Stop Scam PACs Act
Bill: H.R.8696 | Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie (D-CA)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Stop Scam PACs Act
This bill expands prohibitions with respect to fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority.
For example, current law prohibits any person from fraudulently misrepresenting themselves as speaking or otherwise acting for or on behalf of any candidate or political party to solicit contributions or donations. The bill instead applies this prohibition to any misrepresentation and for purposes of soliciting money or any other thing of value.

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the 
    misrepresentation of actions on behalf of candidates, political 
  parties, and political committees and organizations, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Scam PACs Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING MISREPRESENTATION OF ACTION.

    (a) Coverage of All Misrepresentation of Action on Behalf of 
Candidates, Political Parties, and Political Committees and 
Organizations.--Section 322 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30124) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Fraudulent'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``who is a candidate for Federal 
                office or an employee or agent of such a candidate''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``fraudulently'';
                            (ii) by striking ``under his control''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``other candidate or 
                        political party or employee or agent thereof on 
                        a matter which is damaging to such other 
                        candidate or political party or employee or 
                        agent thereof'' and inserting ``real, 
                        potential, spurious, or non-existent candidate, 
                        political party, or political committee or 
                        organization, or employee or agent of any such 
                        candidate, political party, or political 
                        committee or organization''; and
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Fraudulent''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``fraudulently''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``candidate or political 
                        party or employee or agent thereof for the 
                        purpose of soliciting contributions or 
                        donations'' and inserting ``real, potential, 
                        spurious, or non-existent candidate, political 
                        party, or political committee or organization, 
                        or employee or agent of any such candidate, 
                        political party, or political committee or 
                        organization when soliciting money or any other 
                        thing of value''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments 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.
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