 

as the primary residence for voting. If so, the State election officer 

of the prior State of residence shall be notified. (10 minutes) 

12. Lieu (CA): Prohibits political appointees from using Federal 

funds to pay for travel on non-commercial, private, or chartered 

flights for official business. Exceptions are made if no commercial 

flight is available during the time at which travel is necessary— 

any senior political appointee who travels on a non-commercial, private, or chartered flight under the above exception must submit a 

written statement to Congress certifying that no commercial flight 

was available. (10 minutes) 

13. Jayapal (WA): Directs the Office of Government Ethics to promulgate rules to apply ethics laws to unpaid employees of the Executive Office of the President and the White House. (10 minutes) 

14. Jayapal (WA), Omar (MN): Prohibits compensation for lobbying contacts on behalf of foreign countries identified by the Secretary of State as engaging in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights. (10 minutes) 

15. Jayapal (WA): Directs the Office of Government Ethics to promulgate regulations establishing limits on gifts and donations to 

legal defense funds. The regulations shall, at a minimum, set basic 

requirements on transparency and prohibit mixing federal employees with non-federal employees to ensure federal employees cannot 

obtain money from prohibited sources. (10 minutes) 

16. Connolly (VA), Langevin (RI): Establishes a Race to the Top 

model to award supplementary grants to state applicants based on 

evidence of previous voting system security reforms and plans for 

implementing additional innovations. (10 minutes) 

17. Foxx (NC), Rouda (CA): Codifies a Senate rule that brings 

transparency to sources of compensation for Congressional fellowships, applying it to both chambers. (10 minutes) 

18. Lawrence (MI): Adds Cabinet members to the list of individuals prohibited from benefiting from an agreement with the U.S. 

Government. (10 minutes) 

19. Gosar (AZ), Meadows (NC): Includes criminal penalties for 

failure to register as a foreign agent, including 5 years in prison 

for each instance. (10 minutes) 


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20. Rouda (CA): Requires that all paper ballots used in an election for Federal office must be printed on recycled paper. This requirement applies to all elections occurring on or after January 1, 

2021. (10 minutes) 

21. Rouda (CA): Directs the Election Assistance Commission to 

conduct a study of the best ways to design ballots used in elections 

for public office to minimize confusion, including paper and digital 

ballots to minimize confusion and user errors. The EAC must submit to Congress this report no later than January 1, 2020. (10 minutes) 

22. Rouda (CA): Directs the Postmaster General to modify paper 

change of address forms used by the United States Postal Service 

to include a reminder that any individual using the form should 

update the individual’s voter registration as a result of any change 

in address. (10 minutes) 

23. Hice (GA): Removes the granting of subpoena authority to the 

Director of the Office of Government Ethics. (10 minutes) 

24. Pressley (MA), Meng (NY), Schakowsky (IL): Lowers the 

mandatory minimum voting age to age 16 in federal elections. (10 

minutes) 

25. Green, Mark (TN): Expresses a sense of Congress that free 

speech should be protected. (10 minutes) 

26. Green, Al (TX): Directs the Election Assistance Commission 

to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall 

provide funds during the one-year period beginning after the date 

of enactment, to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide 

voter registration information to secondary school students in the 

12th grade. (10 minutes) 

27. Grijalva, Rau ́l (AZ): Provides that States shall permit an individual who receives a vote by mail ballot to cast the ballot on the 

date of the election by delivering the ballot to a polling place. (10 

minutes) 

28. Yoho (FL): Requires the Judicial Conference of the United 

States to implement a judicial code that is at least as stringent as 

the requirements placed on Members of Congress. (10 minutes) 

29. Moore (WI): Requires voting registration materials to be sent 

with notification of restoration of rights. (10 minutes) 

30. Moore (WI): Calls for a GAO report on the challenges and 

progress made in making elections accessible for those with disabilities, including an assessment of the impact of changes included in 

H.R. 1. (10 minutes) 

31. Davidson (OH): Ensures that states that have taken appropriate measures to increase voter turnout are not subject to additional federal voter registration mandates. (10 minutes) 

32. Davidson (OH): Strikes Title IV, subtitle F, which would 

allow the SEC to require disclosure of political contributions made 

by public corporations. (10 minutes) 

33. Davidson (OH): Protects the ability of 501(c)4s to advocate for 

causes by striking a provision intended to allow for additional IRS 

regulation of 501(c)4s. (10 minutes) 

34. Lujan (NM): Revises Title III, Part 3, Election Infrastructure 

Innovation Grant Program, to include an emphasis on increasing 

voter participation, engage the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST), and increase funding for the competitive 

grants. (10 minutes) 


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35. Porter (CA), Gosar (AZ): Expands the ban prohibiting foreign 

nationals from contributing to elections under Section 319 of FECA 

to also ban foreign nationals from contributing to state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. (10 minutes) 

36. Pocan (WI): Requires the creation of a single lobbying information disclosure portal that combines information currently held 

and made available to the public by the House, Senate, and DOJ. 

(10 minutes) 

37. Pocan (WI): Ends the practice of prison gerrymandering 

whereby incarcerated persons are counted in Census population 

counts as residents of correctional facilities and not their most recent residence prior to imprisonment. (10 minutes) 

38. Pocan (WI): Requires states to seek to ensure that any voting 

machine used for the purposes of a federal election, by 2022, is 

manufactured in the United States. (10 minutes) 

39. Frankel (FL): Clarifies that election administration improvement grants may be used to implement and model best practices 

for ballot design, ballot instructions, and the testing of ballots. (10 

minutes) 

40. Ruiz (CA): Prohibits federal funds from being spent at businesses owned or controlled by the President, Vice President, or a 

Cabinet Member. (10 minutes) 

41. Takano (CA), Bilirakis (FL), Raskin (MD), Castor (FL): Establishes that a federal officeholder or candidate for federal office 

must resolve their campaign contributions within 6 years of leaving 

office or campaign. (10 minutes) 

42. Meng (NY), Pressley (MA), Grijalva, Rau ́l (AZ), Chu (CA): Requires the Election Assistance Commission poll worker training 

manual to ensure services are delivered in a culturally competent 

manner. (10 minutes) 

43. Beyer (VA), Butterfield (NC): Provides grants to states to encourage involvement of minors in election activities. (10 minutes) 

44. Schneider (IL): Requires FEC to report to Congress within 

180 days how to ensure financial disclosure for PACs and Super 

PACs established before Election Day but whose first disclosure 

would occur after Election Day, as well as their use of debt that 

is paid off after Election Day for disbursements made before Election Day. (10 minutes) 

45. Brown (MD), Crist (FL): Ensures Sunday early voting. (10 

minutes) 

46. Brown (MD): Requires States to include in their annual report on voter registration statistics, the breakdown of race, ethnicity, age and gender of the individuals whose information is included in the report. (10 minutes) 

47. Brown (MD): Adds early voting to the minimum notification 

requirement for voters affected by polling place changes. Instead of 

only requiring the State to notify individuals no later than seven 

days before the date of the election, this would include not later 

than seven days prior to the first day of early voting as well, 

whichever comes first. (10 minutes) 

48. Brown (MD): Requires a portion of the early voting hours of 

operations to occur outside of normal business hours to ensure 

maximum accessibility to working individuals. (10 minutes) 

49. Brown (MD): Requires the States to include in their bi-annual report to Congress on the operation of the voter information 


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hotline, a description of any actions taken in response to reports of 

voter intimidation or suppression. (10 minutes) 

50. Espaillat (NY): Requires the GAO to study the extent to 

which state redistricting commissions have met the membership diversity requirements in the bill. (10 minutes) 

51. O’Halleran (AZ): Prohibits senior executive branch officials 

from violating the Federal Travel Regulations with taxpayer funds, 

requires federal agencies to disclose quarterly reports to Congress 

detailing senior officials’ travel on government aircraft, and requires the Office of Government Ethics to issue a report to Congress on recommendations to strengthen the Federal Travel Regulations. (10 minutes) 

52. O’Halleran (AZ): Requires DOD to regularly disclose reports 

to Congress detailing the direct and indirect costs to the Department in support of presidential travel, including any costs incurred 

for travel to properties owned or operated by the President or his 

immediate family. This amendment codifies a recent GAO recommendation regarding DOD costs of presidential travel. (10 minutes) 

53. O’Halleran (AZ): Requires DOD to provide Congress regular 

reports on direct and indirect costs to the Department in support 

of travel on military aircraft provided to senior executive branch officials, including whether any spousal travel provided was reimbursed to the federal government. (10 minutes) 

54. Brindisi (NY): Directs states to equalize polling hours across 

the state within certain parameters. Provides exceptions for municipalities to set longer hours. (10 minutes) 

55. McAdams (UT): Decreases, from 20% to 10%, the threshold 

by which an individual qualifies as a ‘‘lobbyist’’ under the Lobbying 

Disclosure Act of 1995. (10 minutes) 

56. Case (HI): Incentives political party committees to prioritize small dollar donations (up to $200) to provide enhanced support for 

candidates. (10 minutes) 

57. Houlahan (PA): Modifies Section 1611 (Early Voting) to require that States provide for ten hours of early voting per day rather than four hours, as specified in the base text. (10 minutes) 

58. Phillips (MN): Clarifies the authority of FEC attorneys, including the General Counsel, to represent the FEC in actions before the Supreme Court. (10 minutes) 

59. Phillips (MN): Expands the scope of the revolving door restriction to include a prohibition on ‘‘lobbying activity’’ for former 

government officials leaving public service during the two-year 

cooling off period. (10 minutes) 

60. Phillips (MN), Torres, Norma (CA): Ensures the FEC Blue 

Ribbon Advisory Panel consists of individuals with diverse party affiliation and diverse gender and ethnic backgrounds. (10 minutes) 

61. Levin, Andy (MI): Prohibits violators of the Federal Election 

Campaign Act of 1971 and their immediate family members from 

serving on redistricting commissions. (10 minutes) 

62. Trahan (MA): Prohibits agents registered under the Foreign 

Agents Act from serving on an independent redistricting commission. (10 minutes) 

63. Trahan (MA): Extends the guarantee of residency for purposes of voting to family members of absent military personnel. (10 

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64. Kim (NJ): Requires all paper ballots used in an election for 

Federal office must be printed in the US on paper manufactured 

in the US. (10 minutes) 

65. Harder (CA): States that any person or entity that makes a 

lobbying contact with a covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official shall indicate whether the person or 

entity is registered as a lobbyist. (10 minutes) 

66. Horsford (NV): Requires all forms made available by the FEC 

to allow for accent symbols. (10 minutes) 

67. Finkenauer (IA), Loebsack (IA), Axne (IA): Exempts the State 

of Iowa’s current nonpartisan redistricting system from the Sec. 

2401 requirement. (10 minutes) 

68. Spanberger (VA), Torres, Norma (CA): Requires the Director 

of National Intelligence to provide state election officials and Congress an assessment regarding risks and threats to election infrastructure 180 days before a general election. (10 minutes) 

69. Sarbanes (MD), Slotkin (MI): Expands the ban on foreign 

money entering elections to include electioneering communications. 

(10 minutes) 

70. Neguse (CO): Allows 16 and 17-year-olds to pre-register to 

vote ahead of their 18th birthday. (10 minutes) 

71. Kirkpatrick (AZ), Gosar (AZ): Requires verification value of 

credit cards for the purchase of online advertising. (10 minutes) 

72. Golden (ME): Authorizes the commission to refuse to certify 

a candidate to participate in the matching public finance program 

if they have been assessed three or more civil penalties in one or 

more elections previously and makes a candidate not eligible if 

there has been a willful violation. References criminal penalties for 

violations of the law. (10 minutes) 

PART A—TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Page 65, beginning line 7, strike ‘‘Notwithstanding section 

8(a)(1)(D) of the National Voter Registration Act of 9 1993 (52 

U.S.C. 20507(a)(1)(D)), each State’’ and inserting ‘‘Each State’’. 

