US Congress House Bill 1826 (Prior Session Legislation)

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July 30 2009 - Committee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fair Elections Now Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) with respect to: (1) eligibility and qualifying contribution requirements and benefits of fair elections financing of House of Representatives election campaigns; (2) establishment of a Fair Elections Fund; (3) eligibility for Fund allocations; (4) contribution and expenditure requirements; (5) a public debate requirement; (6) certification of whether or not a federal election candidate is a participating candidate; (7) benefits for participating candidates; (8) matching payments for qualified small dollar contributions; (9) political advertising vouchers; (10) establishment of a Fair Elections Oversight Board; (11) civil penalties for violation of contribution and expenditure requirements; (12) prohibition of joint fundraising committees with any political committee other than a candidate's authorized committee; and (13) a specified limitation on coordinated expenditures by political party committees with participating candidates. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the deposit into the Fair Elections Fund of 10% of the proceeds from competitive auctions for recovered analog spectrum. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow for designation of a certain amount of income tax liability to the Fair Elections Fund. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to: (1) prohibit the preemption of the use of a broadcasting station by a legally qualified House candidate who has purchased and paid for such use; (2) revise Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authority to revoke licenses for broadcasting stations who fail to provide access to House candidates; and (3) revise the formula for determining reduced broadcast rates for participating candidates in certain circumstances. Directs the FCC to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish a standardized form to be used by broadcasting stations to record and report the purchase of advertising time by or on behalf of a candidate for nomination for election, or for election, to federal elective office. Amends FECA to: (1) empower the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to petition the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to appeal a civil action; (2) require all designations, statements, and reports required to be filed under FECA to be filed directly with the FEC, and in computer-accessible electronic form; and (3) reduce from 48 to 24 hours after their receipt the deadline for the FEC to make designations, statements, reports, or notifications available to the public in the FEC office and on the Internet.

Fair Elections Now Act

Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"	Rep Peters, Gary C.	Rep Perriello, Thomas S.P.	Rep Payne, Donald M.
Rep Ortiz, Solomon P.	Rep Olver, John W.	Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes	Rep Nadler, Jerrold
Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Pingree, Chellie	Rep Polis, Jared	Rep Price, David E.
Rep Sarbanes, John P.	Rep Sanchez, Loretta	Rep Sanchez, Linda T.	Rep Ryan, Tim
Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch	Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille	Rep Rothman, Steven R.	Rep Reyes, Silvestre
Rep Miller, Brad	Rep Michaud, Michael H.	Rep Larson, John B.	Rep Langevin, James R.
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J.	Rep Kind, Ron	Rep Kildee, Dale E.	Rep Kennedy, Patrick J.
Rep Kaptur, Marcy	Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice	Rep Lee, Barbara	Rep Lewis, John
Rep Lipinski, Daniel	Rep Meek, Kendrick B.	Rep McDermott, Jim	Rep McCollum, Betty
Rep McCarthy, Carolyn	Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.	Rep Lowey, Nita M.	Rep Lofgren, Zoe
Rep Loebsack, David	Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila	Rep Deutch, Theodore E.	Rep Delahunt, William D.
Rep Crowley, Joseph	Rep Chandler, Ben	Rep Castle, Michael N.	Rep Chu, Judy
Rep Napolitano, Grace F.	Rep Smith, Adam	Rep Kosmas, Suzanne M.	Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr.
Rep Kissell, Larry	Rep Kratovil, Frank, Jr.	Rep Owens, William L.	Rep Delahunt, Bill
Rep Murphy, Scott	Rep Garamendi, John	Rep Schauer, Mark H.	Rep Quigley, Mike
Rep Minnick, Walter	Rep Markey, Betsy	Rep Tonko, Paul D.	Rep Tonko, Paul D.
Rep Thompson, Mike	Rep Thompson, Bennie G.	Rep Teague, Harry	Rep Speier, Jackie
Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh	Rep Sires, Albio	Rep Shea-Porter, Carol	Rep Sestak, Joe
Rep Van Hollen, Chris	Rep Walz, Timothy J.	Rep Waters, Maxine	Rep Platts, Todd Russell
Rep Meeks, Gregory W.	Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep Yarmuth, John A.	Rep Wu, David
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C.	Rep Watt, Melvin L.	Rep Watson, Diane E.	Rep Serrano, Jose E.
Rep Boccieri, John A.	Rep Stark, Fortney Pete	Rep Sherman, Brad	Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.
Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr.	Rep Murphy, Christopher S.	Rep McNerney, Jerry	Rep Matsui, Doris O.
Rep Massa, Eric J. J.	Rep Sutton, Betty	Rep Tsongas, Niki	Rep Weiner, Anthony D.
Rep Blumenauer, Earl	Rep Bishop, Timothy H.	Rep Baldwin, Tammy	Rep Baca, Joe
Rep Arcuri, Michael A.	Rep Andrews, Robert E.	Rep Ackerman, Gary L.	Rep Welch, Peter
Rep Markey, Edward J.	Rep Maffei, Daniel B.	Rep Castor, Kathy	Rep Capps, Lois
Rep Braley, Bruce L.	Rep Abercrombie, Neil	Rep Velazquez, Nydia M.	Rep Towns, Edolphus
Rep Rangel, Charles B.	Rep Miller, George	Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"	Rep Dahlkemper, Kathleen A.
Rep Engel, Eliot L.	Rep Lujan, Ben Ray	Rep Kilroy, Mary Jo	Rep Kagen, Steve
Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.	Rep Harman, Jane	Rep Green, Gene	Rep Foster, Bill
Rep Eshoo, Anna G.	Rep Frank, Barney	Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr.	Rep Hall, John J.
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V.	Rep Grijalva, Raul M.	Rep Grayson, Alan	Rep Gonzalez, Charles A.
Rep Giffords, Gabrielle	Rep Fudge, Marcia L.	Rep Filner, Bob	Rep Halvorson, Deborah L.
Rep Hare, Phil	Rep Hastings, Alcee L.	Rep Israel, Steve	Rep Honda, Michael M.
Rep Holt, Rush D.	Rep Hodes, Paul W.	Rep Hirono, Mazie K.	Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.
Rep Himes, James A.	Rep Heinrich, Martin	Rep Fattah, Chaka	Rep Farr, Sam
Rep Cooper, Jim	Rep Conyers, John, Jr.	Rep Cohen, Steve	Rep Cleaver, Emanuel
Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy	Rep Clarke, Yvette D.	Rep Capuano, Michael E.	Rep Butterfield, G. K.
Rep Costello, Jerry F.	Rep Courtney, Joe	Rep Cummings, Elijah E.	Rep Ellison, Keith
Rep Edwards, Donna F.	Rep Doyle, Michael F.	Rep Doggett, Lloyd	Rep DeLauro, Rosa L.
Rep DeFazio, Peter A.	Rep Davis, Susan A.	Rep Davis, Danny K.	Rep Boswell, Leonard L.

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-30		Committee Hearings Held.
2009-04-01		Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
2009-03-31		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-03-31		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-03-31		Referred to House House Administration
2009-03-31		Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SB752 (Related) 2009-03-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4074-4080)
HB6116 (Related) 2010-12-22 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN01826:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr1826ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr1826ih.pdf