To reform our government, reduce the grip of special interest, and return our democracy to the American people by increasing transparency and oversight of our elections and government, reforming public financing for Presidential elections and providing for public financing for Congressional elections, and requiring States to conduct Congressional redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3537| House
| Updated: 9/6/2017
David E. Price
Democratic Representative
North Carolina
Committees (6)
• Committee on House Administration• Ways and Means Committee• Financial Services Committee• Judiciary Committee• Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
We the People Act of 2017 This bill amends various provisions related to elections, including by: 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 selected by the state's highest court or developed by a U.S. district court; and directing states to permit same-day voter registration.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Government Operations and Politics
Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresBanking and financial institutions regulationBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityCommodity Futures Trading CommissionCongressional districts and representationCongressional electionsCongressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightConstitution and constitutional amendmentsConsumer Financial Protection BureauCorporate finance and managementDepartment of the TreasuryElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)Federal Election Commission (FEC)Federal Housing Finance AgencyFederal officialsFederal Reserve SystemFinancial services and investmentsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsInflation and pricesJudicial review and appealsLabor-management relationsMembers of CongressNational Credit Union AdministrationPersonnel recordsPolitical advertisingPolitical parties and affiliationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic contracts and procurementPublic participation and lobbyingSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)SenateState and local courtsState and local government operationsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax-exempt organizationsVoting rightsWages and earnings
To reform our government, reduce the grip of special interest, and return our democracy to the American people by increasing transparency and oversight of our elections and government, reforming public financing for Presidential elections and providing for public financing for Congressional elections, and requiring States to conduct Congressional redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3537| House
| Updated: 9/6/2017
We the People Act of 2017 This bill amends various provisions related to elections, including by: 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 selected by the state's highest court or developed by a U.S. district court; and directing states to permit same-day voter registration.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
David E. Price
Democratic Representative
North Carolina
Committees (6)
• Committee on House Administration• Ways and Means Committee• Financial Services Committee• Judiciary Committee• Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Government Operations and Politics
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresBanking and financial institutions regulationBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityCommodity Futures Trading CommissionCongressional districts and representationCongressional electionsCongressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightConstitution and constitutional amendmentsConsumer Financial Protection BureauCorporate finance and managementDepartment of the TreasuryElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)Federal Election Commission (FEC)Federal Housing Finance AgencyFederal officialsFederal Reserve SystemFinancial services and investmentsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsInflation and pricesJudicial review and appealsLabor-management relationsMembers of CongressNational Credit Union AdministrationPersonnel recordsPolitical advertisingPolitical parties and affiliationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic contracts and procurementPublic participation and lobbyingSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)SenateState and local courtsState and local government operationsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax-exempt organizationsVoting rightsWages and earnings