Page 90, insert after line 11 the following: 

SEC. 1103. PILOT PROGRAMS FOR ENABLING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO REGISTER TO VOTE PRIVATELY AND INDEPENDENTLY AT RESIDENCES. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAMS.—The Election Assistance Commission (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’) shall, 

subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this section, make grants to eligible States to conduct pilot programs under 

which individuals with disabilities may use electronic means (including the Internet and telephones utilizing assistive devices) to 

register to vote and to request and receive absentee ballots in a 

manner which permits such individuals to do so privately and independently at their own residences. 

(b) REPORTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—A State receiving a grant for a year under 

this section shall submit a report to the Commission on the 

pilot programs the State carried out with the grant with respect to elections for public office held in the State during the 

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(2) DEADLINE.—A State shall submit a report under paragraph (1) not later than 90 days after the last election for public office held in the State during the year. 

(c) ELIGIBILITY.—A State is eligible to receive a grant under this 

section if the State submits to the Commission, at such time and 

in such form as the Commission may require, an application containing such information and assurances as the Commission may 

require. 

(d) TIMING.—The Commission shall make the first grants under 

this section for pilot programs which will be in effect with respect 

to elections for Federal office held in 2020, or, at the option of a 

State, with respect to other elections for public office held in the 

State in 2020. 

(e) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ includes 

the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 

American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

Page 123, line 7, strike ‘‘lot.’’ and insert ‘‘lot;’’. 

Page 153, line 3, strike ‘‘shall make’’ and insert ‘‘shall, subject to 

the availability of appropriations provided to carry out this section, 

make’’. 

Strike section 1903 (and redesignate the succeeding provisions 

accordingly). 

Page 184, line 18, strike ‘‘section 1904(a)’’ and insert ‘‘section 

1903(a)’’. 

Page 185, line 8, strike ‘‘section 1904(c)’’ and insert ‘‘section 

1903(c)’’. 

Page 199, line 3, strike ‘‘Findings Relating to’’. 

Page 200, after line 2, insert the following: 

SEC. 2302. CONGRESSIONAL TASK FORCE ON VOTING RIGHTS OF 

UNITED STATES CITIZEN RESIDENTS OF TERRITORIES OF 

THE UNITED STATES. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within the legislative 

branch a Congressional Task Force on Voting Rights of United 

States Citizen Residents of Territories of the United States (in this 

section referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 

(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Task Force shall be composed of 12 members as follows: 

(1) One Member of the House of Representatives, who shall 

be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

in coordination with the Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. 

(2) One Member of the House of Representatives, who shall 

be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

in coordination with the Chairman of the Committee on the 

Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 

(3) One Member of the House of Representatives, who shall 

be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

in coordination with the Chairman of the Committee on House 

Administration of the House of Representatives. 

(4) One Member of the House of Representatives, who shall 

be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, in coordination with the ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

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(5) One Member of the House of Representatives, who shall 

be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, in coordination with the ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 

(6) One Member of the House of Representatives, who shall 

be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, in coordination with the ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration of the House of 

Representatives. 

(7) One Member of the Senate, who shall be appointed by the 

Majority Leader of the Senate, in coordination with the Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

Senate. 

(8) One Member of the Senate, who shall be appointed by the 

Majority Leader of the Senate, in coordination with the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. 

(9) One Member of the Senate, who shall be appointed by the 

Majority Leader of the Senate, in coordination with the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. 

(10) One Member of the Senate, who shall be appointed by 

the Minority Leader of the Senate, in coordination with the 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and 

Natural Resources of the Senate. 

(11) One Member of the Senate, who shall be appointed by 

the Minority Leader of the Senate, in coordination with the 

ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary of 

the Senate. 

(12) One Member of the Senate, who shall be appointed by 

the Minority Leader of the Senate, in coordination with the 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. 

(c) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—All appointments to the Task 

Force shall be made not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

(d) CHAIR.—The Speaker shall designate one Member to serve as 

chair of the Task Force. 

(e) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Task Force shall be filled in 

the same manner as the original appointment. 

(f) STATUS UPDATE.—Between September 1, 2019, and September 

30, 2019, the Task Force shall provide a status update to the 

House of Representatives and the Senate that includes— 

(1) information the Task Force has collected; and 

(2) a discussion on matters that the chairman of the Task 

Force deems urgent for consideration by Congress. 

(g) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2019, the Task Force 

shall issue a report of its findings to the House of Representatives 

and the Senate regarding— 

(1) the economic and societal consequences (through statistical data and other metrics) that come with political disenfranchisement of United States citizens in territories of the 

United States; 

(2) impediments to full and equal voting rights for United 

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States in Federal elections, including the election of the President and Vice President of the United States; 

(3) impediments to full and equal voting representation in 

the House of Representatives for United States citizens who 

are residents of territories of the United States; 

(4) recommended changes that, if adopted, would allow for 

full and equal voting rights for United States citizens who are 

residents of territories of the United States in Federal elections, including the election of the President and Vice President of the United States; 

(5) recommended changes that, if adopted, would allow for 

full and equal voting representation in the House of Representatives for United States citizens who are residents of territories of the United States; and 

(6) additional information the Task Force deems appropriate. 

(h) CONSENSUS VIEWS.—To the greatest extent practicable, the 

report issued under subsection (g) shall reflect the shared views of 

all 12 Members, except that the report may contain dissenting 

views. 

(i) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Task Force may, for the purpose of carrying out this section, hold hearings, sit and act at times 

and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the Task Force 

considers appropriate. 

(j) STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION.—In carrying out its duties, the 

Task Force shall consult with the governments of American Samoa, 

Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. 

(k) RESOURCES.—The Task Force shall carry out its duties by utilizing existing facilities, services, and staff of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

(l) TERMINATION.—The Task Force shall terminate upon issuing 

the report required under subsection (g). 

Page 211, line 22, strike ‘‘in which’’ and insert ‘‘in which all application materials’’. 

Page 230, strike lines 13 through 24 and insert the following: 

(D) Districts shall respect communities of interest, 

neighborhoods, and political subdivisions to the extent 

practicable and after compliance with the requirements of 

subparagraphs (A) through (C). A community of interest is 

defined as an area with recognized similarities of interests, 

including but not limited to ethnic, racial, economic, social, 

cultural, geographic or historic identities. The term communities of interest may, in certain circumstances, include 

political subdivisions such as counties, municipalities, or 

school districts, but shall not include common relationships 

with political parties or political candidates. 

Page 231, line 14, strike ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and insert ‘‘paragraph 

(1), paragraph (2),’’. 

Page 250, line 17, strike ‘‘section 2413(e)’’ and insert ‘‘section 

2413(f)’’. 

Page 251, line 11, strike ‘‘shall make’’ and insert ‘‘shall, subject 

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Page 257, line 5, strike ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and insert ‘‘paragraph 

(1)’’. 

Page 258, line 3, strike ‘‘information how’’ and all that follows 

through line 7 and insert the following: ‘‘information on how the 

former registrant may contest the removal or be reinstated, including a telephone number for the appropriate election official.’’. 

Page 263, line 11, strike ‘‘section 1906(a)’’ and insert ‘‘section 

1905(a)’’. 

Page 272, line 21, strike ‘‘section 1906(b)’’ and insert ‘‘section 

1905(b)’’. 

Page 278, line 7, strike ‘‘sections 1906(a)’’ and insert ‘‘sections 

1905(a)’’. 

Page 283, line 11, strike ‘‘sections 1906(b)’’ and insert ‘‘sections 

1905(b)’’. 

Page 285, line 5, strike ‘‘to improve’’ and insert ‘‘improve’’. 

Page 295, line 3, strike ‘‘but may contain a classified annex’’. 

Page 295, insert after line 3 the following: 

(e) CIVIL RIGHTS REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days after the 

issuance of the national strategy required under subsection (a), and 

not later than 60 days after the issuance of the implementation 

plan required under subsection (c), the Privacy and Civil Liberties 

Oversight Board (established under section 1061 of the Intelligence 

Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee)) 

shall submit a report to Congress on any potential privacy and civil 

liberties impacts of such strategy and implementation plan, respectively. 

Amend section 4101 to read as follows: 

SEC. 4101. CLARIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION BY 

FOREIGN NATIONALS IN ELECTION-RELATED ACTIVITIES. 

(a) CLARIFICATION OF PROHIBITION.—Section 319(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30121(a)) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (1); 

(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) a foreign national to direct, dictate, control, or directly 

or indirectly participate in the decision making process of any 

person (including a corporation, labor organization, political 

committee, or political organization) with regard to such person’s Federal or non-Federal election-related activity, including 

any decision concerning the making of contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements in connection with an 

election for any Federal, State, or local office or any decision 

concerning the administration of a political committee.’’. 

(b) CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.—Section 319 of such Act (52 

U.S.C. 30121) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

subsection: 

‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE REQUIRED PRIOR TO CARRYING OUT ACTIVITY.—Prior to the making in connection with an 

election for Federal office of any contribution, donation, expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication by a corporation, limited liability corporation, or partnership during a year, the chief executive officer of the 

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corporation, limited liability corporation, or partnership does not 

have a chief executive officer, the highest ranking official of the 

corporation, limited liability corporation, or partnership), shall file 

a certification with the Commission, under penalty of perjury, that 

a foreign national did not direct, dictate, control, or directly or indirectly participate in the decision making process relating to such 

activity in violation of subsection (a)(3), unless the chief executive 

officer has previously filed such a certification during that calendar 

year.’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect upon the expiration of the 180-day period which 

begins on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall take effect without regard to whether or not the Federal Election Commission has promulgated regulations to carry out such amendments. 

Page 353, strike line 25 and all that follows through page 354, 

line 16 and insert the following: 

(1) in paragraph (8)(B)(v), by striking ‘‘on broadcasting stations, or in newspapers, magazines, or similar types of general 

public political advertising’’ and inserting ‘‘in any public communication’’; and 

Page 368, line 6, strike ‘‘This Act’’ and insert ‘‘This subtitle’’. 

Page 383, insert after line 9 the following new section: 

SEC. 4402. REPEAL OF REVENUE PROCEDURE THAT ELIMINATED REQUIREMENT TO REPORT INFORMATION REGARDING CONTRIBUTORS TO CERTAIN TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. 

Revenue Procedure 2018–38 shall have no force and effect. 

Page 404, line 20, strike ‘‘(3)’’ and insert ‘‘(4)’’. 

Page 440, insert after line 2 the following (and redesignate the 

succeeding provisions accordingly): 

‘‘(1) ASSESSMENTS AGAINST FINES, SETTLEMENTS, AND PEN- ALTIES.—Amounts transferred under section 3015 of title 18, 

United States Code, section 9707 of title 31, United States 

Code, and section 6761 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 

Page 453, line 16, strike ‘‘(5)’’ and insert ‘‘(6)’’. 

Page 453, line 19, strike ‘‘(5)’’ and insert ‘‘(6)’’. 

Page 454, insert after line 23 the following (and redesignate the 

succeeding section accordingly): 

SEC. 5114. ASSESSMENTS AGAINST FINES AND PENALTIES. 

(a) ASSESSMENTS RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 201 of title 18, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 3015. Special assessments for Freedom From Influence 

Fund 

‘‘(a) ASSESSMENTS.— 

‘‘(1) CONVICTIONS OF CRIMES.—In addition to any assessment 

imposed under this chapter, the court shall assess on any organizational defendant or any defendant who is a corporate officer or person with equivalent authority in any other organization who is convicted of a criminal offense under Federal law 

an amount equal to 2.75 percent of any fine imposed on that 

defendant in the sentence imposed for that conviction. 

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son with equivalent authority in any other organization who 

has entered into a settlement agreement or consent decree 

with the United States in satisfaction of any allegation that 

the defendant committed a criminal offense under Federal law 

an amount equal to 2.75 percent of the amount of the settlement. 

‘‘(b) MANNER OF COLLECTION.—An amount assessed under subsection (a) shall be collected in the manner in which fines are collected in criminal cases. 

