The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2026
HR 8738 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Joseph D. Morelle (D)

FEC Administrative Improvements Act

Expands electronic filing rules for political committees and allows disbursements by card instead of check.

Tradeoff

Makes campaign finance reporting more digital and flexible. No offsetting cost or revenue impact cited.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs the Federal Election Commission less than $500,000 over the 2026-2031 period.

The $500,000 is just the federal administrative cost for the FEC to implement new reporting rules and electronic filing requirements—the actual burden of the policy falls on federal political campaigns and committees, which must file more detailed reports electronically.

H.R. 8738, FEC Administrative Improvements Act · Jul 2026

Passed the House by on July 13, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (May 12, 2026)

  2. House

    Committee on House Administration(May 12, 2026)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 11 - 0(May 14, 2026)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 13, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Rules and Administration(Jul 14, 2026)