Duty to Report Act
- Last Action
- 5/20/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-20Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- 2019-04-30Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-04-30Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-04-30Introduced in House
- 2019-04-30Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-30 (00)
Duty to Report Act
This bill requires political committees, candidates for federal office, and other individuals to report to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) any offers of prohibited contributions, including offers of nonpublic information regarding other candidates, by foreign nationals.
Specifically, political committees and candidates must report to the FEC within 24 hours any (1) offers of prohibited contributions from foreign nationals, and (2) meetings with foreign governments or their agents.
In addition, the bill requires political committees, candidates, immediate family members of candidates, and individuals affiliated with a campaign (e.g., employees and independent contractors) to report to the FBI within 24 hours any offers of prohibited contributions from foreign nationals. Further, the bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly and willfully failing to comply with this reporting requirement. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both.
Such reported information may not be used to enforce certain immigration provisions related to the removal of undocumented aliens.
Cosponsors (20)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Val Demings (D-FL)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
- MIKE THOMPSON (D-CA)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
- Harley Rouda (D-CA)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional elections
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Family relationships
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal Election Commission (FEC)
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Public participation and lobbying
- Subversive activities
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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