United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4053 (116th)
Empower Act of 2019
Introduced
25 July 2019
Last action
28 August 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Empower Act of 2019 This bill modifies the system for the public financing of presidential primary and general elections. The bill (1) increases the amount of matching funds for participating candidates by matching the first $200 of contributions by individuals to a candidate at a 6:1 ratio; (2) eliminates spending limits on participating candidates; (3) allows the national committee of a political party to make expenditures of up to $100 million in coordination with participating candidates; (4) requires all payments made to candidates, beginning with the 2028 presidential election, to be made from the Freedom From Influence Fund established by this bill; and (5) prohibits joint fundraising committees for any authorized committee of a candidate.
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Timeline
25 July 2019
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
25 July 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 July 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 August 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 July 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → For the People Act of 2019
- related to → For the People Act of 2019
- related to → Empower Act of 2019
- related to ← Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act
- related to ← Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4053
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4053
- us · 116-hr-4053 · source updated 3 January 2025