,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac     
,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1 ,mr4
 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4   
,l>son ( ,connecticut1 & ,mr4 ,brady (  
,p5nsylvania7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se   
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !    
,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 
to prohibit c]ta9 ,/ate election        
adm9i/ration (ficials f actively        
p>ticipat+ 9 electoral campaigns4  #a4  
,%ort ,title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,f$]al ,election ,integrity ,act (      
#bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--   
7#a7 *ief ,/ate election adm9i/ration   
(ficials h s]v$ on political campaigns =
 ,f$]al c&idates ^: elections ^?        
(ficials w sup]vise2  7#b7 su* p>tisan  
activity by ! *ief ,/ate election       
adm9i/ration (ficial1 an individual *>g$
 ) c]tify+ ! validity ( an election1    
repres5ts a fundam5tal conflict ( int]e/
 t may prev5t ! (ficial f ensur+ a fair 

& accurate election2  7#c7 ?is conflict 
imp$es ! legal duty ( *ief ,/ate        
election adm9i/ration (ficials to       
sup]vise ,f$]al elections1 und]m9es !   
integrity ( ,f$]al elections1 & dim9i%es
 ! p's confid5ce 9 our electoral sy/em  
by ca/+ d\bt on ! results ( ,f$]al      
elections2  7#d7 ! ,supreme ,c\rt has   
long recogniz$ t ,congress's p[] to     
regulate ,congressional elections "u    
,article ,i1 ,section #d1 ,clause #a ( !
 ,con/itution is bo? pl5>y & p[]ful2 &  
7#e7 ! ,supreme ,c\rt & num]\s appellate
 c\rts h recogniz$ t ! broad p[] giv5 to
 ,congress ov] ,congressional elections 
ext5ds to ,presid5tial elections4  #c4  
,prohibition on campaign activities by  
*ief ,/ate election adm9i/ration        
(ficials  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,title ,,iii ( !
 ,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga
 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #dca et seq47 is am5d$ by
 ins]t+ aft] section #cai ! foll[+ new  
section3  #cai;,a4 ,campaign activities 
by *ief ,/ate election adm9i/ration     
(ficials  7a7 ,prohibition ,x %all be   

unlawful = a *ief ,/ate election        
adm9i/ration (ficial to take an active  
"p 9 political managem5t or 9 a         
political campaign ) respect to any     
election = ,f$]al (fice ov] :i* su*     
(ficial has sup]visory au?ority4  7b7   
,*ief ,/ate election adm9i/ration       
(ficial ,! t]m *ief ,/ate election      
adm9i/ration (ficial means ! highe/     
,/ate (ficial ) responsibility = !      
adm9i/ration ( ,f$]al elections "u ,/ate
 law4  7c7 ,active "p 9 political       
managem5t or 9 a political campaign ,!  
t]m active "p 9 political managem5t or 9
 a political campaign means--  7#a7 s]v+
 z a memb] ( an au?oriz$ committee ( a  
c&idate = ,f$]al (fice2  7#b7 ! use (   
(ficial au?ority or influ5ce = ! purpose
 ( int]f]+ ) or affect+ ! result ( an   
election = ,f$]al (fice2  7#c7 !        
solicitation1 acceptance1 or receipt ( a
 contribution f any p]son on behalf ( a 
c&idate = ,f$]al (fice2 &  7#d7 any o!r 
act :i* w\ld be prohibit$ "u p>agraph   
7#b7 or 7#c7 ( section #gcbc7;b7 ( title

 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 if tak5 by an 
individual to :om su* p>agraph applies  
7o!r ?an any prohibition on runn+ =     
public (fice74  7d7 ,exception =        
,campaigns ( ,(ficial or ,imm$iate      
,family ,memb]s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,?is     
section does n apply to a *ief ,/ate    
election adm9i/ration (ficial ) respect 
to an election = ,f$]al (fice 9 :i* !   
(ficial or an imm$iate family memb] ( ! 
(ficial is a c&idate4  7#b7 ,imm$iate   
family memb] def9$ ,9 p>agraph 7#a71 !  
t]m imm$iate family memb] means1 )      
respect to a c&idate1 a fa!r1 "m1 son1  
daught]1 bro!r1 si/]1 husb&1 wife1      
fa!r-9-law1 or "m-9-law4  4  7b7        
,effective ,date ,! am5dm5ts made by    
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
elections = ,f$]al (fice held aft]      
,decemb] #bjac4