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House Bill 8738
119th Congress(2025-2026)
FEC Administrative Improvements Act
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Passed House on Jul 13, 2026
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H. R. 8738 (Referred-in-Senate)


119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8738

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 14, 2026

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

AN ACT

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require electronic report filing for persons making certain electioneering communications and to permit political committees to make disbursements other than by check.

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 “FEC Administrative Improvements Act”.

SEC. 2. Requiring electronic filing.

Section 304(a)(11)(A)(i) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(a)(11)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting “or makes electioneering communications” after “expenditures”.

SEC. 3. Permitting political committees to make disbursements by methods other than check.

Section 302(h)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102(h)(1)) is amended by striking “except by check drawn on such accounts in accordance with this section” and inserting “except from such accounts”.

Passed the House of Representatives July 13, 2026.

    Attest:kevin f. mccumber,   
    Clerk.