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.

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.