Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act to require that a candidate’s statement of candidacy disclose whether the candidate holds citizenship of any country other than the United States. If the candidate is a citizen of another country, the statement must identify that other country.
Liberals emphasize privacy and anti-discrimination concerns.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped substantive change that directly amends the Federal Election Campaign Act to add a single disclosure requirement for candidates regarding non-U.S. citizenship.
This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act to require that a candidate’s statement of candidacy disclose whether the candidate holds citizenship of any country other than the United States.
If the candidate is a citizen of another country, the statement must identify that other country.
The amendment takes effect on enactment and applies to the principal campaign committee designation under FECA.
Low-cost, narrow bill with political sensitivity; possible House approval but significant Senate and legal obstacles reduce overall odds.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped substantive change that directly amends the Federal Election Campaign Act to add a single disclosure requirement for candidates regarding non-U.S. citizenship.
Liberals emphasize privacy and anti-discrimination concerns.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Liberals emphasize privacy and anti-discrimination concerns.
Likely skeptical or opposed; views dual citizenship disclosure as a privacy and civil-rights concern.
Would worry the law stigmatizes immigrants and could be used to target minority candidates.
Ambivalent: values transparency but worries about privacy, implementation, and legal risks.
Would weigh the straightforward disclosure benefit against possible chilling effects and constitutional questions.
Likely supportive; sees the bill as a reasonable transparency and national-security measure.
Views disclosure as important to assess candidate allegiances and foreign influence risks.
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Low-cost, narrow bill with political sensitivity; possible House approval but significant Senate and legal obstacles reduce overall odds.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals emphasize privacy and anti-discrimination concerns.
Low-cost, narrow bill with political sensitivity; possible House approval but significant Senate and legal obstacles reduce overall odds.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped substantive change that directly amends the Federal Election Campaign Act to add a single disclosure requirement for candidates regarding non-U.S…
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