Let It Go Act

Bill: 115-hr-1723
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2017-03-24
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Charitable contributions

Congressional elections

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Political parties and affiliation

Public participation and lobbying
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Let It Go Act</b></p> <p> This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require individuals to use contributions or donations not later than six years following the most recent federal election in which the individual was a candidate and before the individual becomes a registered lobbyist.</p> <p> This bill requires remaining contributions or donations to be disposed of within 30 days, first by paying debts or obligations owed in connection with the campaign for that office. Additional remaining funds must be disposed of by: (1) returning those contributions or donations to the individuals, entities, or both, who made them; (2) making contributions to a charitable organization; or (3) making transfers to a national, state, or local committee of a political party.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1723 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2017 Mr. Takano (for himself and Mr. Conyers ) 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 provide for a limitation on the time for the use of contributions or donations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Let It Go Act . 2. 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 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); 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. . 3. 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 of this Act; and (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 2. (b) Individuals described An individual described in this subsection is an individual who, as of the date of the enactment of this Act— (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 2.