‘‘(c) TRANSFERS.—In a manner consistent with section 3302(b) of 

title 31, there shall be transferred from the General Fund of the 

Treasury to the Freedom From Influence Fund under section 541 

of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 an amount equal to 

the amount of the assessments collected under this section.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections of chapter 

201 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

the end the following: 

‘‘3015. Special assessments for Freedom From Influence Fund.’’. 

(b) ASSESSMENTS RELATING TO CIVIL PENALTIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 97 of title 31, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 9707. Special assessments for Freedom From Influence 

Fund 

‘‘(a) ASSESSMENTS.— 

‘‘(1) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Any entity of the Federal Government 

which is authorized under any law, rule, or regulation to impose a civil penalty shall assess on each person, other than a 

natural person who is not a corporate officer or person with 

equivalent authority in any other organization, on whom such 

a penalty is imposed an amount equal to 2.75 percent of the 

amount of the penalty. 

‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.—Any entity of the Federal 

Government which is authorized under any law, rule, or regulation to impose an administrative penalty shall assess on each 

person, other than a natural person who is not a corporate officer or person with equivalent authority in any other organization, on whom such a penalty is imposed an amount equal to 

2.75 percent of the amount of the penalty. 

‘‘(3) SETTLEMENTS.—Any entity of the Federal Government 

which is authorized under any law, rule, or regulation to enter 

into a settlement agreement or consent decree with any person, 

other than a natural person who is not a corporate officer or 

person with equivalent authority in any other organization, in 

satisfaction of any allegation of an action or omission by the 

person which would be subject to a civil penalty or administrative penalty shall assess on such person an amount equal to 

2.75 percent of the amount of the settlement. 

‘‘(b) MANNER OF COLLECTION.—An amount assessed under subsection (a) shall be collected— 

‘‘(1) in the case of an amount assessed under paragraph (1) 

of such subsection, in the manner in which civil penalties are 

collected by the entity of the Federal Government involved; 

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‘‘(2) in the case of an amount assessed under paragraph (2) 

of such subsection, in the manner in which administrative penalties are collected by the entity of the Federal Government involved. 

‘‘(3) in the case of an amount assessed under paragraph (3) 

of such subsection, in the manner in which amounts are collected pursuant to settlement agreements or consent decrees 

entered into by the entity of the Federal Government involved; 

‘‘(c) TRANSFERS.—In a manner consistent with section 3302(b) of 

this title, there shall be transferred from the General Fund of the 

Treasury to the Freedom From Influence Fund under section 541 

of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 an amount equal to 

the amount of the assessments collected under this section. 

‘‘(d) EXCEPTION FOR PENALTIES AND SETTLEMENTS UNDER AU- THORITY OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No assessment shall be made under subsection (a) with respect to any civil or administrative penalty 

imposed, or any settlement agreement or consent decree entered into, under the authority of the Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986. 

‘‘(2) CROSS REFERENCE.—For application of special assessments for the Freedom From Influence Fund with respect to 

certain penalties under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, see 

section 6761 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections of chapter 

97 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

end the following: 

‘‘9707. Special assessments for Freedom From Influence Fund.’’. 

(c) ASSESSMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN PENALTIES UNDER THE

INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 68 of the Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 

subchapter: 

‘‘Subchapter D—Special Assessments for Freedom From 

Influence Fund 

‘‘SEC. 6761. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE 

FUND. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each person required to pay a covered penalty 

shall pay an additional amount equal to 2.75 percent of the amount 

of such penalty. 

‘‘(b) COVERED PENALTY.—For purposes of this section, the term 

‘covered penalty’ means any addition to tax, additional amount, 

penalty, or other liability provided under subchapter A or B. 

‘‘(c) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a taxpayer who is an individual, subsection (a) shall not apply to any covered penalty if 

such taxpayer is an exempt taxpayer for the taxable year for 

which such covered penalty is assessed. 

‘‘(2) EXEMPT TAXPAYER.—For purposes of ths subsection, a 

taxpayer is an exempt taxpayer for any taxable year if the taxable income of such taxpayer for such taxable year does not exceed the dollar amount at which begins the highest rate bracket in effect under section 1 with respect to such taxpayer for 

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‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES.—Except as provided in subsection (e), the additional amount determined under subsection (a) 

shall be treated for purposes of this title in the same manner as 

the covered penalty to which such additional amount relates. 

‘‘(e) TRANSFER TO FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE FUND.—The Secretary shall deposit any additional amount under subsection (a) in 

the General Fund of the Treasury and shall transfer from such 

General Fund to the Freedom From Influence Fund established 

under section 541 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 an 

amount equal to the amounts so deposited (and, notwithstanding 

subsection (d), such additional amount shall not be the basis for 

any deposit, transfer, credit, appropriation, or any other payment, 

to any other trust fund or account). Rules similar to the rules of 

section 9601 shall apply for purposes of this subsection.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of subchapters for 

chapter 68 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 

following new item: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER D—SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE FUND’’. 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to 

convictions, agreements, and penalties which occur on or after 

the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(2) ASSESSMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN PENALTIES UNDER

THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.—The amendments made 

by subsection (c) shall apply to covered penalties assessed after 

the date of the enactment of this Act. 

Page 460, line 5, strike ‘‘9034(a)’’ and insert ‘‘9034(b)’’. 

Page 460, line 6, strike ‘‘Every’’ and insert ‘‘The total’’. 

Page 460, line 8, strike ‘‘Every’’ and insert ‘‘The total’’. 

Page 490, insert after line 6 the following: 

(6) Working mothers, those caring for their elderly parents, 

and young professionals who rely on their jobs for health insurance should have the freedom to run to serve the people of the 

United States. Their networks and net worth are simply not 

the best indicators of their strength as prospective public servants. In fact, helping ordinary Americans to run may create 

better policy for all Americans. 

Page 490, line 20, strike ‘‘EXPENDITURES’’ and insert ‘‘EXPENDITURE’’. 

Page 493, strike lines 1 through 5 and insert the following: 

‘‘(D) Health insurance premiums.’’. 

Page 618, strike lines 1 through 7 and insert the following: 

(3) The term ‘‘income tax return’’ means, with respect to an 

individual, any return (as such term is defined in section 

6103(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that 

such term shall not include declarations of estimated tax) of— 

(A) such individual, other than information returns 

issued to persons other than such individual, or 

(B) of any corporation, partnership, or trust in which 

such individual holds, directly or indirectly, a significant 

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tions prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury or his 

delegate). 

PART B—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SUOZZI OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 323, after line 6, insert the following: 

SEC. 4103. AUDIT AND REPORT ON ILLICIT FOREIGN MONEY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act 

of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), as amended by section 1821, is 

further amended by inserting after section 319A the following new 

section: 

‘‘SEC. 319B. AUDIT AND REPORT ON DISBURSEMENTS BY FOREIGN NATIONALS. 

‘‘(a) AUDIT.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall conduct an audit 

after each Federal election cycle to determine the incidence of 

illicit foreign money in such Federal election cycle. 

‘‘(2) PROCEDURES.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Commission shall conduct random audits of any disbursements required to be reported under this Act, in accordance with procedures established by the Commission. 

‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the end of each Federal election cycle, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report containing— 

‘‘(1) results of the audit required by subsection (a)(1); and 

‘‘(2) recommendations to address the presence of illicit foreign money in elections, as appropriate. 

‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘Federal election cycle’ means the period which 

begins on the day after the date of a regularly scheduled general election for Federal office and which ends on the date of 

the first regularly scheduled general election for Federal office 

held after such date. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘illicit foreign money’ means any disbursement 

by a foreign national (as defined in section 319(b)) prohibited 

under such section.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

shall apply with respect to the Federal election cycle that began 

during November 2018, and each succeeding Federal election cycle. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

BUTTERFIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 136, strike lines 6 through 11 and insert the following: 

‘‘(c) LOCATION OF POLLING PLACES.— ‘‘(1) PROXIMITY TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.—To the greatest 

extent practicable, a State shall ensure that each polling place 

which allows voting during an early voting period under subsection (a) is located within walking distance of a stop on a 

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‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY IN RURAL AREAS.—The State shall ensure 

that polling places which allow voting during an early voting 

period under subsection (a) will be located in rural areas of the 

State, and shall ensure that such polling places are located in 

communities which will provide the greatest opportunity for 

residents of rural areas to vote during the early voting period.’’. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RASKIN OF

MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 383, after line 19, add the following new section: 

SEC. 4502. ASSESSMENT OF SHAREHOLDER PREFERENCES FOR DISBURSEMENTS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES. 

(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Securities Exchange Act of 

1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 

10D the following: 

‘‘SEC. 10E. ASSESSMENT OF SHAREHOLDER PREFERENCES FOR DISBURSEMENTS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES. 

‘‘(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED BEFORE MAKING A DISBURSEMENT

FOR A POLITICAL PURPOSE.— 

‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—An issuer with an equity security listed 

on a national securities exchange may not make a disbursement for a political purpose unless— 

‘‘(A) the issuer has in place procedures to assess the 

preferences of the shareholders of the issuer with respect 

to making such disbursements; and 

‘‘(B) such an assessment has been made within the 1- 

year period ending on the date of such disbursement. 

‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF ISSUERS WHOSE SHAREHOLDERS ARE PROHIBITED FROM EXPRESSING PREFERENCES.—Notwithstanding 

paragraph (1), an issuer described under such paragraph with 

procedures in place to assess the preferences of its shareholders with respect to making disbursements for political purposes shall not be considered to meet the requirements of such 

paragraph if a majority of the number of the outstanding equity securities of the issuer are held by persons who are prohibited from expressing partisan or political preferences by 

law, contract, or the requirement to meet a fiduciary duty. 

‘‘(b) ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS.—The assessment described 

under subsection (a) shall assess— 

‘‘(1) which types of disbursements for a political purpose the 

shareholder believes the issuer should make; 

‘‘(2) whether the shareholder believes that such disbursements should be made in support of, or in opposition to, Republican, Democratic, Independent, or other political party candidates and political committees; 

‘‘(3) whether the shareholder believes that such disbursements should be made with respect to elections for Federal, 

State, or local office; and 

‘‘(4) such other information as the Commission may specify, 

by rule. 

‘‘(c) DISBURSEMENT FOR A POLITICAL PURPOSE DEFINED.— 

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‘‘(A) A disbursement for an independent expenditure, as 

defined in section 301(17) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(17)). 

‘‘(B) A disbursement for an electioneering communication, as defined in section 304(f) of the Federal Election 

Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(f)). 

‘‘(C) A disbursement for any public communication, as 

defined in section 301(22) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(22)— 

‘‘(i) which expressly advocates the election or defeat 

of a clearly identified candidate for election for Federal 

office, or is the functional equivalent of express advocacy because, when taken as a whole, it can be interpreted by a reasonable person only as advocating the 

election or defeat of a candidate for election for Federal office; or 

‘‘(ii) which refers to a clearly identified candidate for 

election for Federal office and which promotes or support a candidate for that office, or attacks or opposes 

a candidate for that office, without regard to whether 

the communication expressly advocates a vote for or 

against a candidate for that office. 

‘‘(D) Any other disbursement which is made for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election for a public 

office. 

‘‘(E) Any transfer of funds to another person which is 

made with the intent that such person will use the funds 

to make a disbursement described in subparagraphs (A) 

through (D), or with the knowledge that the person will 

use the funds to make such a disbursement. 

‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘disbursement for a political 

purpose’ does not include any of the following: 

‘‘(A) Any disbursement made from a separate segregated 

fund of the corporation under section 316 of the Federal 

Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30118). 

‘‘(B) Any transfer of funds to another person which is 

made in a commercial transaction in the ordinary course 

of any trade or business conducted by the corporation or 

in the form of investments made by the corporation. 

‘‘(C) Any transfer of funds to another person which is 

subject to a written prohibition against the use of the 

funds for a disbursement for a political purpose. 

