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Summary · Congress.gov
Prior Approval Reform Act This bill allows a trade association or a separate segregated fund established by a trade association to solicit contributions from a member corporation's stockholders and executive or administrative personnel and their families without the approval of the member corporation. Such a solicitation may be made by more than one trade association in a calendar year.
Action Timeline
2025-02-18
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
2025-02-18
Introduced in House
2025-02-18
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1399 pass?
HR.1399 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 34%.
What does HR.1399 do?
Prior Approval Reform Act This bill allows a trade association or a separate segregated fund established by a trade association to solicit contributions from a member corporation's stockholders and executive or administrative personnel and their families without the approval of the member corporation. Such a solicitation may be made by more than one trade association in a calendar year.
Who sponsored HR.1399?
HR.1399 was sponsored by Mark E. Amodei (R-Nevada).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1399 IH: Prior Approval Reform Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1399 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2025 Mr. Amodei of Nevada introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to expand the ability of trade associations to solicit contributions from the stockholders and executive or administrative personnel of their member corporations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prior Approval Reform Act . 2. Removing requirement for prior approval (a) Solicitations Section 316(b)(4)(D) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30118(b)(4)(D) ) is amended by striking to the extent that and all that follows and inserting a period. (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to solicitations made on or after January 1, 2025.
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