Stop Act

119 HR 415 IH: Stop Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-15 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. 415 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2025 Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania 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 prohibit individuals holding Federal office from directly soliciting contributions to or on behalf of any political committee under such Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Act . 2. Prohibiting direct solicitation of campaign contributions or funds for Federal election activity by Federal officeholders (a) Prohibition Section 323(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30125(e) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) Prohibiting direct solicitations for Federal election purposes by Federal officeholders (A) Prohibition In addition to the prohibitions on soliciting funds set forth under paragraph (1), an individual holding Federal office shall not solicit funds directly from any person— (i) for or on behalf of any political committee; or (ii) for or on behalf of any person for use for Federal election activity (as defined in section 301(20)). (B) Rule of construction regarding participation in fundraising events Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to prohibit an individual holding Federal office from participating in a fundraising event, including planning or attending the event, speaking at the event, or serving as a featured guest at the event, so long as the individual does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection with the event. . (b) Conforming amendment relating to attendance at State and local political party fundraising events Section 323(e)(4) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 30125(e)(4) ), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended— (1) by striking Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or subsection (b)(2)(C), and inserting Notwithstanding paragraph (1), paragraph (2), or subsection (b)(2)(C), ; and (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , so long as, in the case of an individual holding Federal office, the individual does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection with the event. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to solicitations made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.