Prior Approval Reform Act

Bill: 115-hr-2101
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
Introduced: 2017-04-17
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Corporate finance and management

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Prior Approval Reform Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to allow a trade association or a separate segregated fund established by a trade association to solicit contributions from a member corporation's stockholders and executive or administrative personnel and their families without the approval of the member corporation. Such a solicitation may be made by more than one trade association in a calendar year.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2101 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 17, 2017 Mr. Amodei introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to expand the ability of trade associations to solicit contributions from the stockholders and executive or administrative personnel of their member corporations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prior Approval Reform Act . 2. Expanding ability of trade associations to solicit contributions from member corporations (a) Solicitations Section 316(b)(4)(D) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30118(b)(4)(D) ) is amended by striking to the extent that and all that follows and inserting a period. (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to solicitations made on or after January 1, 2018.