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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 3848 (Introduced in House) — To reform our government, reduce the grip of special interest, and return our democracy to the American people by inc... · Sec. 1

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This Act may be cited as the . We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017 The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; etc. Title I—Increasing Transparency, Removing Conflicts of Interest, and Restoring Enforcement Subtitle A—Campaign Disclosure and Transparency Reform Part I—Disclosure Subpart A—Regulation of Certain Political Spending Sec. 1001. Short title. Sec. 1002. Application of ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations that are foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned.
Sec. 1003. Clarification of application of foreign money ban to certain disbursements and activities. Subpart B—Campaign Disbursement Reporting Sec. 1011. Campaign disbursement reporting. Sec. 1012. Shareholders’ and members’ right to know. Sec. 1013. Lobbyists’ campaign funding disclosure. Sec. 1014. Effective date. Part II—Candidate-Super PAC Coordination Sec. 1021. Short title. Sec. 1022. Clarification of treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates.
Sec. 1023. Clarification of ban on fundraising for Super PACs by Federal candidates and officeholders. Part III—Real-Time Transparency Sec. 1031. Short title. Sec. 1032. 48-hour notification required for all political committees receiving cumulative contributions of $1,000 or more during a year from any contributor. Sec. 1033. Filing by Senate candidates with Federal Election Commission. Part IV—Stand By Your Ad Sec. 1041. Stand By Your Ad. Part V—Other Campaign Finance Reforms Sec. 1051.
Regulations with respect to best efforts for identifying persons making contributions. Sec. 1052. Rules relating to joint fundraising committees. Sec. 1053. Disclosure of bundled contributions to Presidential campaigns; increase in threshold for bundled contributions by lobbyists. Sec. 1054. Judicial review of actions related to campaign finance laws. Sec. 1055. Treatment of internet communications made by political committees as public communications. Sec. 1056. Clarification of applicability of contribution limits to certain political committees.
Subtitle B—Establishment of Federal Election Administration Sec. 1101. Short title. Part I—Federal Election Administration Sec. 1111. Establishment of the Federal Election Administration. Subtitle B—Administrative Provisions Chapter 1—Establishment of the Federal Election Administration Sec. 351. Establishment of the Federal Election Administration. Sec. 352. Composition of the Federal Election Administration. Sec. 353. Staff director. Sec. 354. General counsel. Sec. 355. Inspector general.
Chapter 2—Operation of the Federal Election Administration Sec. 361. Powers of the Chair and Administration. Sec. 362. Independent budget requests and legislative proposals. Sec. 363. Advisory opinions. Sec. 364. Issuance and enforcement of subpoenas. Sec. 365. Rulemaking authority. Sec. 366. Litigation authority. Sec. 367. Availability of reports. Sec. 368. Audits and field examinations. Sec. 369. Congressional oversight. Chapter 3—Enforcement Sec. 371. Initiation of enforcement actions by Administration.
Sec. 372. Complaint to initiate enforcement action. Sec. 373. Civil enforcement actions. Sec. 374. Notification of nonfilers. Sec. 375. Civil monetary penalties. Sec. 376. Cease-and-desist orders. Sec. 377. Collection. Sec. 378. Confidentiality. Sec. 379. Criminal penalties. Sec. 380. Period of limitations. Sec. 381. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 1112. Executive Schedule positions. Sec. 1113. GAO examination of enforcement of campaign finance laws by the Department of Justice.
Sec. 1114. GAO study and report on appropriate funding levels. Sec. 1115. Conforming amendments. Subtitle A—General Provisions Part II—Transition Provisions Sec. 1151. Transfer of functions of Federal Election Commission. Sec. 1152. Transfer of property, records, and personnel. Sec. 1153. Repeals. Sec. 1154. Conforming amendments. Sec. 1155. Treatment of certain regulations. Sec. 1156. Effective date. Subtitle C—Lobbying Reform Sec. 1201. Lobbyist registration reforms. Subtitle D—Revolving Door Reform Sec. 1301.
Short title. Sec. 1302. Restrictions on private sector payment for Government service. Sec. 1303. Requirements relating to slowing the revolving door among financial services regulators. Title VI—Special Requirements for Financial Services Regulators Sec. 601. Definitions. Sec. 602. Conflict of interest and eligibility standards for financial services regulators. Sec. 603. Negotiating future private sector employment. Sec. 604. Recordkeeping. Sec. 605. Penalties and injunctions.
Sec. 1304. Prohibition of procurement officers accepting employment from Government contractors. Sec. 1305. Revolving door restrictions on financial services regulators moving into the private sector. Sec. 1306. Restrictions on Federal examiners and supervisors of financial institutions. Subtitle E—Addressing Conflicts of Interest Sec. 1401. Short title. Sec. 1402. Divestiture of personal financial interests of the President and Vice President that pose a potential conflict of interest.
