Removes a trailing phrase in the Federal Election Campaign Act by striking "and all that follows" from 52 U.S.C. 30118(b)(4)(D) and replacing it with a period. The change applies to solicitations made on or after January 1, 2025 and is a narrow, technical edit to the statutory text governing certain campaign solicitations.
Amends Section 316(b)(4)(D) of the Federal Election Campaign Act by striking "and all that follows" and inserting a period.
The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to solicitations made on or after January 1, 2025.
Who is affected and how:
Political committees and campaign organizations: Most directly affected because they prepare and send solicitation language; they may need to alter boilerplate solicitation text and internal compliance forms to reflect the truncated statutory wording.
Candidates and campaign staff/volunteers: May see small administrative changes to solicitation scripts and fundraising notices; legal teams may update template language.
Donors and the public: Indirectly affected only to the extent solicitation wording is shortened or changed; there is no direct change to donor obligations or contribution limits.
Federal Election Commission and courts: May be asked to interpret the narrowed language; the FEC could issue guidance to clarify what wording remains required in solicitations. Potential litigation could arise if stakeholders disagree about the effect of the deleted phrase.
Net effect: The bill is a targeted, technical change that reduces or clarifies the text required in certain solicitations. Compliance burden is likely to decline slightly (shorter required language), but a brief period of interpretation and guidance may follow. There is no new funding, no new criminal or civil penalties introduced by this amendment, and no direct impact on federal budgets or state/local governments.
Last progress February 18, 2025 (11 months ago)
Introduced on February 18, 2025 by Mark E. Amodei
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.