‘‘(d) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this section, each of the terms ‘candidate’, ‘election’, ‘political committee’, and ‘political party’ has the 

meaning given such term under section 301 of the Federal Election 

Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101).’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN

ACT OF 1971 TO PROHIBIT DISBURSEMENTS BY CORPORATIONS FAILING TO ASSESS PREFERENCES.—Section 316 of the Federal Election 

Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30118) is amended by adding at 

the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(d) PROHIBITING DISBURSEMENTS BY CORPORATIONS FAILING TO

ASSESS SHAREHOLDER PREFERENCES.— 

‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful for a corporation to 

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poration has in place procedures to assess the preferences of its 

shareholders with respect to making such disbursements, as 

provided in section 10E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 

‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘disbursement for 

a political purpose’ has the meaning given such term in section 

10E(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall apply with respect to disbursements made on or after December 31, 2019. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HASTINGS

OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 140, insert after line 19 the following: 

‘‘(3) REPORT.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the end 

of a Federal election cycle, each chief State election official 

shall submit to Congress a report containing the following 

information for the applicable Federal election cycle in the 

State: 

‘‘(i) The number of ballots invalidated due to a discrepancy under this subsection. 

‘‘(ii) Description of attempts to contact voters to provide notice as required by this subsection. 

‘‘(iii) Description of the cure process developed by 

such State pursuant to this subsection, including the 

number of ballots determined valid as a result of such 

process. 

‘‘(B) FEDERAL ELECTION CYCLE DEFINED.—For purposes 

of this subsection, the term ‘Federal election cycle’ means 

the period beginning on January 1 of any odd numbered 

year and ending on December 31 of the following year.’’. 

5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COLE OF

OKLAHOMA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike subtitle G of title IV. 

6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCANLON

OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 311, insert after line 8 the following new subtitle (and conform the succeeding subtitles accordingly): 

Subtitle F—Election Security Grants 

Advisory Committee 

SEC. 3501. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Help America Vote 

Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20921 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 

end the following: 


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‘‘PART 4—ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE 

‘‘SEC. 225. ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established an advisory 

committee (hereinafter in this part referred to as the ‘Committee’) 

to assist the Commission with respect to the award of grants to 

States under this Act for the purpose of election security. 

‘‘(b) DUTIES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall, with respect to an 

application for a grant received by the Commission— 

‘‘(A) review such application; and 

‘‘(B) recommend to the Commission whether to award 

the grant to the applicant. 

‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In reviewing an application pursuant 

to paragraph (1)(A), the Committee shall consider— 

‘‘(A) the record of the applicant with respect to— 

‘‘(i) compliance of the applicant with the requirements under subtitle A of title III; and 

‘‘(ii) adoption of voluntary guidelines issued by the 

Commission under subtitle B of title III; and 

‘‘(B) the goals and requirements of election security as 

described in title III of the For the People Act of 2019. 

‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be composed of 15 individuals appointed by the Executive Director of the Commission 

with experience and expertise in election security. 

‘‘(d) NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE.—Members of the Committee shall not receive any compensation for their service, but 

shall be paid travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away 

from their homes or regular places of business in the performance 

of services for the Committee.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCANLON

OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 454, insert after line 23 the following (and conform the succeeding section accordingly): 

SEC. 5114. STUDY AND REPORT ON SMALL DOLLAR FINANCING PROGRAM. 

(a) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the completion of the first election cycle in which the program established 

under title V of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as 

added by section 5111, is in effect, the Federal Election Commission shall— 

(1) assess— 

(A) the amount of payment referred to in section 501 of 

such Act; and 

(B) the amount of a qualified small dollar contribution 

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(2) submit to Congress a report that discuses whether such 

amounts are sufficient to meet the goals of the program. 

(b) UPDATE.—The Commission shall update and revise the study 

and report required by subsection (a) on a biennial basis. 

(c) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this section shall terminate ten years after the date on which the first study and report 

required by subsection (a) is submitted to Congress. 

8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MORELLE

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 24, line 24, strike ‘‘30 days’’ and insert ‘‘28 days’’. 

Page 72, insert after line 2 the following: 

SEC. 1052. ENSURING PRE-ELECTION REGISTRATION DEADLINES ARE 

CONSISTENT WITH TIMING OF LEGAL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(a)(1) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘30 

days’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘28 days’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

shall apply with respect to elections held in 2020 or any succeeding 

year. 

9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SHALALA

OF FLORIDA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 8022 of title VIII, insert after subsection (c) the following (and redesignate subsection (d) as subsection (e)): 

(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 45 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Government 

Ethics shall submit a report to Congress on the impact of the application of subsection (b), including the name of any individual who 

received a waiver or authorization described in subsection (a) and 

who, by operation of subsection (b), submitted the information required by such subsection. 

10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DEUTCH

OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 570, strike lines 21 through 23. 

Page 577, strike lines 1 through 13 and insert the following: 

‘‘(B) For each covered contribution made at the request of, or 

that was solicited in writing by or at the request of, a covered 

individual, the designated agency ethics official for the agency 

in which the covered individual has been nominated for appointment to a covered position or is serving in a covered position shall determine whether the covered contribution constitutes a conflict of interest, or an appearance thereof, with respect to the official duties of the covered individual.’’. 

11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BIGGS OF

ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 75, after line 25, insert the following: 


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PART 8—VOTER REGISTRATION EFFICIENCY 

ACT 

SEC. 1081. SHORT TITLE. 

This part may be cited as the ‘‘Voter Registration Efficiency Act’’. 

SEC. 1082. REQUIRING APPLICANTS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S 

LICENSES IN NEW STATE TO INDICATE WHETHER STATE 

SERVES AS RESIDENCE FOR VOTER REGISTRATION PURPOSES. 

(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS FOR LICENSES.—Section 5(d) 

of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20504(d)) 

is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘Any change’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Any change’’; 

and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2)(A) A State motor vehicle authority shall require each individual applying for a motor vehicle driver’s license in the 

State— 

‘‘(i) to indicate whether the individual resides in another State or resided in another State prior to applying for the license, and, if so, to identify the State involved; and 

‘‘(ii) to indicate whether the individual intends for 

the State to serve as the individual’s residence for purposes of registering to vote in elections for Federal office. 

‘‘(B) If pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii) an individual indicates to the State motor vehicle authority that the individual intends for the State to serve as the individual’s 

residence for purposes of registering to vote in elections for 

Federal office, the authority shall notify the motor vehicle 

authority of the State identified by the individual pursuant 

to subparagraph (A)(i), who shall notify the chief State 

election official of such State that the individual no longer 

intends for that State to serve as the individual’s residence 

for purposes of registering to vote in elections for Federal 

office.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (a) 

shall take effect with respect to elections occurring in 2019 or any 

succeeding year. 

12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LIEU OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

After subtitle G of title VIII, insert the following (and redesignate subtitle H as subtitle I): 


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Subtitle H—Travel on Private Aircraft by 

Senior Political Appointees 

SECTION 8081. SHORT TITLE. 

This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Waste And Misuse by 

Presidential Flyers Landing Yet Evading Rules and Standards’’ or 

the ‘‘SWAMP FLYERS’’. 

SEC. 8082. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL ON PRIVATE 

AIRCRAFT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enactment of this 

subtitle, no Federal funds appropriated or otherwise made available in any fiscal year may be used to pay the travel expenses of 

any senior political appointee for travel on official business on a 

non-commercial, private, or chartered flight. 

(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation in subsection (a) shall not 

apply— 

(1) if no commercial flight was available for the travel in 

question, consistent with subsection (c); or 

(2) to any travel on aircraft owned or leased by the Government. 

(c) CERTIFICATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Any senior political appointee who travels 

on a non-commercial, private, or chartered flight under the exception provided in subsection (b)(1) shall, not later than 30 

days after the date of such travel, submit a written statement 

to Congress certifying that no commercial flight was available. 

(2) PENALTY.—Any statement submitted under paragraph (1) 

shall be considered a statement for purposes of applying section 1001 of title 18, United States Code. 

(d) DEFINITION OF SENIOR POLITICAL APPOINTEE.—In this subtitle, the term ‘‘senior political appointee’’ means any individual occupying— 

(1) a position listed under the Executive Schedule (subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code); 

(2) a Senior Executive Service position that is not a career 

appointee as defined under section 3132(a)(4) of such title; or 

(3) a position of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code 

of Federal Regulations. 

13. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL

OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Insert after section 8005 the following: 

SEC. 8006. GUIDANCE ON UNPAID EMPLOYEES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics 

shall issue guidance on ethical standards applicable to unpaid employees of an agency. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

(1) the term ‘‘agency’’ includes the Executive Office of the 

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(2) the term ‘‘unpaid employee’’ includes any individual occupying a position at an agency and who is unpaid by operation 

of section 3110 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, but does not include any employee who is unpaid 

due to a lapse in appropriations. 

14. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL

OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 537, insert after line 10 the following: 

SEC. 7202. PROHIBITING RECEIPT OF COMPENSATION FOR LOBBYING 

ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES VIOLATING HUMAN RIGHTS. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 

1601 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 5 the following 

new section: 

‘‘SEC. 5A. PROHIBITING RECEIPT OF COMPENSATION FOR LOBBYING 

ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES VIOLATING HUMAN RIGHTS. 

‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

Act, no person may accept financial or other compensation for lobbying activity under this Act on behalf of a client who is a government which the President has determined is a government that engages in gross violations of human rights. 

‘‘(b) CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF DIPLOMATIC OR CONSULAR

OFFICERS.—Nothing in this section may be construed to affect any 

activity of a duly accredited diplomatic or consular officer of a foreign government who is so recognized by the Department of State, 

while said officer is engaged in activities which are recognized by 

the Department of State as being within the scope of the functions 

of such officer.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall apply with respect to lobbying activity under the Lobbying 

Disclosure Act of 1995 which occurs pursuant to contracts entered 

into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

15. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL

OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Insert after section 8014 the following: 

SEC. 8015. LEGAL DEFENSE FUNDS. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

(1) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of the Office of 

Government Ethics; 

(2) the term ‘‘legal defense fund’’ means a trust— 

(A) that has only one beneficiary; 

(B) that is subject to a trust agreement creating an enforceable fiduciary duty on the part of the trustee to the 

beneficiary, pursuant to the applicable law of the jurisdiction in which the trust is established; 

(C) that is subject to a trust agreement that provides for 

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(D) that is subject to a trust agreement that prohibits 

the use of its resources for any purpose other than— 

(i) the administration of the trust; 

(ii) the payment or reimbursement of legal fees or 

expenses incurred in investigative, civil, criminal, or 

other legal proceedings relating to or arising by virtue 

of service by the trust’s beneficiary as an officer or employee, as defined in this section, or as an employee, 

contractor, consultant or volunteer of the campaign of 

the President or Vice President; or 

(iii) the distribution of unused resources to a charity 

selected by the trustee that has not been selected or 

recommended by the beneficiary of the trust; 

(E) that is subject to a trust agreement that prohibits 

the use of its resources for any other purpose or personal 

legal matters, including tax planning, personal injury litigation, protection of property rights, divorces, or estate 

probate; and 

(F) that is subject to a trust agreement that prohibits 

the acceptance of donations, except in accordance with this 

section and the regulations of the Office of Government 

Ethics; 

(3) the term ‘‘lobbying activity’’ has the meaning given that 

term in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 

U.S.C. 1602); 

(4) the term ‘‘officer or employee’’ means— 

(A) an officer (as that term is defined in section 2104 of 

title 5, United States Code) or employee (as that term is 

defined in section 2105 of such title) of the executive 

branch of the Government; 

(B) the Vice President; and 

(C) the President; and 

(5) the term ‘‘relative’’ has the meaning given that term in 

section 3110 of title 5, United States Code. 

(b) LEGAL DEFENSE FUNDS.—An officer or employee may not accept or use any gift or donation for the payment or reimbursement 

of legal fees or expenses incurred in investigative, civil, criminal, 

or other legal proceedings relating to or arising by virtue of the officer or employee’s service as an officer or employee, as defined in 

this section, or as an employee, contractor, consultant or volunteer 

of the campaign of the President or Vice President except through 

a legal defense fund that is certified by the Director of the Office 

of Government Ethics. 

