Congressional Digest

Congressional Digest May 2019 No. 5 Vol. 98
Overview of H.R.1

Voting, Campaign Finance, and Ethics Reform

H.R. 1, the For the People Act

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Overview of H.R.1

Outline of Proposed Changes Under the For The People Act

The For the People Act, H.R.1, proposes major amend­ments to Federal law governing campaign finance and elections. The bill’s provisions, unless otherwise noted, would affect Federal elections, although States would be responsible for implementing some provisions. H.R. 1 also proposes amendments to Federal ethics and lob­bying statutes. The bill generally proposes additional disclosure requirements, regulation, or both in each policy area it addresses. It would authorize Federal funding for some activities. H.R. 1 and Recent Congressional Activity Representative John Sarbanes (MD-D) introduced H.R. 1 on January 3, 2019. On January 29, 2019, the Judi­ciary Committee held the first hearing on…

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