A bill 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 and Congressional elections, and requiring States to conduct Congressional redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.
We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends various provisions related to elections, including by: expanding the ban on election contributions by foreign nationals to include corporations subject to specified levels of ownership or control by foreign nationals or governments; 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 developed and enacted by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; and directing states to permit same-day voter registration.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBanking and financial institutions regulationBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesBusiness ethicsCivil actions and liabilityCommodity Futures Trading CommissionCongressional districts and representationCongressional electionsCongressional oversightConsumer Financial Protection BureauCorporate finance and managementDepartment of the TreasuryElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)Federal Election Commission (FEC)Federal Housing Finance AgencyFederal officialsFederal Reserve SystemFinancial services and investmentsForeign and international corporationsFraud 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 fundsHouse of RepresentativesIncome tax creditsInflation and pricesJudicial review and appealsLicensing and registrationsNational Credit Union AdministrationOffice of Government EthicsOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Personnel recordsPolitical advertisingPolitical parties and affiliationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic contracts and procurementPublic participation and lobbyingSales and excise taxesSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)SenateState and local financeState and local government operationsSupreme CourtTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax-exempt organizationsU.S. and foreign investmentsVoting rightsWages and earnings
A bill 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 and Congressional elections, and requiring States to conduct Congressional redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1880| Senate
| Updated: 9/27/2017
We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends various provisions related to elections, including by: expanding the ban on election contributions by foreign nationals to include corporations subject to specified levels of ownership or control by foreign nationals or governments; 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 developed and enacted by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; and directing states to permit same-day voter registration.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBanking and financial institutions regulationBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesBusiness ethicsCivil actions and liabilityCommodity Futures Trading CommissionCongressional districts and representationCongressional electionsCongressional oversightConsumer Financial Protection BureauCorporate finance and managementDepartment of the TreasuryElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)Federal Election Commission (FEC)Federal Housing Finance AgencyFederal officialsFederal Reserve SystemFinancial services and investmentsForeign and international corporationsFraud 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 fundsHouse of RepresentativesIncome tax creditsInflation and pricesJudicial review and appealsLicensing and registrationsNational Credit Union AdministrationOffice of Government EthicsOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Personnel recordsPolitical advertisingPolitical parties and affiliationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic contracts and procurementPublic participation and lobbyingSales and excise taxesSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)SenateState and local financeState and local government operationsSupreme CourtTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax-exempt organizationsU.S. and foreign investmentsVoting rightsWages and earnings