H.R. 3834: Clean Money Act of 2019
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H.R. 3834: Clean Money Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-18 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Clean Money Act of 2019
Plain summary
Clean Money Act of 2019 This bill provides political advertising vouchers and postage funds to candidates for congressional office in a general election. To qualify for these vouchers and funds, candidates must (1) agree to certain contribution limits, (2) meet specified small-dollar donation thresholds, and (3) agree to other funding and expenditure limits. Vouchers may be used for the purchase of time from a broadcasting station or online platform for political advertisements. The payments to defray the costs of postage may be used by authorized committees of the candidate in connection with the election. The bill establishes the Clean Money Fund in the Department of the Treasury for the redemption of political advertising vouchers. The bill provides for deposits into the fund. The bill imposes civil penalties for violation of contribution and expenditure requirements. The bill limits a broadcasting station's preemption of political advertisements. It also revises the requirements for revocation of a station license for failure to allow access by candidates.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Clean Money Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] reported raising $2.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3834.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr3834 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116