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H.R. 4511

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4511, the Uncheck the Box Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 17, 2025 by Rep. Mike Levin (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Administration, and last saw action on Jul 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Record

Text

H.R. 4511 has 4 co-sponsors.

hb4511/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4511 IH: Uncheck the Box Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-17
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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. 4511  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 17, 2025   Mr. Levin  (for himself,  Mr. LaLota ,  Mr. Neguse , and  Mr. Obernolte ) 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 the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Uncheck the Box Act  .
2.
Restrictions on solicitation and acceptance of recurring contributions or donations in campaigns for election for Federal office
(a)
Restrictions
Section 324 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30126 ) is amended to read as follows:
324.
Restrictions on solicitation and acceptance of recurring contributions or donations
(a)
In general
(1)
Restrictions on solicitation
A person may not solicit a recurring contribution to a political committee, a recurring contribution to fund an independent expenditure, or a recurring donation to fund an electioneering communication by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis.
(2)
Restrictions on acceptance
A political committee may not accept a contribution which was made on a recurring basis, a person funding an independent expenditure may not accept a contribution to fund the expenditure which was made on a recurring basis, and a person funding an electioneering communication may not accept a donation to fund the communication which was made on a recurring basis, unless the contributor or donor gave affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis.
(3)
Treatment of passive actions
For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), a contributor or donor who does not take an affirmative action to make or agree to make a contribution or donation on a recurring basis, including a contributor or donor who engages only in a passive action such as failing to uncheck a pre-checked box authorizing a recurring contribution or donation, shall not be considered to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis.
(b)
Responsibilities of persons accepting contributions or donations
A person accepting a contribution or donation described in subsection (a) which is made on a recurring basis shall meet the following requirements with respect to each recurrence of the contribution or donation:
(1)
Upon receiving the initial contribution or donation and each subsequent recurrence of the contribution or donation, the person shall provide the contributor or donor with a receipt that clearly and conspicuously discloses all of the material terms of the contribution or donation, including a statement of the date and amount of the next recurrence of the contribution or donation.
(2)
In addition to the information required to be provided under paragraph (1), the person shall include in each communication with the contributor or donor which relates to the contribution or donation all of the information the contributor or donor needs to cancel any subsequent recurrence of the contribution or donation.
(3)
Upon request of the contributor or donor, the person shall immediately cancel all subsequent recurrences of the contribution or donation which would otherwise be made after receiving the request.
 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the earlier of—
(1)
the date on which the Federal Election Commission promulgates regulations to carry out section 324 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as amended by subsection (a)); or
(2)
the expiration of the 180-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-07-17
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jul 17, 2025

hb4511/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (07/17/2025)

Uncheck the Box Act

This bill places restrictions on recurring political contributions or donations.

Specifically, the bill prohibits any person from soliciting a recurring contribution or donation for a political committee, an independent expenditure, or an electioneering communication by any method that does not require the affirmative consent of the contributor or donor. In addition, the bill prohibits a political committee, a person funding an independent expenditure, or a person funding an electioneering communication from accepting a recurring contribution or donation unless the contributor or donor gave affirmative consent. This affirmative consent cannot be a passive action by the contributor or donor, such as failing to uncheck a prechecked box.

Further, any person who accepts a recurring contribution or donation must (1) provide a receipt for the initial contribution or donation and for each recurrence that clearly and conspicuously discloses all material terms, (2) provide all information needed to cancel the recurring contribution or donation in each communication with the contributor or donor, and (3) immediately cancel recurring contributions or donations upon request of the contributor or donor.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Levin (D) sponsors H.R. 4511, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4511 went before 1 committee: Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration
Committee on House Administration
Referred To · Jul 17, 2025 · 196 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4511 has taken 2 actions since Jul 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 17, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 17, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.Committee on House Administration

Votes

H.R. 4511 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4511 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Uncheck the Box Act — Display Title
  • Uncheck the Box Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4511 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. 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 Government Issues.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC.—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC.12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ERIC KASHDAN112
JO DEUTSCH112
NICOLE HANSEN112

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC.CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC.2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC.CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4511 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4511’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr4511/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4511, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 123 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LEVIN:H.R. 4511.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3476]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com