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S. 2611

Referred to Committee

Federal Election Administration Act of 2016

Introduced 3/1/2016•114th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

3/1/2016 • Senate

Summary

Federal Election Administration Act of 2016

This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to replace the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration (FEA).

The Government Accountability Office shall conduct: (1) a thorough examination of the Attorney General's enforcement of the criminal provisions of FECA and Internal Revenue Code requirements and prohibitions regarding the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account; and (2) an ongoing study on the level of funding that constitutes an adequate level of resources for the FEA to execute competently the responsibilities imposed on the FEA by this bill.

Introduced in Senate • 3/1/2016

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Topics & Subjects

Congressional oversightElections, voting, political campaign regulationExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Election Commission (FEC)Government studies and investigations

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (4)

Party Breakdown

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1
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Sponsor

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Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]

Democrat • NM

Sponsored 3/1/2016

Cosponsors (3)

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Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

D-OR

Joined 5/23/2016

Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

March 1, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Committee Review

Floor Debate

Passed Chamber

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Enacted into Law

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in Senate3/1/2016

Details

Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors3