Rescuing Every Contributor from Unwanted Recurrences (RECUR) Act
Bill: S.1786 | Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy (D-MN)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Rescuing Every Contributor from Unwanted Recurrences (RECUR) Act
This bill requires certain disclosures for recurring political contributions or donations.
Specifically, the bill requires any person who is soliciting a recurring contribution or donation for a political committee, an independent expenditure, or an electioneering communication to receive the affirmative consent of the contributor or donor. This affirmative consent cannot be a passive action by the contributor or donor, such as failing to uncheck a prechecked box.
In addition, any person who accepts a recurring contribution or donation must (1) provide a receipt for the initial contribution or donation and for each recurrence that clearly and conspicuously discloses all material terms, (2) provide all information needed to cancel the recurring contribution or donation in each communication with the contributor or donor, and (3) immediately cancel recurring contributions or donations upon request of the contributor or donor.

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require 
   disclosures to contributors regarding recurring contributions or 
                               donations.

    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 ``Rescuing Every Contributor from 
Unwanted Recurrences (RECUR) Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES TO CONTRIBUTORS REGARDING RECURRING 
              CONTRIBUTIONS OR DONATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 318(d) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30120(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Communications that solicit recurring contributions 
        or donations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any person soliciting a 
                recurring contribution to a political committee, a 
                recurring contribution to fund an independent 
                expenditure, or a recurring donation to fund an 
                electioneering communication must receive the 
                affirmative consent of the contributor or donor at the 
                arrangement of the recurring contribution or donation. 
                Passive action by the contributor or donor, such as 
                failing to uncheck a pre-checked box authorizing a 
                recurring contribution, shall not meet the requirement 
                of affirmative consent under this subparagraph.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--Any person accepting a 
                recurring contribution or donation described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall--
                            ``(i) provide a receipt for an initial 
                        contribution or donation and each recurrence 
                        that clearly and conspicuously discloses all 
                        material terms;
                            ``(ii) provide all information needed to 
                        cancel recurring contributions or donations in 
                        each communication with the contributor or 
                        donor that concerns the contribution or 
                        donation; and
                            ``(iii) shall immediately cancel recurring 
                        contributions or donations upon request of the 
                        contributor or donor.''.
    (b) Deadline for Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Election Commission shall 
promulgate regulations to carry out this Act.
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