Stop Scam PACs Act

Bill: 117-hr-8696
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2022-08-09
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2022-08-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-08-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Stop Scam PACs Act</b></p> <p>This bill expands prohibitions with respect to fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority.</p> <p>For example, current law prohibits any person from fraudulently misrepresenting themselves as speaking or otherwise acting for or on behalf of any candidate or political party to solicit contributions or donations. The bill instead applies this prohibition to any misrepresentation and for purposes of soliciting money or any other thing of value.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8696 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 9, 2022 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, political parties, and political committees and organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Scam PACs Act . 2. Prohibiting misrepresentation of action (a) Coverage of all misrepresentation of action on behalf of candidates, political parties, and political committees and organizations Section 322 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30124 ) is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking Fraudulent ; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking who is a candidate for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a candidate ; and (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking fraudulently ; (ii) by striking under his control ; and (iii) by striking other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof on a matter which is damaging to such other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof and inserting real, potential, spurious, or non-existent candidate, political party, or political committee or organization, or employee or agent of any such candidate, political party, or political committee or organization ; and (3) in subsection (b)— (A) in the heading, by striking Fraudulent ; and (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking fraudulently ; and (ii) by striking candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof for the purpose of soliciting contributions or donations and inserting real, potential, spurious, or non-existent candidate, political party, or political committee or organization, or employee or agent of any such candidate, political party, or political committee or organization when soliciting money or any other thing of value . (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.