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House Bill 6894
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Stop Scam PACs Act
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Introduced in House on Dec 22, 2023
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H. R. 6894 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6894


To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the misrepresentation of actions on behalf of candidates, political parties, and political committees and organizations, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 22, 2023

Ms. Porter (for herself and Mr. Crenshaw) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

A BILL

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the misrepresentation of actions on behalf of candidates, political parties, and political committees and organizations, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Stop Scam PACs Act”.

SEC. 2. Prohibiting misrepresentation of action.

(a) Coverage of all misrepresentation of action on behalf of candidates, political parties, and political committees and organizations.—Section 322 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30124) is amended—

(1) in the heading, by striking “Fraudulent”;

(2) in subsection (a)—

(A) by striking “who is a candidate for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a candidate”; and

(B) in paragraph (1)—

(i) by striking “fraudulently”;

(ii) by striking “under his control”; and

(iii) by striking “other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof on a matter which is damaging to such other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof” and inserting “real, potential, spurious, or non-existent candidate, political party, or political committee or organization, or employee or agent of any such candidate, political party, or political committee or organization”; and

(3) in subsection (b)—

(A) in the heading, by striking “Fraudulent”; and

(B) in paragraph (1)—

(i) by striking “fraudulently”; and

(ii) by striking “candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof for the purpose of soliciting contributions or donations” and inserting “real, potential, spurious, or non-existent candidate, political party, or political committee or organization, or employee or agent of any such candidate, political party, or political committee or organization when soliciting money or any other thing of value”.

(b) Effective date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect upon the expiration of the 90-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.