# 119-hr-8738: FEC Administrative Improvements Act

119-hr-8738, FEC Administrative Improvements Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8738
- Congress: 119
- Title: FEC Administrative Improvements Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2026-05-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-24

## Summary

**More electronic reporting and modern payment options for campaign committees.** This bill would require electioneering communications to be reported electronically with expenditures and would allow political committees to make disbursements from their accounts by methods other than checks. - Campaigns and political committees: Would have to include electioneering communications in electronic filings and could use non-check payment methods for disbursements from committee accounts. - Voters, journalists, and watchdogs: Would get more consolidated, searchable electronic disclosure data on electioneering communications, making it easier to review and analyze spending. *The bill's text does not create new funding, appropriations, or change program structures.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New reporting and payment rules for campaigns: mixed, low. If enacted, campaigns and other political committees would have to file reports for electioneering communications electronically, the same way expenditures are filed. Committees would also be allowed to make disbursements from their accounts using methods other than paper checks. These updates woul…

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- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-8738 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8738)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8738 (as of 2026-09-24).