H.R. 8738 · 119th Congress · pending

FEC Administrative Improvements Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Latest official action 2026-07-14 · Referred

The bill, briefly

FEC Administrative Improvements Act This bill expands electronic filing requirements and allows political committees to make disbursements by methods other than check. First, current law requires the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to make electronic filing mandatory for political committees and others required to file with the FEC who, in a calendar year, have, or have reason to expect to have, total contributions or expenditures exceeding a threshold amount set by the FEC (which is currently $50,000). Many independent expenditure reports are also subject to mandatory electronic filing. However, the current mandatory electronic filing provision does not apply to certain reports. This bill expands the types of reports that are required to be filed electronically to include electioneering communications (subject to the threshold amount). Second, current law requires political committees to maintain at least one campaign depository account and make all disbursements (other than petty cash disbursements) by check drawn on such accounts. This bill removes the requirement that disbursements must be made by check drawn on campaign depository accounts. Therefore, the bill allows political committees to make disbursements in other forms (e.g., credit or debit cards).

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Congressional Research Service · 2026-05-12

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

The reports below name this bill and disclose an organization’s overall lobbying expenses or a firm’s client income for the period. They can cover many bills and issues. These amounts are not payments to the bill or its politicians.

No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.

2,409 latest lobbying reports imported. Some source imports are still in progress.

Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

Sponsor

Joseph D. Morelle

House · NY District 25 · Democratic

$928,369PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Laurel M. Lee

House · FL District 15 · Republican

$895,512PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Bryan Steil

House · WI District 1 · Republican

$1,704,694PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Terri A. Sewell

House · AL District 7 · Democratic

$1,647,750PAC receipts · 2025–2026

3 of 3 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000

Joseph D. Morelle · Sponsor · $10,000

Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000

Bryan Steil · Cosponsor · $10,000

Terri A. Sewell · Cosponsor · $10,000

The bill, briefly

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Politicians behind the bill

Joseph D. Morelle

Laurel M. Lee

Bryan Steil

Terri A. Sewell

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

What happened after enactment?