HR5941-118

In Committee

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit the authority of corporations to establish and operate separate segregated funds utilized for political purposes, including the establishment or operation of a political committee, to nonprofit corporations, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 12, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit the authority of corporations to establish and operate separate segregated funds utilized for political purposes, including the establishment or operation of a political committee, to nonprofit corporations, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Transportation, Social Welfare.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HCB05436C3DEF4B77AB4368EE600274AE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ban Corporate PACs Act.
  • Section H60F70E4C7C394A5ABAEAD2056456AB79: 2. Limiting authority of corporations to establish or operate separate segregated funds for political purposes to nonprofit corporations Section 316(b)(2)(C)...
  • Section HE2199E7B975B4ABAAA8C336CFD9E0AE7: 3. Effective date; transition for existing funds and committees The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. In...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit the authority of corporations to establish and operate separate segregated funds utilized for political purposes, including the establishment or operation of a political committee, to nonprofit corporations, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Transportation, Social Welfare

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit the authority of corporations to establish and operate separate segregated funds utilized for political purposes, including the establishment or operation of a political committee, to nonprofit corporations, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Transportation Social Welfare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on House Administration

Oct 12, 2023

Mr. Harder of California (for himself and Mr. Golden of …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Transportation Social Welfare
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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