HR-3848 : Still Just a Bill

We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017

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

  • expanding the ban on election contributions by foreign nationals to include corporations subject to specified levels of ownership or control by foreign nationals or governments;
  • 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 developed and enacted by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; and
  • directing states to permit same-day voter registration.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2018-05-22CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.House committee actions
2017-09-27IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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
2017-09-27IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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
2017-09-27IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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
2017-09-27IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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
2017-09-27IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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
2017-09-27IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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
2017-09-27IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

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

Government Operations and Politics
Related Subjects
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Banking and financial institutions regulation
  • Business ethics
  • Business records
  • Citizenship and naturalization
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Congressional districts and representation
  • Congressional elections
  • Congressional oversight
  • Corporate finance and management
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Employee hiring
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal officials
  • Financial services and investments
  • Foreign and international corporations
  • 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
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Labor-management relations
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Motor vehicles
  • Personnel records
  • Political advertising
  • Political parties and affiliation
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Public participation and lobbying
  • Right of privacy
  • Senate
  • State and local finance
  • State and local government operations
  • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
  • Tax-exempt organizations
  • U.S. and foreign investments
  • Voting rights
  • Wages and earnings
Related Geographic Entities
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
  • Office of Government Ethics
  • Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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