Stop Scam PACs Act
This bill expands prohibitions with respect to fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority.
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 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.
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.
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.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6894 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6894
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.
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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
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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.
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 Scam PACs Act''.
SEC. 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.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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