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H.R. 944: Federal Election Integrity Act of 2017

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H.R. 944: Federal Election Integrity Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-07 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Federal Election Integrity Act of 2017

Plain summary

Federal Election Integrity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it unlawful for a chief state election administration official to take active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for federal office over which the official has supervisory authority. This prohibition does not apply to a chief state election administration official regarding a campaign in which the official or an immediate family member is a candidate.

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Official text

Federal Election Integrity Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr944 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115