(c) LIMITS ON GIFTS AND DONATIONS.—Not later than 120 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall promulgate regulations establishing limits with respect to gifts and donations described in subsection (b), which shall, at a minimum— 

(1) prohibit the receipt of any gift or donation described in 

subsection (b)— 

(A) from a single contributor (other than a relative of the officer or employee) in a total amount of more than $5,000 

during any calendar year; 

(B) from a registered lobbyist; 

(C) from a foreign government or an agent of a foreign 

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(D) from a State government or an agent of a State government; 

(E) from any person seeking official action from, or seeking to do or doing business with, the agency employing the 

officer or employee; 

(F) from any person conducting activities regulated by 

the agency employing the officer or employee; 

(G) from any person whose interests may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of 

the official duties of the officer or employee; 

(H) from an officer or employee of the executive branch; 

(I) from any organization a majority of whose members 

are described in (A)–(H); or 

(J) require that a legal defense fund, in order to be certified by the Director only permit distributions to the officer or employee. 

(d) WRITTEN NOTICE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—An officer or employee who wishes to accept funds or have a representative accept funds from a legal 

defense fund shall first ensure that the proposed trustee of the 

legal defense fund submits to the Director the following information: 

(A) The name and contact information for any proposed 

trustee of the legal defense fund. 

(B) A copy of any proposed trust document for the legal 

defense fund. 

(C) The nature of the legal proceeding (or proceedings), 

investigation or other matter which give rise to the establishment of the legal defense fund. 

(D) An acknowledgment signed by the officer or employee and the trustee indicating that they will be bound 

by the regulations and limitation under this section. 

(2) APPROVAL.—An officer or employee may not accept any 

gift or donation to pay, or to reimburse any person for, fees or 

expenses described in subsection (b) of this section except 

through a legal defense fund that has been certified in writing 

by the Director following that office’s receipt and approval of 

the information submitted under paragraph (1) and approval of 

the structure of the fund. 

(e) REPORTING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—An officer or employee who establishes a 

legal defense fund may not directly or indirectly accept distributions from a legal defense fund unless the fund has provided the Director a quarterly report for each quarter of every 

calendar year since the establishment of the legal defense fund 

that discloses, with respect to the quarter covered by the report— 

(A) the source and amount of each contribution to the 

legal defense fund; and 

(B) the amount, recipient, and purpose of each expenditure from the legal defense fund, including all distributions from the trust for any purpose. 

(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Director shall make publicly 

available online— 


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(A) each report submitted under paragraph (1) in a 

searchable, sortable, and downloadable form; 

(B) each trust agreement and any amendment thereto; 

(C) the written notice and acknowledgment required by 

subsection (d); and 

(C) the Director’s written certification of the legal defense fund. 

(f) RECUSAL.—An officer or employee, other than the President 

and the Vice President, who is the beneficiary of a legal defense 

fund may not participate personally and substantially in any particular matter in which the officer or employee knows a donor of 

any source of a gift or donation to the legal defense fund established for the officer or employee has a financial interest, for a period of two years from the date of the most recent gift or donation 

to the legal defense fund. 

16. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CON- NOLLY OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

Page 265, insert after line 9 the following (and conform the succeeding subsection accordingly): 

‘‘(d) SURPLUS APPROPRIATIONS.—If the amount of funds appropriated for grants authorized under section 298D(a)(2) exceed the 

amount necessary to meet the requirements of subsection (b), the 

Commission shall consider the following in making a determination 

to award remaining funds to a State: 

‘‘(1) The record of the State in carrying out the following 

with respect to the administration of elections for Federal office: 

‘‘(A) Providing voting machines that are less than 10 

years old. 

‘‘(B) Implementing strong chain of custody procedures 

for the physical security of voting equipment and paper 

records at all stages of the process. 

‘‘(C) Conducting pre-election testing on every voting machine and ensuring that paper ballots are available wherever electronic machines are used. 

‘‘(D) Maintaining offline backups of voter registration 

lists. 

‘‘(E) Providing a secure voter registration database that 

logs requests submitted to the database. 

‘‘(F) Publishing and enforcing a policy detailing use limitations and security safeguards to protect the personal information of voters in the voter registration process. 

‘‘(G) Providing secure processes and procedures for reporting vote tallies. 

‘‘(H) Providing a secure platform for disseminating vote 

totals. 

‘‘(2) Evidence of established conditions of innovation and reform in providing voting system security and the proposed plan 

of the State for implementing additional conditions. 

‘‘(3) Evidence of collaboration between relevant stakeholders, 

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‘‘(4) The plan of the State to conduct a rigorous evaluation 

of the effectiveness of the activities carried out with the 

grant.’’. 

17. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FOXX OF

NORTH CAROLINA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 617, insert after line 2 the following (and redesignate the 

succeeding subtitle accordingly): 

Subtitle E—Reports on Outside Compensation Earned by Congressional Employees 

SEC. 9401. REPORTS ON OUTSIDE COMPENSATION EARNED BY CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES. 

(a) REPORTS.—The supervisor of an individual who performs 

services for any Member, committee, or other office of the Senate 

or House of Representatives for a period in excess of four weeks 

and who receives compensation therefor from any source other 

than the Federal Government shall submit a report identifying the 

identity of the source, amount, and rate of such compensation to— 

(1) the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate, in the case 

of an individual who performs services for a Member, committee, or other office of the Senate; or 

(2) the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives, 

in the case of an individual who performs services for a Member (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 

Congress), committee, or other office of the House. 

(b) TIMING.—The supervisor shall submit the report required 

under subsection (a) with respect to an individual— 

(1) when such individual first begins performing services described in such subparagraph; 

(2) at the close of each calendar quarter during which such 

individual is performing such services; and 

(3) when such individual ceases to perform such services. 

18. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAW- RENCE OF MICHIGAN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

Page 555, line 16, insert ‘‘cabinet member,’’ after ‘‘vice president,’’. 

Page 555, line 19, strike ‘‘the President or Vice President,’’ and 

insert ‘‘the President, Vice President, or any Cabinet member’’. 

19. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GOSAR OF

ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 535, insert after line 18 the following: 

SEC. 7105. CLARIFICATION OF PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that, while 

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ernments should do so without compromising the interests of the 

United States or the principles on which the United States was 

founded. 

(b) IMPOSITION OF TERM OF IMPRISONMENT FOR EACH INSTANCE

OF FAILING TO REGISTER.—Section 8(a) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 618(a)) is amended by 

striking ‘‘not more than 5 years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘not more 

than 5 years, or both, for each such violation’’. 

20. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROUDA OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 127, insert after line 17 the following new section (and conform the succeeding section accordingly): 

SEC. 1505. PAPER BALLOT PRINTING REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 

2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(a)), as amended by section 1504, is amended 

by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(8) PRINTING REQUIREMENTS FOR BALLOTS.—All paper ballots used in an election for Federal office shall be printed on 

recycled paper.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall apply with respect to elections occurring on or after January 

1, 2021. 

Page 128, line 4, strike ‘‘subparagraphs (B) and (C)’’ and insert 

‘‘section 1505(b) of the For the People Act of 2019 and subparagraphs (B) and (C)’’. 

21. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROUDA OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 127, insert after line 17 the following (and conform the succeeding section accordingly): 

SEC. 1505. STUDY AND REPORT ON OPTIMAL BALLOT DESIGN. 

(a) STUDY.—The Election Assistance Commission shall conduct a 

study of the best ways to design ballots used in elections for public 

office, including paper ballots and electronic or digital ballots, to 

minimize confusion and user errors. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2020, the Election Assistance Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the study 

conducted under subsection (a). 

22. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROUDA OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 72, insert after line 2 the following: 

SEC. 1052. USE OF POSTAL SERVICE HARD COPY CHANGE OF ADDRESS 

FORM TO REMIND INDIVIDUALS TO UPDATE VOTER REGISTRATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Postmaster General shall modify any hard 

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such form should update the individual’s voter registration as a result of any change in address. 

(b) APPLICATION.—The requirement in subsection (a) shall not 

apply to any electronic version of a change of address form used by 

the United States Postal Service. 

23. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HICE OF

GEORGIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 565, strike line 12 and all that follows through ‘‘court.’ ’’’ on 

line 20. 

24. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PRESSLEY

OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

Page 72, insert after line 2 the following: 

SEC. 1052. LOWERING MANDATORY MINIMUM VOTING AGE IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS. 

(a) LOWERING VOTING AGE TO 16 YEARS OF AGE.—A State may 

not refuse to permit an individual to register to vote or vote in an 

election for Federal office held in the State on the grounds of the 

individual’s age if the individual will be at least 16 years of age on 

the date of the election. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect to 

elections held in 2020 or any succeeding year. 

25. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GREEN OF

TENNESSEE OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 315, line 1, strike ‘‘Relating to Illicit Money Undermining Our Democracy’’. 

Page 317, insert after line 6 the following: 

SEC. 4002. FINDINGS RELATING TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH AS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT. 

Congress finds the following: 

(1) The First Amendment to the United States Constitution 

guarantees the most fundamental right of our democratic society: ‘‘Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom 

of speech’’. 

(2) The right to free speech guarantees that the American 

people can freely speak about their political beliefs. 

(3) The Federal government should not concern itself with 

the political ideology or affiliation of any of its citizens, when 

applying the law, offering services, or evaluating applications 

for federal benefits or awards. 

(4) The protection of free speech is broad and covers expressive and political speech. 

(5) Political speech, including the financial contributions to 

political or issue advocacy campaigns, is a vital part of our Nation’s free exchange of ideas and avenues of free expression 

must be preserved and protected. 


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26. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GREEN OF

TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle A of title I the following: 

PART 8—PROVIDING VOTER REGISTRATION 

INFORMATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS 

SEC. 1081. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING VOTER REGISTRATION 

INFORMATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS PRIOR 

TO GRADUATION. 

(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Election Assistance Commission (hereafter in this part referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’) shall carry out 

a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds 

during the one-year period beginning after the date of the enactment of this part to eligible local educational agencies for initiatives to provide information on registering to vote in elections for 

public office to secondary school students in the 12th grade. 

(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A local educational agency is eligible to receive 

funds under the pilot program under this part if the agency submits to the Commission, at such time and in such form as the Commission may require, an application containing— 

(1) a description of the initiatives the agency intends to carry 

out with the funds; 

(2) an estimate of the costs associated with such initiatives; 

and 

(3) such other information and assurances as the Commission may require. 

(c) CONSULTATION WITH ELECTION OFFICIALS.—A local educational agency receiving funds under the pilot program shall consult with the State and local election officials who are responsible 

for administering elections for public office in the area served by 

the agency in developing the initiatives the agency will carry out 

with the funds. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this part, the terms ‘‘local educational agency’’ and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the meanings given such terms in 

section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

SEC. 1082. REPORTS. 

(a) REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS OF FUNDS.—Not later than the expiration of the 90-day period which begins on the date of the receipt 

of the funds, each local educational agency receiving funds under 

the pilot program under this part shall submit a report to the Commission describing the initiatives carried out with the funds and 

analyzing their effectiveness. 

(b) REPORT BY COMMISSION.—Not later than the expiration of the 

60-day period which begins on the date the Commission receives 

the final report submitted by a local educational agency under subsection (a), the Commission shall submit a report to Congress on 

the pilot program under this part. 


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SEC. 1083. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

necessary to carry out this part. 

27. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRIJALVA

OF ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 142, insert after line 3 the following (and redesignate the 

succeeding provisions accordingly): 

‘‘(g) PERMITTING VOTERS TO RETURN BALLOT TO POLLING PLACE

ON DATE OF ELECTION.—The State shall permit an individual to 

whom a ballot in an election was provided under this section to 

cast the ballot on the date of election by delivering the ballot on 

that date to a polling place.’’. 

28. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOHO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 529, line 12, strike ‘‘Not later than’’ and insert ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL—Not later than’’. 

Page 530, after line 3, insert the following: 

‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The code of conduct issued under subsection (a) 

shall contain requirements that are at least as stringent as the requirements placed on Members of Congress under Rule XXIII of 

the Rules of the House of Representatives (known as the Code of 

Official Conduct).’’. 

29. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MOORE

OF WISCONSIN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 111, line 21, after ‘‘such election’’, insert the following: ‘‘and 

provide such individual with any materials that are necessary to 

register to vote in any such election’’. 

Page 112, line 23, after ‘‘such election’’, insert the following: ‘‘and 

provide such individual with any materials that are necessary to 

register to vote in any such election’’. 

30. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MOORE

OF WISCONSIN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 90, insert after line 11 the following new section: 

SEC. 1103. GAO ANALYSIS AND REPORT ON VOTING ACCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. 

(a) ANALYSIS.—The Comptroller General of the United States 

shall conduct an analysis after each regularly scheduled general 

election for Federal office with respect to the following: 

(1) In relation to polling places located in houses of worship 

or other facilities that may be exempt from accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act— 

(A) efforts to overcome accessibility challenges posed by 

such facilities; and 

(B) the extent to which such facilities are used as polling 

places in elections for Federal office. 


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(2) Assistance provided by the Election Assistance Commission, Department of Justice, or other Federal agencies to help 

State and local officials improve voting access for individuals 

with disabilities during elections for Federal office. 

(3) When accessible voting machines are available at a polling place, the extent to which such machines— 

(A) are located in places that are difficult to access; 

(B) malfunction; or 

(C) fail to provide sufficient privacy to ensure that the 

ballot of the individual cannot be seen by another individual. 

(4) The process by which Federal, State, and local governments track compliance with accessibility requirements related 

to voting access, including methods to receive and address complaints. 

(5) The extent to which poll workers receive training on how 

to assist individuals with disabilities, including the receipt by 

such poll workers of information on legal requirements related 

to voting rights for individuals with disabilities. 

(6) The extent and effectiveness of training provided to poll 

workers on the operation of accessible voting machines. 

(7) The extent to which individuals with a developmental or 

psychiatric disability experience greater barriers to voting, and 

whether poll worker training adequately addresses the needs 

of such individuals. 

(8) The extent to which State or local governments employ, 

or attempt to employ, individuals with disabilities to work at 

polling sites. 

(b) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 9 months after the date of 

a regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, the 

Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report with respect to the most recent regularly scheduled general election for Federal office that contains the following: 

(A) The analysis required by subsection (a). 

(B) Recommendations, as appropriate, to promote the 

use of best practices used by State and local officials to address barriers to accessibility and privacy concerns for individuals with disabilities in elections for Federal office. 

(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—For purposes 

of this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on House Administration of the 

House of Representatives; 

(B) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 

Senate; 

(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives; and 

(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 


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31. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIDSON

OF OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 63, strike line 19 and all that follows through page 64, line 

7 and insert the following: 

(3) The term ‘‘exempt State’’ means any of the following 

States: 

(A) A State which, under law which is in effect continuously on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

operates an automatic voter registration program under 

which an individual is automatically registered to vote in 

elections for Federal office in the State if the individual 

provides the motor vehicle authority of the State (or, in the 

case of a State in which an individual is automatically registered to vote at the time the individual applies for benefits or services with a Permanent Dividend Fund of the 

State, provides the appropriate official of such Fund) with 

such identifying information as the State may require. 

(B) A State in which the percentage of the aggregate 

number of individuals who were eligible to vote in the regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office held in 

the State in November 2018 and who voted in such elections was more than 5 percentage points greater than the 

percentage of the aggregate number of individuals who 

were eligible to vote in the regularly scheduled general 

elections for Federal office held in the State in November 

2014 and who voted in such elections. 

32. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIDSON

OF OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike subtitle F of title IV. 

33. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIDSON

OF OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike subtitle E of title IV. 

34. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LUJA ́ N 

OF NEW MEXICO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 285, line 1, insert ‘‘and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’’ after ‘‘National Science Foundation’’. 

Page 285, line 7, insert ‘‘, and increase voter participation’’ after 

‘‘infrastructure’’. 

Page 285, line 17, insert ‘‘, and on voter participation’’ after ‘‘infrastructure’’. 

Page 285, line 20, strike ‘‘$6,250,000’’ and insert ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 

35. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PORTER

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 323, insert after line 6 the following new section: 


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SEC. 4103. PROHIBITION ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS BY 

FOREIGN NATIONALS IN CONNECTIONS WITH BALLOT INITIATIVES AND REFERENDA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 319(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election 

Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30121(a)(1)(A)) is amended by 

striking ‘‘election;’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘election, including 

a State or local ballot initiative or referendum;’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section shall 

apply with respect to elections held in 2020 or any succeeding year. 

36. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE POCAN OF

WISCONSIN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 539, insert after line 16 the following (and redesignate the 

succeeding subtitle accordingly): 

Subtitle E—Clearinghouse on Lobbying 

Information 

SEC. 7401. ESTABLISHMENT OF CLEARINGHOUSE. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General shall establish and 

operate within the Department of Justice a clearinghouse through 

which members of the public may obtain copies (including in electronic form) of registration statements filed under the Lobbying 

Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) and the Foreign 

Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et 

seq.). 

(b) FORMAT.—The Attorney General shall ensure that the information in the clearinghouse established under this Act is maintained in a searchable and sortable format. 

(c) AGREEMENTS WITH CLERK OF HOUSE AND SECRETARY OF THE

SENATE.—The Attorney General shall enter into such agreements 

with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary 

of the Senate as may be necessary for the Attorney General to obtain registration statements filed with the Clerk and the Secretary 

under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 for inclusion in the 

clearinghouse. 

37. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE POCAN OF

WISCONSIN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

After subtitle G of title II, insert the following (and redesignate 

subtitle H as subtitle I): 

Subtitle H—Residence of Incarcerated 

Individuals 

SEC. 2701. RESIDENCE OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. 

Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended 

(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: 

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under subsection (a) for purposes of the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, the Secretary 

shall, with respect to an individual incarcerated in a State, Federal, county, or municipal correctional center as of the date on 

which such census is taken, attribute such individual to such individual’s last place of residence before incarceration. 

‘‘(2) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall consult 

with each State department of corrections to collect the information 

necessary to make the determination required under paragraph 

(1).’’. 

38. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE POCAN OF

WISCONSIN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In title III of the bill— 

(1) redesignate subtitle G as subtitle H (and conform the succeeding subtitle accordingly); and 

(2) insert after subtitle F the following new subtitle: 

Subtitle G—Use of Voting Machines 

Manufactured in the United States 

SEC. 3601. USE OF VOTING MACHINES MANUFACTURED IN THE 

UNITED STATES. 

Section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 

21081(a)), as amended by section 1504, is amended by adding at 

the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(8) VOTING MACHINE REQUIREMENTS.—By not later than the 

date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office occurring in November 2022, each State shall seek to ensure that any voting machine used in such election and in any 

subsequent election for Federal office is manufactured in the 

United States.’’. 

39. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FRANKEL

OF FLORIDA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 264, line 14, strike ‘‘and’’. 

Page 264, line 19, strike ‘‘office.’’ and insert ‘‘office; and’’. 

Page 264, insert after line 19 the following: 

‘‘(3) to implement and model best practices for ballot design, 

ballot instructions, and the testing of ballots.’’. 

40. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RUIZ OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title VIII, add the following: 

SEC. 8006. LIMITATION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS AND CONTRACTING AT BUSINESSES OWNED BY CERTAIN GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. 

(a) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL FUNDS.—Beginning in fiscal year 

2020 and in each fiscal year thereafter, no Federal funds may be 

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at any business owned or controlled by a covered individual or any 

family member of such an individual, unless such obligation or expenditure of funds is necessary for the security of a covered individual or family member. 

(b) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS.—No federal agency may enter 

into a contract with a business owned or controlled by a covered 

individual or any family member of such an individual. 

(c) DETERMINATION OF OWNERSHIP.—For purposes of this section, 

a business shall be deemed to be owned or controlled by a covered 

individual or any family member of such an individual if the covered individual or member of family (as the case may be)— 

(1) is a member of the board of directors or similar governing 

body of the business; or 

(2) directly or indirectly owns or controls 51 percent or more 

of the voting shares of the business. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘covered individual’’ 

means— 

(A) the President; 

(B) the Vice President; 

(C) the head of any Executive department (as that term 

is defined in section 101 of title 5, United States Code); 

and 

(D) any individual occupying a position designated by 

the President as a Cabinet-level position. 

(2) FAMILY MEMBER.—The term ‘‘family member’’ means an 

individual with any of the following relationships to a covered 

individual: 

(A) Spouse, and parents thereof. 

(B) Sons and daughters, and spouses thereof. 

(C) Parents, and spouses thereof. 

(D) Brothers and sisters, and spouses thereof. 

(E) Grandparents and grandchildren, and spouses thereof. 

(F) Domestic partner and parents thereof, including domestic partners of any individual in paragraphs (2) 

through (5). 

(3) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘federal agency’’ has the 

meaning given that term in section 102 of title 40, United 

States Code. 

41. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TAKANO

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In title VI of the bill— 

(1) redesignate subtitle C as subtitle D (and conform the succeeding subtitle accordingly); and 

(2) insert after subtitle B the following: 


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Subtitle C—Disposal of Contributions or 

Donations 

SEC. 6201. TIMEFRAME FOR AND PRIORITIZATION OF DISPOSAL OF 

CONTRIBUTIONS OR DONATIONS. 

Section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 

U.S.C. 30114), as amended by section 5113 and section 5302, is 

amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: 

‘‘(c) DISPOSAL.— ‘‘(1) TIMEFRAME.—Contributions or donations described in 

subsection (a) may only be used— 

‘‘(A) in the case of an individual who is not a candidate 

with respect to an election for any Federal office for a 6- 

year period beginning on the day after the date of the most 

recent such election in which the individual was a candidate for any such office, during such 6-year period; or 

‘‘(B) in the case of an individual who becomes a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, 

before the date on which such individual becomes such a 

registered lobbyist. 

‘‘(2) MEANS OF DISPOSAL; PRIORITIZATION.—Beginning on the 

date the 6-year period described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) ends (or, in the case of an individual described in 

subparagraph (B) of such paragraph, the date on which the individual becomes a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995), contributions or donations that remain 

available to an individual described in such paragraph shall be 

disposed of, not later than 30 days after such date, as follows: 

‘‘(A) First, to pay any debts or obligations owed in connection with the campaign for election for Federal office of 

the individual. 

‘‘(B) Second, to the extent such contribution or donations 

remain available after the application of subparagraph (A), 

through any of the following means of disposal (or a combination thereof), in any order the individual considers appropriate: 

‘‘(i) Returning such contributions or donations to the 

individuals, entities, or both, who made such contributions or donations. 

‘‘(ii) Making contributions to an organization described in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986. 

‘‘(iii) Making transfers to a national, State, or local 

committee of a political party.’’. 

SEC. 6202. 1-YEAR TRANSITION PERIOD FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual described in subsection (b), any contributions or donations remaining available to 

the individual shall be disposed of— 

(1) not later than one year after the date of the enactment 

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(2) in accordance with the prioritization specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (c)(2) of section 313 of the 

Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114), as 

amended by section 6201 of this subtitle. 

(b) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An individual described in this 

subsection is an individual who, as of the date of the enactment of 

this section— 

(1)(A) is not a candidate with respect to an election for any 

Federal office for a period of not less than 6 years beginning 

on the day after the date of the most recent such election in 

which the individual was a candidate for any such office; or 

(B) is an individual who becomes a registered lobbyist under 

the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995; and 

(2) would be in violation of subsection (c) of section 313 of 

the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114), 

as amended by section 6201 of this subtitle. 

42. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MENG OF

NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 153, insert after line 13 the following: 

(3) ACCESS AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS.—The Commission shall ensure that the manual described in paragraph (2) 

provides training in methods that will enable poll workers to 

provide access and delivery of services in a culturally competent manner to all voters who use their services, including 

those with limited English proficiency, diverse cultural and 

ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, and regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity. These methods must ensure 

that each voter will have access to poll worker services that 

are delivered in a manner that meets the unique needs of the 

voter. 

43. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BEYER OF

VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In part 5 of subtitle A of title I of division A (page 72, beginning 

line 3), add at the end the following: 

SEC. 1052. GRANTS TO STATES FOR ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE INVOLVEMENT OF MINORS IN ELECTION ACTIVITIES. 

(a) GRANTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Election Assistance Commission (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’) shall 

make grants to eligible States to enable such States to carry 

out a plan to increase the involvement of individuals under 18 

years of age in public election activities in the State. 

(2) CONTENTS OF PLANS.—A State’s plan under this subsection shall include— 

(A) methods to promote the use of the pre-registration 

process implemented under section 8A of the National 

Voter Registration Act of 1993 (as added by section 2(a)); 

(B) modifications to the curriculum of secondary schools 

in the State to promote civic engagement; and 


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(C) such other activities to encourage the involvement of 

young people in the electoral process as the State considers 

appropriate. 

(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A State is eligible to receive a grant under this 

section if the State submits to the Commission, at such time and 

in such form as the Commission may require, an application containing— 

(1) a description of the State’s plan under subsection (a); 

(2) a description of the performance measures and targets 

the State will use to determine its success in carrying out the 

plan; and 

(3) such other information and assurances as the Commission may require. 

(c) PERIOD OF GRANT; REPORT.— (1) PERIOD OF GRANT.—A State receiving a grant under this 

section shall use the funds provided by the grant over a 2-year 

period agreed to between the State and the Commission. 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the end of the 

2-year period agreed to under paragraph (1), the State shall 

submit to the Commission a report on the activities the State 

carried out with the funds provided by the grant, and shall include in the report an analysis of the extent to which the State 

met the performance measures and targets included in its application under subsection (b)(2). 

(d) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ means 

each of the several States and the District of Columbia. 

(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to 

be appropriated for grants under this section $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

44. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 528, insert after line 19 the following (and redesignate the 

succeeding subtitle accordingly): 

Subtitle C—Recommendations to Ensure 

Filing of Reports Before Date of Election 

SEC. 6201. RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENSURE FILING OF REPORTS BEFORE DATE OF ELECTION. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Federal Election Commission shall submit a report to Congress providing recommendations, including recommendations for 

changes to existing law, on how to ensure that each political committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, including 

a committee which accepts donations or contributions that do not 

comply with the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of such Act, will file a report under section 304 of such Act 

prior to the date of the election for which the committee receives 

contributions or makes disbursements, without regard to the date 

on which the committee first registered under such Act, and shall 

include specific recommendations to ensure that such committees 

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the identification of persons making contributions that will be used 

to repay debt incurred by the committee. 

45. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BROWN

OF MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 136, beginning line 2, strike ‘‘, except that’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Sundays’’. 

46. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BROWN

OF MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 71, strike lines 6 through 13 and insert the following: 

(b) BREAKDOWN OF INFORMATION.—In preparing the report under 

this section, the State shall, for each category of information described in subsection (a), include a breakdown by race, ethnicity, 

age, and gender of the individuals whose information is included in 

the category, to the extent that information on the race, ethnicity, 

age, and gender of such individuals is available to the State. 

47. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BROWN

OF MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 168, line 7, strike ‘‘before the date of the election;’’ and insert ‘‘before the date of the election or the first day of an early voting period (whichever occurs first);’’. 

48. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BROWN

OF MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 136, line 3, strike ‘‘and’’. 

Page 136, line 5, strike the period and insert ‘‘; and’’. 

Page 136, insert after line 5 the following: 

‘‘(3) allow such voting to be held for some period of time prior 

to 9:00 a.m (local time) and some period of time after 5:00 p.m. 

(local time).’’. 

49. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BROWN

OF MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 182, line 21, strike the semicolon and insert the following: 

‘‘, together with a description of any actions taken in response to 

such instances of voter intimidation or suppression;’’. 

50. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

ESPAILLAT OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of part 2 of subtitle E of title II of division A (page 

246, after line 8), add the following new section: 


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SEC. 2415. REPORT ON DIVERSITY OF MEMBERSHIPS OF INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS. 

Not later than May 15 of a year ending in the numeral one, the 

Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress 

a report on the extent to which the memberships of independent 

redistricting commissions for States established under this part 

with respect to the immediately preceding year ending in the numeral zero meet the diversity requirements as provided for in sections 2411(a)(2)(B) and 2412(b)(2). 

51. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

O’HALLERAN OF ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Insert after section 8035 the following: 

SEC. 8036. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL 

EMPLOYEE TRAVEL IN CONTRAVENTION OF CERTAIN 

REGULATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 

no Federal funds appropriated or otherwise made available in any 

fiscal year may be used for the travel expenses of any senior Federal official in contravention of sections 301–10.260 through 301– 

10.266 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 

regulation. 

(b) QUARTERLY REPORT ON TRAVEL.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter, the head of 

each Federal agency shall submit a report to the Committee on 

Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives and the 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 

the Senate detailing travel on Government aircraft by any senior Federal official employed at the applicable agency. 

(2) APPLICATION.—Any report required under paragraph (1) 

shall not include any classified travel, and nothing in this Act 

shall be construed to supersede, alter, or otherwise affect the 

application of section 101–37.408 of title 41, Code of Federal 

Regulations, or any successor regulation. 

(c) TRAVEL REGULATION REPORT.—Not later than one year after 

enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Government 

Ethics shall submit a report to Congress detailing suggestions on 

strengthening Federal travel regulations. On the date such report 

is so submitted, the Director shall publish such report on the Office’s public website. 

(d) DEFINITION OF SENIOR FEDERAL OFFICIAL.—In this Act, the 

term ‘‘senior Federal official’’ has the meaning given that term in 

section 101–37.100 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, as in 

effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and includes any senior 

executive branch official (as that term is defined in such section). 

52. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

O’HALLERAN OF ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Insert after section 8035 the following: 


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SEC. 8036. REPORTS ON COST OF PRESIDENTIAL TRAVEL. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Air 

Force, shall submit to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the 

Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 

report detailing the direct and indirect costs to the Department of 

Defense in support of presidential travel. Each such report shall include costs incurred for travel to a property owned or operated by 

the individual serving as President or an immediate family member of such individual. 

(b) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘immediate family member’’ means the spouse of such individual, the adult or minor child of such individual, or the spouse 

of an adult child of such individual. 

53. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

O’HALLERAN OF ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Insert after section 8035 the following: 

SEC. 8036. REPORTS ON COST OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE TRAVEL. 

(a) REPORTS ON SENIOR EXECUTIVE TRAVEL.—Not later than 90 

days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 

thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Chairman 

and Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the 

House of Representatives a report detailing the direct and indirect 

costs to the Department of Defense in support of travel by senior 

executive officials on military aircraft. Each such report shall include whether spousal travel furnished by the Department was reimbursed to the Federal Government. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—Required use travel, as outlined in Department 

of Defense Directive 4500.56, shall not be included in reports under 

subsection (a) 

(c) SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICIAL DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘senior executive official’’ has the meaning given the term 

‘‘senior Federal official’’ in section 101–37.100 of title 41, Code of 

Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this 

Act, and includes any senior executive branch official (as that term 

is defined in such section). 

54. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BRINDISI

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 184, insert after line 2 the following: 

SEC. 1908. LIMITING VARIATIONS ON NUMBER OF HOURS OF OPERATION FOR POLLING PLACES WITHIN A STATE. 

(a) LIMITING VARIATIONS.—Subtitle A of title III of the Help 

America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.), as amended by 

section 1031(a), section 1101(a), section 1611(a), and section 

1621(a), is amended— 

(1) by redesignating sections 308 and 309 as sections 309 

and 310; and 

(2) by inserting after section 307 the following new section: 


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‘‘SEC. 308. LIMITING VARIATIONS ON NUMBER OF HOURS OF OPERATION OF POLLING PLACES WITH A STATE. 

‘‘(a) LIMITATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2) and 

subsection (b), each State shall establish hours of operation for 

all polling places in the State on the date of any election for 

Federal office held in the State such that the polling place with 

the greatest number of hours of operation on such date is not 

in operation for more than 2 hours longer than the polling 

place with the fewest number of hours of operation on such 

date. 

‘‘(2) PERMITTING VARIANCE ON BASIS OF POPULATION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply to the extent that the State establishes variations in the hours of operation of polling places on 

the basis of the overall population or the voting age population 

(as the State may select) of the unit of local government in 

which such polling places are located. 

‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS FOR POLLING PLACES WITH HOURS ESTABLISHED

BY UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—Subsection (a) does not apply 

in the case of a polling place— 

‘‘(1) whose hours of operation are established, in accordance 

with State law, by the unit of local government in which the 

polling place is located; or 

‘‘(2) which is required pursuant to an order by a court to extend its hours of operation beyond the hours otherwise established.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of such Act, as 

amended by section 1031(c), section 1101(d), section 1611(c), and 

section 1621(c), is amended— 

(1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 308 and 

309 as relating to sections 309 and 310; and 

(2) by inserting after the item relating to section 307 the following new item: ‘‘Sec. 308. Limiting variations on number of 

hours of operation of polling places with a State.’’. 

55. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCADAMS

OF UTAH OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 537, insert after line 7 the following (and redesignate the 

succeeding subsection accordingly): 

(b) REDUCTION OF PERCENTAGE EXEMPTION FOR DETERMINATION

OF THRESHOLD OF LOBBYING CONTACTS REQUIRED FOR INDIVIDUALS

TO REGISTER AS LOBBYISTS.—Section 3(10) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602(10)) is amended by striking ‘‘less 

than 20 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘less than 10 percent’’. 

56. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASE OF

HAWAII OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 453, line 16, strike ‘‘(5)’’ and insert ‘‘(6)’’. 

Page 453, line 19, strike ‘‘(5)’’ and insert ‘‘(6)’’. 

Page 493, insert after line 8 the following new subtitle (and redesignate the succeeding subtitle accordingly): 


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Subtitle E—Empowering Small Dollar 

Donations 

SEC. 5401. PERMITTING POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEES TO PROVIDE 

ENHANCED SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATES THROUGH USE 

OF SEPARATE SMALL DOLLAR ACCOUNTS. 

(a) INCREASE IN LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES.—Section 315(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 

U.S.C. 30116(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘exceed $5,000’’ and 

inserting ‘‘exceed $5,000 or, in the case of a contribution made by 

a national committee of a political party from an account described 

in paragraph (11), exceed $10,000’’. 

(b) ELIMINATION OF LIMIT ON COORDINATED EXPENDITURES.—Section 315(d)(5) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(d)(5)) is amended by 

striking ‘‘subsection (a)(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(9) or subsection (a)(11)’’. 

(c) ACCOUNTS DESCRIBED.—Section 315(a) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 

30116(a)), as amended by section 5112(a), is amended by adding at 

the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(11) An account described in this paragraph is a separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (including a national congressional campaign committee of a political 

party) consisting exclusively of contributions made during a calendar year by individuals whose aggregate contributions to the 

committee during the year do not exceed $200.’’. 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall apply with respect to elections held on or after the date of the 

enactment of this Act. 

57. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

HOULAHAN OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

Page 136, line 1, strike ‘‘4 hours’’ and insert ‘‘10 hours’’. 

Page 136, line 3, strike ‘‘4 hours’’ and insert ‘‘10 hours’’. 

58. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS

OF MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 514, insert after line 17 the following new section (and redesignate the succeeding section accordingly): 

SECTION 6008. CLARIFYING AUTHORITY OF FEC ATTORNEYS TO REPRESENT FEC IN SUPREME COURT. 

(a) CLARIFYING AUTHORITY.—Section 306(f)(4) of the Federal 

Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30106(f)(4)) is amended 

by striking ‘‘any action instituted under this Act, either (A) by attorneys’’ and inserting ‘‘any action instituted under this Act, including an action before the Supreme Court of the United States, either 

(A) by the General Counsel of the Commission and other attorneys’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) 

shall apply with respect to actions instituted before, on, or after the 

date of the enactment of this Act. 


