HR 1826 · 111th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Fair Elections Now Act

Introduced 2009-03-31· Sponsored by Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Committee Hearings Held.(2009-07-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fair Elections Now Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) with respect to: (1) eligibility and qualifying contribution requirements and benefits of fair elections financing of House of Representatives election campaigns; (2) establishment of a Fair Elections Fund; (3) eligibility for Fund allocations; (4) contribution and expenditure requirements; (5) a public debate requirement; (6) certification of whether or not a federal election candidate is a participating candidate; (7) benefits for participating candidates; (8) matching payments for qualified small dollar contributions; (9) political advertising vouchers; (10) establishment of a Fair Elections Oversight Board; (11) civil penalties for violation of contribution and expenditure requirements; (12) prohibition of joint fundraising committees with any political committee other than a candidate's authorized committee; and (13) a specified limitation on coordinated expenditures by political party committees with participating candidates. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the deposit into the Fair Elections Fund of 10% of the proceeds from competitive auctions for recovered analog spectrum. Ame…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans