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H. Rept. 119-747 1 (2026-07-13)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                        2d Session  J  HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           119-747







                              CAMPAIGN FINANCE TRANSPARENCY ACT




                      JULY 13, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                        the Union and ordered to be printed




                         Mr.  STEIL, from the Committee  on  House Administration,
                                          submitted  the  following



                                              REPORT


                                            [To accompany H.R. 8720]

                      The  Committee   on House  Administration,  to whom   was referred
                    the bill (H.R. 8720) to amend   the Federal  Election Campaign   Act
                    of 1971  to modify requirements   regarding contributions related to
                    elections for Federal office and to improve the operation of the Fed-
                    eral Election  Commission,  and  for other purposes,  having consid-
                    ered  the same, reports favorably  thereon with an  amendment and
                    recommends   that the bill as amended  do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
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                    Purpose and Sum m ary ........................................................................................... .  4
                    Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  4
                    R elated H earings  .....................................................................................................  7
                    Com m ittee Consideration  ........................................................................................  8
                    C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  8
                    Com m ittee Oversight  Findings  ...............................................................................  10
                    Perform ance Goals  and  Objectives  .........................................................................  10
                    Congressional Budget Office Estimates and New Budget Authority ..................  10
                    Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  10
                    Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  .............................................................................  10
                    Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  10
                    Earm ark Identification  ...........................................................................................  10
                    Duplication of Federal Program s  ...........................................................................  11
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  .....................................................  11
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................            12

                      The  amendment   is as follows:
                      Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:

                    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
                      This Act may be cited as the Campaign Finance Transparency Act.


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