We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017

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

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 September 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 27 September 2017 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · I · Sponsor
• Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → We the People Act of 2017
• related to → Presidential Tax Transparency Act
• related to → Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act
• related to → Redistricting Reform Act of 2017
• related to → Real Time Transparency Act of 2017
• related to → Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act
• related to → Presidential Tax Transparency Act
• related to → Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act
• related to ← Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act
• related to ← Federal Election Administration Act of 2017
• related to ← Empower Act of 2017
• related to ← We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017
• related to ← Empower Act of 2017
• related to ← Stop Secret Foreign Interference in Elections Act
• related to ← DISCLOSE Act of 2018
• related to ← DISCLOSE Act of 2018

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