United States · Bill · S
S. 2257 (116th)
Fair Elections Now Act of 2019
Introduced
24 July 2019
Last action
24 July 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S5065-5070)
Sponsors
Richard Durbin, Tammy Baldwin, Michael Bennet, Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], Christopher Coons, Tammy Duckworth, Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Martin Heinrich, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Angus King, Amy Klobuchar, Edward Markey, Jeff Merkley, Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Christopher Murphy, Patty Murray, Bernie Sanders, Brian Schatz, Tina Smith, Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Chris Van Hollen, Elizabeth Warren, Gary Peters, Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Fair Elections Now Act of 2019 This bill establishes the Fair Elections Fund, which shall provide funding to Senate candidates who meet specified conditions and agree to abide by certain requirements, such as limits on types of campaign funding sources. The bill also revises provisions related to broadcasts of Senate campaign advertisements and imposes a tax on certain U.S. government contracts.
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Timeline
24 July 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S5065-5070)
Source: IntroReferral
24 July 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 24 July 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 July 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 July 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 July 2019
Sponsors
- Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
- Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
- Michael Bennet · D · Sponsor
- Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
- Christopher Coons · D · Sponsor
- Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
- Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Martin Heinrich · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Angus King · I · Sponsor
- Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
- Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
- Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Christopher Murphy · D · Sponsor
- Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
- Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
- Brian Schatz · D · Sponsor
- Tina Smith · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
- Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
- Gary Peters · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2257
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/2257
- us · 116-s-2257 · source updated 7 April 2025