Sec. 1403. Recusal of appointees. Sec. 1404. Contracts by the President or Vice President. Sec. 1405. Presidential Tax Transparency. Sec. 1406. Sense of Congress regarding violations. Sec. 1407. Rule of construction. Subtitle F—Public Access to Visitor Logs Sec. 1501. Short title. Sec. 1502. Findings. Sec. 1503. Improving access to influential visitor access records. Subtitle G—Requiring Individuals Nominated or Appointed to Certain Positions To Disclose Certain Types of Contributions Sec. 1601.
Short title. Sec. 1602. Findings. Sec. 1603. Disclosure of certain types of contributions. Title II—Public Financing Subtitle A—Reforming Presidential Election Financing Part I—Primary Elections Sec. 2001. Increase in and modifications to matching payments. Sec. 2002. Eligibility requirements for matching payments. Sec. 2003. Repeal of expenditure limitations. Sec. 2004. Period of availability of matching payments. Sec. 2005. Examination and audits of matchable contributions.
Sec. 2006. Modification to limitation on contributions for Presidential primary candidates. Part II—General Elections Sec. 2011. Modification of eligibility requirements for public financing. Sec. 2012. Repeal of expenditure limitations and use of qualified campaign contributions. Sec. 2013. Matching payments and other modifications to payment amounts. Sec. 2014. Increase in limit on coordinated party expenditures. Sec. 2015. Establishment of uniform date for release of payments.
Sec. 2016. Amounts in Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Sec. 2017. Use of general election payments for general election legal and accounting compliance. Subtitle B—Public Financing for Congressional Election Campaigns Sec. 2101. Benefits and eligibility requirements for Congressional candidates. Title V—Public Financing of Congressional Election Campaigns Subtitle A—Benefits Sec. 501. Benefits for participating candidates. Sec. 502. Administration of payments. Sec. 503. Qualified contribution defined.
Subtitle B—Eligibility and Certification Sec. 511. Eligibility. Sec. 512. Qualified contribution requirements. Sec. 513. Certification. Subtitle C—Requirements for Candidates Certified as Participating Candidates Sec. 521. Restrictions on certain contributions and expenditures. Sec. 522. Remitting unspent funds after election. Subtitle D—Administrative Provisions Sec. 531. Administration by Commission. Sec. 532. Violations and penalties. Sec. 533. Election cycle defined. Sec. 2102.
Permitting unlimited coordinated expenditures by political party committees on behalf of participating candidates if expenditures are derived from small dollar contributions. Sec. 2103. Prohibiting use of contributions by participating candidates for purposes other than campaign for election. Subtitle C—Use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for Public Financing of Federal Elections Sec. 2201. Use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for Congressional candidates. Sec. 2202.
Revisions to designation of income tax payments by individual taxpayers. Sec. 2203. Donation to Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Subtitle D—Effective Date Sec. 2301. Effective date. Title III—Redistricting Sec. 3001. Short title. Sec. 3002. Finding of Constitutional authority. Subtitle A—Requirements for Congressional Redistricting Sec. 3101. Limit on Congressional redistricting after an apportionment. Sec. 3102. Requiring Congressional redistricting to be conducted through plan of independent State commission.
Subtitle B—Independent Redistricting Commissions Sec. 3201. Independent redistricting commission. Sec. 3202. Establishment of selection pool of individuals eligible to serve as members of commission. Sec. 3203. Criteria for redistricting plan by independent commission; public notice and input. Sec. 3204. Establishment of related entities. Subtitle C—Role of Courts in Development of Redistricting Plans Sec. 3301. Enactment of plan developed by 3-judge court. Sec. 3302. Special rule for redistricting conducted under order of Federal court.
Subtitle D—Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 3401. Payments to States for carrying out redistricting. Sec. 3402. Civil enforcement. Sec. 3403. State apportionment notice defined. Sec. 3404. No effect on elections for State and local office. Sec. 3405. Effective date. Title IV—Voter Registration Subtitle A—Automatic Voter Registration Sec. 4001. Short title; findings and purpose. Sec. 4002. Automatic registration of eligible individuals. Sec. 4003. Contributing agency assistance in registration.
Sec. 4004. One-time contributing agency assistance in registration of eligible voters in existing records. Sec. 4005. Voter protection and security in automatic registration. Sec. 4006. Registration portability and correction. Sec. 4007. Online registration. Sec. 4008. Payments and grants. Sec. 4009. Miscellaneous provisions. Sec. 4010. Definitions. Sec. 4011. Effective date. Subtitle B—Same Day Registration Sec. 4101. Short title. Sec. 4102. Same day registration. Title V—Severability Sec. 5001.
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