To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to improve the electoral process by permitting electronic filing and preservation of Federal Election Commission reports, and for other purposes.
Public Law 104-79 · H.R. 2527 · 104th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Dec 28, 1995 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Thomas (R-CA-21)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Federal Election Act of 1971 to: (1) permit electronic filing and preservation of Federal Election Commission (Commission) reports; (2) waive duplicate filing requirements for States with electronic access to Commission reports; and (3) require filing of House of Representatives election reports with the Commission rather than with the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Dec 28, 1995Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 104-79.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 21, 1995PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 20, 1995FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Dec 14, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Rules and Administration Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Rules and Administration Committee
- Nov 14, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Rules and Administration Committee
- Nov 13, 1995FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Thomas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 25, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Committee on House Administration
- Oct 24, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Committee on House Administration
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.