Stop Act

Bill: 119-hr-415
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2025-01-15
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Stop Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits federal officeholders from directly soliciting contributions for certain federal election purposes.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal officeholder from soliciting funds directly from any person (1) for or on behalf of any political committee, or (2) for or on the behalf of any person for use for federal election activity. However, a federal officeholder may participate in a fundraising event (e.g., planning, attending, or speaking at an event), as long as the federal officeholder does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection with the event.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 415 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2025 Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania 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 individuals holding Federal office from directly soliciting contributions to or on behalf of any political committee under such Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Act . 2. Prohibiting direct solicitation of campaign contributions or funds for Federal election activity by Federal officeholders (a) Prohibition Section 323(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30125(e) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) Prohibiting direct solicitations for Federal election purposes by Federal officeholders (A) Prohibition In addition to the prohibitions on soliciting funds set forth under paragraph (1), an individual holding Federal office shall not solicit funds directly from any person— (i) for or on behalf of any political committee; or (ii) for or on behalf of any person for use for Federal election activity (as defined in section 301(20)). (B) Rule of construction regarding participation in fundraising events Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to prohibit an individual holding Federal office from participating in a fundraising event, including planning or attending the event, speaking at the event, or serving as a featured guest at the event, so long as the individual does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection with the event. . (b) Conforming amendment relating to attendance at State and local political party fundraising events Section 323(e)(4) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 30125(e)(4) ), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended— (1) by striking Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or subsection (b)(2)(C), and inserting Notwithstanding paragraph (1), paragraph (2), or subsection (b)(2)(C), ; and (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , so long as, in the case of an individual holding Federal office, the individual does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection with the event. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to solicitations made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.