Bill > HR4472

This bill, the First Amendment Protection Act, aims to promote election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by protecting political speech. The key provisions of the bill include: - Repealing limits on coordinated political party expenditures and aggregate contributions by individuals. - Equalizing contribution limits to state and national political party committees. - Expanding permissible federal election activity by state and local political parties. - Protecting the privacy of donors to tax-exempt organizations and reducing reporting requirements for such organizations. - Prohibiting the use of federal funds for congressional campaign payments. - Increasing thresholds for political committee registration and reporting requirements. - Expanding exemptions for internet communications and media from being treated as contributions or expenditures. - Prohibiting the Securities and Exchange Commission from regulating political contributions. The overall aim of the bill is to reduce restrictions on political speech and fundraising, while increasing transparency and privacy protections.