Title: Ethics Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Expanding Transparency for Hidden Independent Campaign Spending Act or the Ethics Act
This bill requires all political committees to notify the Federal Election Commission of any contribution of $1,000 or more that is received less than 20 days (but more than 48 hours) before an election in which the committee makes a contribution, expenditure, or electioneering communication on behalf of a candidate or political committee of a political party.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9652 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9652

   To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require all 
  political committees to file separate reports for contributions of 
$1,000 or more which are received fewer than 20 days before the date of 
any election in which the committee makes a contribution, expenditure, 
independent expenditure or electioneering communication on behalf of a 
 candidate or political party in the election, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 21, 2022

    Mr. Crow (for himself, Ms. Porter, and Mr. Levin of California) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require all 
  political committees to file separate reports for contributions of 
$1,000 or more which are received fewer than 20 days before the date of 
any election in which the committee makes a contribution, expenditure, 
independent expenditure or electioneering communication on behalf of a 
 candidate or political party in the election, 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 ``Expanding Transparency for Hidden 
Independent Campaign Spending Act'' or the ``Ethics Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING ALL POLITICAL COMMITTEES TO FILE SEPARATE REPORTS FOR 
              CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FEWER THAN 20 DAYS BEFORE ELECTION 
              IN WHICH COMMITTEE MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS OR EXPENDITURES ON 
              BEHALF OF A CANDIDATE OR POLITICAL PARTY.

    (a) Requirement.--Section 304(a)(6)(A) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(a)(6)(A)) is amended by striking 
the first sentence and inserting the following: ``Each committee shall 
notify the Commission in writing of any contribution of $1,000 or more 
received by the committee after the 20th day, but more than 48 hours 
before, any election in which the committee makes a contribution to, or 
expenditure (including an independent expenditure) or electioneering 
communication (as defined in subsection (f)) on behalf of, a candidate 
or political committee of a political party in such election.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to elections occurring after the expiration of the 
48-hour period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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