US Congress House Bill 1272 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-14 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Revises provisions regarding the Federal Election Commission (FEC), including to change FEC membership. The bill reduces the number of members of the FEC from eight to five, including by removing the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House as ex officio members. No more than two members may be affiliated with the same political party. A Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel shall recommend to the President individuals for nomination to the FEC. The President shall appoint the FEC chair, subject to Senate confirmation. The bill distributes the FEC's powers between the chair and the other FEC members. The bill modifies the process for (1) the FEC to initiate an investigation, and (2) a party aggrieved by the FEC's dismissal of the party's complaint or the FEC's failure to take action on the party's complaint. Persons who submit written comments regarding requests for advisory opinions must be given an opportunity to appear at FEC hearings on such requests. The FEC's administrative penalty authority is extended permanently.

Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act

Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]	Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]
Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]
Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
2019-02-14	House	Introduced in House

HB1 (Related) 2019-03-14 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
HB1612 (Related) 2019-04-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
SB949 (Related) 2019-03-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2639 (Related) 2019-10-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
SB2232 (Related) 2019-07-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1272/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1272/BILLS-116hr1272ih.pdf