H.R. 406 (112th): To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees of the candidate in the event of the death of the candidate.

Introduced:
Jan 24, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Walter Jones Jr. [R-NC3]
Status:
Died (Passed House)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 186 on Jan 04, 2013. See H.R. 186 for current action on this subject.

The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 10, 2012 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Jan 24, 2011
Referred to Committee Jan 24, 2011
Reported by Committee Jul 19, 2012
Passed House Sep 10, 2012
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
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Last updated Sep 11, 2012.
5 pages

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9/10/2012--Passed House without amendment.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced.
The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election to federal office to:
(1) designate an individual for each of a candiate's authorized campaign committees who will be authorized to disburse funds of the committee in the event of the candidate's death, and
(2) designate another individual to carry out the responsibilities of the designated individual in the event of the death or incapacity of the designated individual or the designated individual's unwillingness to carry out the responsibilities.
Prescribes procedures for filing and revoking such a designation.
Permits the filing of a designation to contain the candidate's instructions regarding the disbursement of funds.

House Republican Conference Summary

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Background

Under current law, the responsibility of disbursing campaign funds in the event of the candidate’s death lies with the campaign treasurer.

Summary

H.R. 406 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1972 to permit candidates for election to federal office to designate an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the committee in the event of the death of the candidate. In addition, the bill would prescribe procedures for filing and revoking such a designation, and permit the filing to contain the candidate’s instructions regarding the disbursement of funds. The bill would also allow the candidate to designate a second individual to perform those functions in the event of the death or incapacity of the first designated individual or the designated individual’s unwillingness to carry out the responsibilities.

Cost

According to CBO, implementing H.R. 406 would cost the FEC about $500,000 in 2013, subject to the availability of appropriated funds. While enacting H.R. 406 could affect federal revenues by increasing collections of fines for violations of campaign finance law, CBO estimates that any additional revenues and direct spending under H.R. 406 would be insignificant due to the small number of anticipated violations.

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