US HB20 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 163-1)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-24 - 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.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Government By the People Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to establish a program for small individual donations to campaigns for public office and make other changes to campaign finance law. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit of 50% of qualified congressional House campaign contributions (i.e., cash contributions by an individual to a candidate for the House of Representatives or a political committee established and maintained by a national political party, to be known as "My Voice Federal" contributions); and (2) individual taxpayers to designate a portion of any overpayment of tax as a contribution to the Freedom From Influence Fund. The Government by the People Oversight Commission, established by this bill, shall establish a voucher pilot program to provide voters with a $50 "My Voice Voucher" for making campaign contributions. The bill amends the FECA to establish a 6-1 matching program for small dollar contributions (up to $150) to a candidate for public office and sets forth eligibility, certification, and expenditure requirements for candidates. The bill permits unlimited coordinated party expenditures from small donor sources on behalf of publicly financed House candidates. The bill requires disclosure by all bundlers of bundled contributions (i.e., the practice of combining several small campaign contributions into one large contribution to avoid exceeding the limit on contributions), not just registered lobbyists. The bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the access of candidates for public office to broadcasting.

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Title

Government By the People Act of 2017

Sponsors

Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA]Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Ruben Kihuen [D-NV]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]
Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-01-24HouseReferred 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.
2017-01-24HouseReferred 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.
2017-01-24HouseReferred 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.
2017-01-24HouseReferred 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.
2017-01-24HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB7067 (Related) 2018-10-16 - Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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