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59. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS

OF MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 552, strike lines 1 and 2 and insert the following: 

(2) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘1 year’’ in each instance and inserting 

‘‘2 years’’; and 

(B) by inserting ‘‘, or conducts any lobbying activity to 

facilitate any communication to or appearance before,’’ 

after ‘‘any communication to or appearance before’’; and 

60. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS

OF MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 499, line 4, strike ‘‘, consisting’’ and insert ‘‘that includes 

individuals representing each major political party and individuals 

who are independent of a political party and that consists’’. 

Page 499, line 11, insert ‘‘The President shall also make reasonable efforts to encourage racial, ethnic, and gender diversity on the 

panel.’’ after the period. 

61. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEVIN OF

MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 220, insert after line 16 the following: 

(E) The individual or (in the case of the covered periods 

described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3)) 

an immediate family member of the individual paid a civil 

money penalty or criminal fine, or was sentenced to a term 

of imprisonment, for violating any provision of the Federal 

Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.). 

62. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAHAN

OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 220, insert after line 16 the following: 

(E) The individual or (in the case of the covered periods 

described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3)) 

an immediate family member of the individual is an agent 

of a foreign principal under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.). 

63. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAHAN

OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In subtitle J of title I, insert after section 1704 the following (and 

redesignate the succeeding provision accordingly): 


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SEC. 1705. EXTENDING GUARANTEE OF RESIDENCY FOR VOTING PURPOSES TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF ABSENT MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

Section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 

Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20302) is amended by adding at the end the 

following new subsection: 

‘‘(j) GUARANTEE OF RESIDENCY FOR SPOUSES AND DEPENDENTS OF

ABSENT MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED SERVICE.—For the purposes of 

voting for in any election for any Federal office or any State or 

local office, a spouse or dependent of an individual who is an absent uniformed services voter described in subparagraph (A) or (B) 

of section 107(1) shall not, solely by reason of that individual’s absence and without regard to whether or not such spouse or dependent is accompanying that individual— 

‘‘(1) be deemed to have lost a residence or domicile in that 

State, without regard to whether or not that individual intends 

to return to that State; 

‘‘(2) be deemed to have acquired a residence or domicile in 

any other State; or 

‘‘(3) be deemed to have become a resident in or a resident of 

any other State.’’. 

64. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KIM OF

NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In subtitle F of title I of the bill— 

(1) redesignate section 1505 as section 1506; and 

(2) insert after section 1504 the following new section: 

SEC. 1505. PAPER BALLOT PRINTING REQUIREMENTS. 

Section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 

21081(a)), as amended by section 1504, is amended by adding at 

the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(8) PRINTING REQUIREMENTS FOR BALLOTS.—All paper ballots used in an election for Federal office shall be printed in 

the United States on paper manufactured in the United 

States.’’. 

65. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HARDER

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle C of title VII the following new section: 

SEC. 7202. REQUIRING LOBBYISTS TO DISCLOSE STATUS AS LOBBYISTS UPON MAKING ANY LOBBYING CONTACTS. 

(a) MANDATORY DISCLOSURE AT TIME OF CONTACT.—Section 14 of 

the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1609) is amended— 

(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(a) REQUIRING IDENTIFICATION AT TIME OF LOBBYING CONTACT.—Any person or entity that makes a lobbying contact with a 

covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official shall, at the time of the lobbying contact— 

‘‘(1) indicate whether the person or entity is registered under 

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‘‘(2) indicate whether such client is a foreign entity and identify any foreign entity required to be disclosed under section 

4(b)(4) that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying 

activity.’’; and 

(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

shall apply with respect to lobbying contacts made on or after the 

date of the enactment of this Act. 

66. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

HORSFORD OF NEVADA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

In subtitle A of title VI of the bill, insert after section 6006 the 

following new section (and redesignate the succeeding provision accordingly): 

SEC. 6007. REQUIRING FORMS TO PERMIT USE OF ACCENT MARKS. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 311(a)(1) of the Federal Election 

Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30111(a)(1)) is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, and 

shall ensure that all such forms (including forms in an electronic 

format) permit the person using the form to include an accent 

mark as part of the person’s identification;’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

shall take effect upon the expiration of the 90-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

67. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

FINKENAUER OF IOWA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 201, line 7, strike ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and insert ‘‘subsection (c) 

and subsection (d)’’. 

Page 204, insert after line 10 the following: 

(d) TREATMENT OF STATE OF IOWA.—Subsection (a) does not 

apply to the State of Iowa, so long as congressional redistricting in 

such State is carried out in accordance with a plan developed by 

the Iowa Legislative Services Agency with the assistance of a Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission, under law which was in 

effect for the most recent congressional redistricting carried out in 

the State prior to the date of the enactment of this Act and which 

remains in effect continuously on and after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

Page 204, line 13, strike ‘‘section 2401(c)’’ and insert ‘‘sections 

2401(c) or section 2401(d)’’. 

Page 252, line 4, strike ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and insert ‘‘paragraph (2) 

and paragraph (3)’’. 

Page 252, insert after line 19 the following: 

(3) EXCEPTION FOR STATE OF IOWA.—In the case of the State 

of Iowa, the Commission may not make a payment to the State 

under this section until the State certifies to the Commission 

that it will carry out congressional redistricting pursuant to 

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veloped by the Iowa Legislative Services Agency with the assistance of a Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission, as 

provided under the law described in section 2401(d). 

68. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

SPANBERGER OF VIRGINIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 291, insert after line 20 the following: 

SEC. 3106. PRE-ELECTION THREAT ASSESSMENTS. 

(a) SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT BY DNI.—Not later than 180 

days before the date of each regularly scheduled general election 

for Federal office, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit 

an assessment of the full scope of threats to election infrastructure, 

including cybersecurity threats posed by state actors and terrorist 

groups, and recommendations to address or mitigate the threats, as 

developed by the Secretary and Chairman, to— 

(1) the chief State election official of each State; 

(2) the Committees on Homeland Security and House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committees 

on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Rules 

and Administration of the Senate; and 

(3) any other appropriate congressional committees. 

(b) UPDATES TO INITIAL ASSESSMENTS.—If, at any time after submitting an assessment with respect to an election under subsection 

(a), the Director of National Intelligence determines that the assessment should be updated to reflect new information regarding 

the threats involved, the Director shall submit a revised assessment under such subsection. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions apply: 

(1) The term ‘‘Chairman’’ means the chair of the Election Assistance Commission. 

(2) The term ‘‘chief State election official’’ means, with respect to a State, the individual designated by the State under 

section 10 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 

U.S.C. 20509) to be responsible for coordination of the State’s 

responsibilities under such Act. 

(3) The term ‘‘election infrastructure’’ means storage facilities, polling places, and centralized vote tabulation locations 

used to support the administration of elections for public office, 

as well as related information and communications technology, 

including voter registration databases, voting machines, electronic mail and other communications systems (including electronic mail and other systems of vendors who have entered 

into contracts with election agencies to support the administration of elections, manage the election process, and report and 

display election results), and other systems used to manage the 

election process and to report and display election results on 

behalf of an election agency. 

(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Homeland 

Security. 

(5) The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given such term in section 901 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 

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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall apply with respect to the 

regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2020 and each succeeding regularly scheduled general election for Federal office. 

69. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SARBANES

OF MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 323, insert after line 6 the following: 

SEC. 4103. DISBURSEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO FOREIGN 

MONEY BAN. 

(a) DISBURSEMENTS DESCRIBED.—Section 319(a)(1) of the Federal 

Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30121(a)(1)) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (B); and 

(2) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(C) an expenditure; 

‘‘(D) an independent expenditure; 

‘‘(E) a disbursement for an electioneering communication 

(within the meaning of section 304(f)(3)); 

‘‘(F) a disbursement for a paid internet or paid digital 

communication that refers to a clearly identified candidate 

for election for Federal office and is disseminated within 

60 days before a general, special or runoff election for the 

office sought by the candidate or 30 days before a primary 

or preference election, or a convention or caucus of a political party that has authority to nominate a candidate for 

the office sought by the candidate; 

‘‘(G) a disbursement for a broadcast, cable or satellite 

communication, or for a paid internet or paid digital communication, that promotes, supports, attacks or opposes 

the election of a clearly identified candidate for Federal, 

State, or local office (regardless of whether the communication contains express advocacy or the functional equivalent 

of express advocacy); or 

‘‘(H) a disbursement for a broadcast, cable, or satellite 

communication, or for a paid internet or paid digital communication, that discusses a national legislative issue of 

public importance in year in which a regularly scheduled 

general election for Federal office is held and is made for 

the purpose of influencing an election held during that 

year, but only if the disbursement is made by a foreign 

principal who is a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party or an agent of such a foreign principal 

under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as 

amended.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (a) 

shall apply with respect to disbursements made on or after the 

date of the enactment of this Act. 

70. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NEGUSE

OF COLORADO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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PART 8—VOTER REGISTRATION OF MINORS 

SEC. 1081. ACCEPTANCE OF VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS 

FROM INDIVIDUALS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. 

(a) ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS.—Section 8 of the National 

Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (k), as redesignated by section 1004, as subsection (l); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (j), as inserted by such section 1004, the following new subsection: 

‘‘(k) ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS UNDER 18 

YEARS OF AGE.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may not refuse to accept or process an individual’s application to register to vote in elections 

for Federal office on the grounds that the individual is under 

18 years of age at the time the individual submits the application, so long as the individual is at least 16 years of age at 

such time. 

‘‘(2) NO EFFECT ON STATE VOTING AGE REQUIREMENTS.—Nothing in paragraph (1) may be construed to require a State to 

permit an individual who is under 18 years of age at the time 

of an election for Federal office to vote in the election.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

shall apply with respect to elections occurring on or after January 

1, 2020. 

71. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KIRK- PATRICK OF ARIZONA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

Page 365, strike lines 15 through 24 and insert the following: 

‘‘(6) SAFE HARBOR FOR PLATFORMS MAKING BEST EFFORTS TO

IDENTIFY REQUESTS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO RECORD MAINTE- NANCE REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(A) AVAILABILITY OF SAFE HARBOR.—In accordance with 

rules established by the Commission, if an online platform 

shows that the platform used best efforts to determine 

whether or not a request to purchase a qualified political 

advertisement was subject to the requirements of this subsection, the online platform shall not be considered to be 

in violation of such requirements. 

‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULES FOR DISBURSEMENT PAID WITH CRED- IT CARD.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), an online 

platform shall be considered to have used best efforts in 

the case of a purchase of a qualified political advertisement which is made with a credit card if— 

‘‘(i) the individual or entity making such purchase is 

required, at the time of making such purchase, to disclose the credit verification value of such credit card; 

and 

‘‘(ii) the billing address associated with such credit 

card is located in the United States or, in the case of 

a purchase made by an individual who is a United 

States citizen living outside of the United States, the 

individual provides the online platform with the 


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United States mailing address the individual uses for 

voter registration purposes.’’. 

72. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GOLDEN

OF MAINE OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 449, strike lines 14 through 20 and insert the following: 

‘‘(c) PROHIBITING CERTAIN CANDIDATES FROM QUALIFYING AS

PARTICIPATING CANDIDATES.— 

‘‘(1) CANDIDATES WITH MULTIPLE CIVIL PENALTIES.—If the 

Commission assesses 3 or more civil penalties under subsection 

(a) against a candidate (with respect to either a single election 

or multiple elections), the Commission may refuse to certify 

the candidate as a participating candidate under this title with 

respect to any subsequent election, except that if each of the 

penalties were assessed as the result of a knowing and willful 

violation of any provision of this Act, the candidate is not eligible to be certified as a participating candidate under this title 

with respect to any subsequent election. 

‘‘(2) CANDIDATES SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PENALTY.—A candidate is not eligible to be certified as a participating candidate 

under this title with respect to an election if a penalty has 

been assessed against the candidate under section 309(d) with 

respect to any previous election. 

‘‘(d) IMPOSITION OF CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—For criminal penalties 

for the failure of a participating candidate to comply with the requirements of this title, see section 309(d).’’. 

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