,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #higg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbf,mr4  
,lawler introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,house ,administration1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,federal ,election ,campaign  
,act of #aiga to make it a felony       
offense for any person who is seeking to
 be a candidate in an election for      
,federal office or an employee or agent 
of such a person to knowingly           
fraudulently sign any materials or      
documentation required to be filed as a 
condition of ballot access for such     
election1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,end ,fraudulent ,filings that     
,interfere with ,elections ,act or the  

,,effie ,act4  #b4 ,penalties for       
certain fraudulent activity with respect
 to campaigns for ,federal office  7a7  
,restrictions ,section #cbd of the      
,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of    
#aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabf7 is amended 
to read as follows3  #cbd4 ,fraudulent  
activity with respect to ballot access  
in an election for ,federal office  7a7 
,in general ,no person who is seeking to
 be a candidate in an election for      
,federal office or an employee or agent 
of such a person shall knowingly        
fraudulently sign any materials or      
documentation required to be submitted  
as a condition of ballot access for such
 election4  7b7 ,penalties ,any         
violation of this section shall be a    
felony punishable upon conviction by a  
fine in any amount not exceeding        
#bej1jjj1 or imprisonment of not more   
than #e years1 or both4  4  7b7         
,effective date ,this section and the   
amendment made by this section shall    
take effect on the date of the enactment

 of this ,act4