Sec. 701. Requirements relating to registered lobbyists
510 words·~2 min read·
/bill/116/s/5070/is/section-701·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), as amended by section 141, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: It shall be unlawful for any registered lobbyist to— make a contribution to any candidate for Federal office or member of Congress; or fundraise for any candidate for Federal office, member of Congress, authorized committee of a candidate, leadership PAC, or political party committee. It shall be unlawful for any candidate for Federal office, member of Congress, an agent of such candidate or member of Congress, or an entity directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by or acting on behalf of 1 or more such candidates or members of Congress to directly solicit funds from any registered lobbyist in connection with any election for Federal office.
For purposes of this section: The term registered lobbyist means a lobbyist, as defined in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1602 ), that is registered or is required to register under section 4(a) of that Act ( 2 U.S.C. 1603(a) ). The terms fundraise and solicit have the meaning given those terms in section 301. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit— any person from engaging in volunteer activity on behalf of a candidate or from making communications which provide information about the candidate but which do not include the solicitation of contributions or other fundraising activity in support of the candidate; any registered lobbyist from making an independent expenditure or fundraising for an independent expenditure; or any candidate for Federal office, member of Congress, an agent of such candidate or member of Congress, or an entity directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by or acting on behalf of 1 or more such candidates or members of Congress from including registered lobbyists in any mass communication, including a mass communication that solicits a contribution. .
Section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: The term fundraise means— hosting or underwriting an event where funds are raised with the intention to contribute such funds to any candidate for Federal office, member of Congress, authorized committee of a candidate, leadership PAC, or political party committee; transmitting or delivering a contribution to any candidate for Federal office, member of Congress, authorized committee of a candidate, leadership PAC, or political party committee from another person; making or sending a communication soliciting contributions for any candidate for Federal office, member of Congress, authorized committee of a candidate, leadership PAC, or political party committee; or otherwise directly or indirectly soliciting, transmitting, or facilitating a contribution to any candidate for Federal office, member of Congress, authorized committee of a candidate, leadership PAC, or political party committee.
The term solicit means to directly or indirectly ask, request, or recommend, explicitly or implicitly, that another person make a contribution, donation, transfer of funds, or otherwise provide anything of value. .
Connectionstraces to 3
Traces to 3 documents
Citation graph
cites case law
Cites 3Cited by 0 across 0 sources