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US HR1308

US HR1308
Let It Go Act


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Introduced
02/15/2019
In Committee
02/15/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a limitation on the time for the use of contributions or donations, and for other purposes. This bill requires individuals to use contributions or donations not later than six years following the most recent federal election in which the individual was a candidate and before the individual becomes a registered lobbyist. The bill requires remaining contributions or donations to be disposed of within 30 days, first by paying debts or obligations owed in connection with the campaign for that office. Additional remaining funds must be disposed of by (1) returning those contributions or donations to the individuals, entities, or both, who made them; (2) making contributions to a charitable organization; or (3) making transfers to a national, state, or local committee of a political party.

AI Summary

This bill, the "Let It Go Act," amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require individuals who are no longer candidates for federal office or have become registered lobbyists to dispose of their remaining campaign contributions or donations within a specific timeframe. The bill stipulates that contributions or donations can only be used for up to six years after the individual's most recent federal election or before they become a registered lobbyist. After this period, the remaining funds must be disposed of within 30 days, with priority given to paying any campaign-related debts, followed by returning the contributions to the original donors, making charitable donations, or transferring the funds to a political party. The bill also provides a one-year transition period for individuals who would be affected by these new requirements upon the bill's enactment.

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Government Affairs

Sponsors (4)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (on 02/15/2019)

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