To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require each authorized committee or leadership PAC of a former candidate for election for Federal office to disburse all of the remaining funds of the committee or PAC after the election, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require each
authorized committee or leadership PAC of a former candidate for election for Federal
office to disburse all of the remaining funds of the committee or PAC after the
election, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Transportation, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients 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, foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H0281C8661BF14C849F982A9E5D2F53F3: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Zeroing Out Money for Buying Influence after Elections (ZOMBIE) Act.
- Section H9AD25E36350C4B1B8459E4251A66B7CD: 2. Requiring authorized committees of candidates to disburse unexpended funds Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.)...
- Section HC6FBC5696EEC445581F037BABE52CF27: 303A. Disbursement of remaining unexpended funds Each authorized committee or leadership PAC of a candidate shall, in accordance with subsection (b), disburse...
- Section idD7BBD2A06F9C429B961B465511307CEF: 3. Requiring former candidates serving as registered lobbyists to certify compliance with disbursement requirements Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act...
- Section id183D8F32424D4785AE4A7EC68BE40255: 4. Requiring former candidates serving as foreign agents to certify compliance with disbursement requirements Section 2(a) of the Foreign Agents Registration...
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 require each authorized committee or leadership PAC of a former candidate for election for Federal office to disburse all of the remaining funds of the committee or PAC after the election, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Transportation, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require each authorized committee or leadership PAC of a former candidate for election for Federal office to disburse all of the remaining funds of the committee or PAC after the election, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Bennet introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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