Rescuing Every Contributor from Unwanted Recurrences (RECUR) Act

Bill: 117-s-1786
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-05-24
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Federal Election Commission (FEC)

Political advertising
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Rescuing Every Contributor from Unwanted Recurrences (RECUR) Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires certain disclosures for recurring political contributions or donations.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill requires any person who is soliciting a recurring contribution or donation for a political committee, an independent expenditure, or an electioneering communication to receive the affirmative consent of the contributor or donor. This affirmative consent cannot be a passive action by the contributor or donor, such as failing to uncheck a prechecked box.</p> <p>In addition, any person who accepts a recurring contribution or donation must (1) provide a receipt for the initial contribution or donation and for each recurrence that clearly and conspicuously discloses all material terms, (2) provide all information needed to cancel the recurring contribution or donation in each communication with the contributor or donor, and (3) immediately cancel recurring contributions or donations upon request of the contributor or donor.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1786 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 24, 2021 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Durbin , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Booker , Mr. King , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Van Hollen , and Mr. Padilla ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require disclosures to contributors regarding recurring contributions or donations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rescuing Every Contributor from Unwanted Recurrences (RECUR) Act . 2. Required disclosures to contributors regarding recurring contributions or donations (a) In general Section 318(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30120(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Communications that solicit recurring contributions or donations (A) In general Any person soliciting a recurring contribution to a political committee, a recurring contribution to fund an independent expenditure, or a recurring donation to fund an electioneering communication must receive the affirmative consent of the contributor or donor at the arrangement of the recurring contribution or donation. Passive action by the contributor or donor, such as failing to uncheck a pre-checked box authorizing a recurring contribution, shall not meet the requirement of affirmative consent under this subparagraph. (B) Requirements Any person accepting a recurring contribution or donation described in subparagraph (A) shall— (i) provide a receipt for an initial contribution or donation and each recurrence that clearly and conspicuously discloses all material terms; (ii) provide all information needed to cancel recurring contributions or donations in each communication with the contributor or donor that concerns the contribution or donation; and (iii) shall immediately cancel recurring contributions or donations upon request of the contributor or donor. . (b) Deadline for regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Election Commission shall promulgate regulations to carry out this Act.