Stop Act

Stop Act

This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit an individual holding federal office 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.

Such an individual, however, may participate in a fundraising event, including planning or attending it, speaking at it, or serving as a featured guest at the event, so long as he or she does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection with the event.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4443 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4443

    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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2016

Mr. Jolly (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. Jones, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Duffy, and 
  Mr. Nolan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Act''.

SEC. 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.''.

SEC. 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.
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