H. R. 8977

EFFIE Act

Shown here: Introduced in House (2026-05-21)

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it a felony offense for any person who is seeking to be a candidate in an election for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a person to knowingly fraudulently sign any materials or documentation required to be filed as a condition of ballot access for such election, and for other purposes.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “End Fraudulent Filings that Interfere with Elections Act” or the “EFFIE Act”.

2. Penalties for certain fraudulent activity with respect to campaigns 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. Fraudulent activity with respect to ballot access in an election for Federal office
(a) In general
No person who is seeking to be a candidate in an election for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a person shall knowingly fraudulently sign any materials or documentation required to be submitted as a condition of ballot access for such election.
(b) Penalties
Any violation of this section shall be a felony punishable upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $250,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both.

(b) Effective date

This section and the amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

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