The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
HR 9488

Sponsored by Bryan Steil (R)

SHIELD Act

Would have required online political donations to use verified card details and banned gift cards.

Tradeoff

Would have required online donors to give extra card details or proof of U.S. residence or citizenship. Would have banned gift certificates and store gift cards as donations.

What's in it

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Insignificant effect on direct spending and revenues; CBO estimates any additional criminal fine and civil penalty collections would not be significant.

The insignificant federal cost reflects only the possible extra fines and penalties from enforcement; the real impact falls on political committees that must now collect card verification values, billing address proof, and stop accepting gift cards.

H.R. 9488, SHIELD Act · Dec 2024

The House passed this bill by on December 16, 2024. The Senate never voted on it before the 118th Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Sep 6, 2024)

  2. House

    Committee on House Administration(Sep 6, 2024)

  3. House

    The Committee on House Administration voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Sep 11, 2024)

    Committee report H. Rept. 118-696.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 16, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.