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H.R. 3848 (115th)

We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

27 September 2017

Last action

22 May 2018 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

Sponsors

Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

Subjects

Taxation

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11 August 2025

Taxation

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 27 September 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 September 2017

    Introduced

    Referred 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 September 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 May 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

    Source: Committee

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