HR 749 · 111th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees of the candidate in the event of the death of the candidate.

Introduced 2009-01-28· Sponsored by Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.(2009-04-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election to federal office to: (1) designate an individual for each of a candiate's authorized campaign committees who will be authorized to disburse funds of the committee in the event of the candidate's death; and (2) designate another individual to carry out the responsibilities of the designated individual in the event of the death or incapacity of the designated individual or the designated individual's unwillingness to carry out the responsibilities. Prescribes procedures for filing and revoking such a designation. Permits the filing of a designation to contain the candidate's instructions regarding the disbursement of funds.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 749, A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election for federal office to designate an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees of the candidate i

Mar 27, 2009

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on March 25, 2009</p>

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 749, A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election for federal office to designate an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees of the candidate i

Mar 27, 2009

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on March 25, 2009

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican
Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3]MI