Stop Scam PACs Act

Bill: 116-hr-6854
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2020-05-13
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Stop Scam PACs Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits individuals from misrepresenting their authority to speak, write, or otherwise act on behalf of a candidate or political committee, including a political committee of a political party, for the purposes of soliciting campaign contributions or donations. Currently, such prohibition is limited to fraudulent misrepresentations on behalf of candidates or political parties.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6854 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2020 Ms. Porter (for herself and Mr. Crenshaw ) 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 prohibit the misrepresentation of actions on behalf of candidates for purposes of soliciting contributions or donations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Scam PACs Act . 2. Prohibiting all misrepresentation of action on behalf of candidates for purposes of soliciting contributions or donations (a) Coverage of all misrepresentation of action on behalf of political committees Section 322(b)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30124(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking fraudulently ; and (2) by striking or political party and inserting or political committee (including a political committee of a political party) . (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.