HR-3537 : Still Just a Bill

We the People Act of 2017

This bill amends various provisions related to elections, including by:

  • expanding and otherwise revising various disclosure and reporting requirements related to campaign communications;
  • imposing penalties for willfully violating limits related to campaign contributions for coordinated expenditures;
  • revising notification requirements for campaign contributions of $1,000 or more from any contributor during a calendar year;
  • replacing the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration, which shall enforce specified election-related laws and formulate related policies;
  • imposing restrictions on covered financial-services regulators, such as by prohibiting them from using their position to influence any matter that provides a direct and substantial pecuniary benefit to certain former employers or clients;
  • requiring the President and Vice President to disclose financial interests, including tax returns, to Congress and the Office of Government Ethics;
  • modifying the system for the public financing of presidential elections, including by providing for 600% matching funds for smaller campaign contributions and requiring a candidate who accepts public financing to agree not to accept certain bundled contributions;
  • requiring each state to conduct redistricting through a plan developed by an independent commission or, if such a commission plan is not enacted, a plan selected by the state's highest court or developed by a U.S. district court; and
  • directing states to permit same-day voter registration.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2017-09-06CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.House committee actions
2017-07-28IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2017-07-28IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2017-07-28IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2017-07-28IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2017-07-28IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2017-07-28IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

David E. Price [D] (NC-4)
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Policy Area :

Government Operations and Politics
Related Subjects
  • Accounting and auditing
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Banking and financial institutions regulation
  • Business records
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Congressional districts and representation
  • Congressional elections
  • Congressional-executive branch relations
  • Congressional oversight
  • Constitution and constitutional amendments
  • Corporate finance and management
  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Employee hiring
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal officials
  • Financial services and investments
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Government trust funds
  • Inflation and prices
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Labor-management relations
  • Members of Congress
  • Personnel records
  • Political advertising
  • Political parties and affiliation
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Public participation and lobbying
  • Senate
  • State and local courts
  • State and local government operations
  • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
  • Tax-exempt organizations
  • Voting rights
  • Wages and earnings
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Related Organizations
  • Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • Department of the Treasury
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
  • Federal Election Commission (FEC)
  • Federal Housing Finance Agency
  • Federal Reserve System
  • National Credit Union Administration
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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