Stop Scam PACs Act

Bill: 118-hr-6894
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2023-12-22
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2023-12-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-12-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Stop Scam PACs Act</strong></p><p>This bill expands prohibitions with respect to fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority.</p><p>Current law sets forth two prohibitions with respect to fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority. The first prohibits a candidate for federal office or the candidate's employees or agents from fraudulently misrepresenting themselves as speaking&nbsp;or otherwise acting for or on behalf of another candidate or political party on a matter that is damaging to such other candidate or political party. The bill instead applies this prohibition to any person, to any misrepresentation, and for any purpose.</p><p>The second 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><p>The two prohibitions under current law refer to misrepresentations on behalf of candidates or political parties. This bill also extends applicability to political committees and organizations.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6894 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2023 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.