[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9488 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9488
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the
disclosure of the card verification value as a condition of the
acceptance of online contributions made through the use of credit or
debit cards in elections for Federal office and to prohibit the
acceptance of contributions made through the use of gift cards and
prepaid credit cards in such elections, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 6, 2024
Mr. Steil (for himself, Mrs. Bice, Ms. Lee of Florida, and Mr.
D'Esposito) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
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A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the
disclosure of the card verification value as a condition of the
acceptance of online contributions made through the use of credit or
debit cards in elections for Federal office and to prohibit the
acceptance of contributions made through the use of gift cards and
prepaid credit cards in such elections, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Handling of Internet
Electronic Donations Act'' or the ``SHIELD Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF CARD VERIFICATION VALUE AS CONDITION OF
ACCEPTANCE OF ONLINE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE USING CREDIT OR
DEBIT CARDS IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
(a) Requirement.--Section 302 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(j)(1) No political committee shall accept any Internet credit or
debit card contribution unless--
``(A) the individual or entity making such contribution is
required, at the time such individual makes such contribution,
to disclose the card verification value of such credit or debit
card; and
``(B)(i) the billing address associated with such credit or
debit card is located in the United States; or
``(ii) in the case of a contribution made by an individual
who is a United States national or lawful permanent resident
living outside of the United States, the individual provides
the committee with--
``(I) the United States mailing address the
individual uses for voter registration purposes;
``(II) a copy of the individual's United States
passport;
``(III) a copy of the individual's permanent
resident card; or
``(IV) a copy of a comparable acceptable
identification document, or the unique identifying
number from such a document, for the individual.
``(2) Notwithstanding subsection (b) or (c), in the case of an
Internet credit or debit card contribution--
``(A) no later than 10 days after receiving the
contribution, the person who receives the contribution shall
forward to the treasurer such contribution, the name and
address of the person making the contribution, and the date of
receipt; and
``(B) the treasurer of a political committee shall keep an
account of the name and address of any person making any such
contribution, together with the date and amount of such
contribution by any person.
``(3) In this subsection, the term `Internet credit or debit card
contribution' means a contribution that--
``(A) is made using a credit or debit card; and
``(B) is received through an Internet website.''.
(b) Regulations.--
(1) Deadline.--Not later than 10 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Federal Election Commission shall
promulgate regulations to carry out the amendments made by
subsection (a).
(2) Consultation with credit card payment networks.--In
promulgating regulations under paragraph (1), the Commission
shall consult with representatives of payment card networks, as
defined under section 921(c) of the Electronic Fund Transfer
Act (15 U.S.C. 1693o-2(c)).
(c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to contributions made after the expiration of the
180-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITING ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS MADE USING GIFT CARDS
AND PREPAID CREDIT CARDS IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
(a) Prohibition.--Section 302 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102), as amended by section 2(a), is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(k) No political committee shall accept a contribution made
through the use of a general-use prepaid card, gift certificate, or
store gift card, as such terms are defined, respectively, under section
915(a) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693l-1(a)).''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to contributions made after the expiration of the
180-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. PROHIBITING AIDING OR ABETTING MAKING OF CONTRIBUTION IN THE
NAME OF ANOTHER.
Section 320 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C.
30122) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``No
person shall knowingly direct, help, or assist any person in making a
contribution in the name of another person.''.
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