HR 14800 · 93th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Election Reform Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on House Administration.(1974-05-15)
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Election Reform Act - Establishes, as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the Government of the United States, a commission to be known as the Federal Election Commission. Provides that the Commission shall be composed of the Comptroller General, who shall serve without the right to vote, and seven members who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires the Commission to, at the close of each fiscal year, report to the Congress and to the President concerning the action it has taken; the names, salaries, and duties of all individuals in its employ and the money it has disbursed; and to make such further reports on the matters within its jurisdiction and such recommendations for further legislation as may appear desirable. Grants the Commission the power: (1) to require, by special or general orders, any person to submit in writing such reports and answers to questions as the Commission may prescribe; (2) to administer oaths; (3) to require by subpena the attendence and testimony of witnesses and the production of all documentary evidence relating to the execution of its duties; (4) in any proceeding or investiga…
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