H.R. 4511

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4511 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4511

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the 
solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in 
a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not 
require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making 
the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 17, 2025

Mr. Levin (for himself, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Neguse, and Mr. Obernolte) 
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 prohibit the 
solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in 
a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not 
require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making 
the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, 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 ``Uncheck the Box Act''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON SOLICITATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF RECURRING 
CONTRIBUTIONS OR DONATIONS IN CAMPAIGNS FOR ELECTION FOR 
FEDERAL OFFICE.

(a) Restrictions.--Section 324 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30126) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 324. RESTRICTIONS ON SOLICITATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF RECURRING 
CONTRIBUTIONS OR DONATIONS.

``(a) In General.--
``(1) Restrictions on solicitation.--A person may not 
solicit a recurring contribution to a political committee, a 
recurring contribution to fund an independent expenditure, or a 
recurring donation to fund an electioneering communication by 
any method which does not require the contributor or donor to 
give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation 
on a recurring basis.
``(2) Restrictions on acceptance.--A political committee 
may not accept a contribution which was made on a recurring 
basis, a person funding an independent expenditure may not 
accept a contribution to fund the expenditure which was made on 
a recurring basis, and a person funding an electioneering 
communication may not accept a donation to fund the 
communication which was made on a recurring basis, unless the 
contributor or donor gave affirmative consent to making the 
contribution or donation on a recurring basis.
``(3) Treatment of passive actions.--For purposes of 
paragraphs (1) and (2), a contributor or donor who does not 
take an affirmative action to make or agree to make a 
contribution or donation on a recurring basis, including a 
contributor or donor who engages only in a passive action such 
as failing to uncheck a pre-checked box authorizing a recurring 
contribution or donation, shall not be considered to give 
affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a 
recurring basis.
``(b) Responsibilities of Persons Accepting Contributions or 
Donations.--A person accepting a contribution or donation described in 
subsection (a) which is made on a recurring basis shall meet the 
following requirements with respect to each recurrence of the 
contribution or donation:
``(1) Upon receiving the initial contribution or donation 
and each subsequent recurrence of the contribution or donation, 
the person shall provide the contributor or donor with a 
receipt that clearly and conspicuously discloses all of the 
material terms of the contribution or donation, including a 
statement of the date and amount of the next recurrence of the 
contribution or donation.
``(2) In addition to the information required to be 
provided under paragraph (1), the person shall include in each 
communication with the contributor or donor which relates to 
the contribution or donation all of the information the 
contributor or donor needs to cancel any subsequent recurrence 
of the contribution or donation.
``(3) Upon request of the contributor or donor, the person 
shall immediately cancel all subsequent recurrences of the 
contribution or donation which would otherwise be made after 
receiving the request.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take 
effect on the earlier of--
(1) the date on which the Federal Election Commission 
promulgates regulations to carry out section 324 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as amended by subsection (a)); 
or
(2) the expiration of the 180-day period which begins on 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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