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H.R. 415

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 415, the Stop Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 15, 2025 by Rep. Brendan Boyle (D). It was referred to Administration, and last saw action on Jan 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Record

Text

H.R. 415 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb415/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 415 IH: Stop Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-15
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 415  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 15, 2025   Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on House Administration    A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit individuals holding Federal office from directly soliciting contributions to or on behalf of any political committee under such Act, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop Act  .
2.
Prohibiting direct solicitation of campaign contributions or funds for Federal election activity by Federal officeholders
(a)
Prohibition
Section 323(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30125(e) ) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
(2)
Prohibiting direct solicitations for Federal election purposes by Federal officeholders
(A)
Prohibition
In addition to the prohibitions on soliciting funds set forth under paragraph (1), an individual holding Federal office shall not solicit funds directly from any person—
(i)
for or on behalf of any political committee; or
(ii)
for or on behalf of any person for use for Federal election activity (as defined in section 301(20)).
(B)
Rule of construction regarding participation in fundraising events
Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to prohibit an individual holding Federal office from participating in a fundraising event, including planning or attending the event, speaking at the event, or serving as a featured guest at the event, so long as the individual does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection with the event.
 .
(b)
Conforming amendment relating to attendance at State and local political party fundraising events
Section 323(e)(4) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 30125(e)(4) ), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended—
(1)
by striking  Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or subsection (b)(2)(C),  and inserting  Notwithstanding paragraph (1), paragraph (2), or subsection (b)(2)(C), ; and
(2)
by striking the period at the end and inserting the following:  , so long as, in the case of an individual holding Federal office, the individual does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection with the event. .
3.
Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to solicitations made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-15
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 15, 2025

hb415/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/15/2025)

Stop Act

This bill prohibits federal officeholders from directly soliciting contributions for certain federal election purposes.

Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal officeholder from soliciting funds directly from any person (1) for or on behalf of any political committee, or (2) for or on the behalf of any person for use for federal election activity. However, a federal officeholder may participate in a fundraising event (e.g., planning, attending, or speaking at an event), as long as the federal officeholder does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection with the event.

Sponsors

Rep. Brendan Boyle (D) sponsors H.R. 415 alone.

Brendan Boyle

Rep. · D–PA-2 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 415 went before 1 committee: Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration
Committee on House Administration
Referred To · Jan 15, 2025 · 196 Bills

Actions

H.R. 415 has taken 2 actions since Jan 15, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 15, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.Committee on House Administration

Votes

H.R. 415 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 415 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Stop Act — Display Title
  • To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit individuals holding Federal office from directly soliciting contributions to or on behalf of any political committee under such Act, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Stop Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 415 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
COMMON CAUSE—District of Columbia17—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
COMMON CAUSE17—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
VIRGINIA KASE SOLOMON117
OMAR NOURELDIN115
AARON SCHERB113
PRESTON MITCHUM112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 415 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 1 legislative subject.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 415’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr415/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 415 carries 1 of CRS’s legislative subject: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation.

hr415/subjects.txt
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 415, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:H.R. 415.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H186]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com