United States · Bill · S
S. 1917 (116th)
Empower Act of 2019
Introduced
20 June 2019
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Summary
Empower Act of 2019 This bill modifies the system for the public financing of presidential primary and general elections. The bill (1) eliminates spending limits on participating candidates, (2) increases the amount of matching funds for participating candidates by matching the first $200 of contributions by individuals to candidates at a 6:1 ratio, (3) requires participating candidates to agree to accept contributions of no more than $1,000, and (4) allows national parties to expend up to $100 million in coordination with participating candidates.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 June 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 June 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 20 June 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1917
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1917