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119-hr-415119th Congress
Stop Act
Sponsored By: Representative Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced
Summary
Bans federal officeholders from directly soliciting campaign contributions. The Stop Act would bar any federal officeholder from soliciting funds from any person for or on behalf of a political committee or for use in federal election activity. It would still let officeholders plan, attend, or speak at fundraising events so long as they do not engage in written or verbal solicitation.
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- Federal officeholders: Would be prohibited from directly asking for money from any person for political committees or for federal election activity. They may still participate in fundraisers if they do not make written or verbal asks.
- Political committees and candidates: Would no longer receive direct solicitation efforts from federal officeholders for committee funds or federal election activity.
- State and local party events: The bill clarifies that attendance or speaking at state and local fundraising events is allowed for federal officeholders provided they do not solicit funds in writing or verbally in connection with the event.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Limits on federal officials asking for donations
This bill would bar federal officeholders from directly asking anyone for campaign money. It would cover spoken and written requests, including asks for political committees or for federal election activity. Officials could still plan, attend, speak at, or be featured at fundraisers, but they could not ask for money at those events. These rules would apply to solicitations made on or after the date of enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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