To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5734.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-262 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Committee on House Administration on November 2, 2023.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported November 2, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/262

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5734, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5734

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  236e90516ed5323d341a6c253f5e161221f6358ca63f4b5208b0cbb88ee171d0

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. STEIL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 156, September 26, 2023, Page H4501):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: This bill would create a clean extension of the Federal Election Commission's Administrative Fine Program through December 31, 2033.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 26, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  Statement length

  444 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5734, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5734

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  236e90516ed5323d341a6c253f5e161221f6358ca63f4b5208b0cbb88ee171d0

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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