Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act
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What This Bill Does
This bill requires federal election candidates to disclose whether they are citizens of any country other than the United States. Candidates must include this information in the official statement they file when they set up their main campaign committee. The bill is called the "Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act."
Who It Affects
Candidates for federal office who designate a principal campaign committee (the main fundraising and spending group for a campaign).
Key Provisions
• Candidates must disclose in their statement of candidacy if they hold citizenship in any country other than the United States (Sec. 2(a))
What Changes
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 currently requires candidates to file a statement when they set up their principal campaign committee. This bill adds a requirement that candidates must include disclosure information about foreign citizenship in that same statement if they hold citizenship in another country.
Important Definitions
None defined in bill text.
Effective Date
The amendment takes effect on the date the bill becomes law (Sec. 2(b)).
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