H.R. 8977

Summary

H.R. 8977, the EFFIE Act, was introduced in the House on May 21, 2026 by Rep. Michael Lawler (R). It was referred to Administration, and last saw action on May 21, 2026: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 8977 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 8977 IH: End Fraudulent Filings that Interfere with Elections Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-21
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8977  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 21, 2026   Mr. Lawler  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on  the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it a felony offense for any person who is seeking to be a candidate in an election for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a person to knowingly fraudulently sign any materials or documentation required to be filed as a condition of ballot access for such election, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   End Fraudulent Filings that Interfere with Elections Act   or the   EFFIE Act  .
2.
Penalties for certain fraudulent activity with respect to campaigns 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:
324.
Fraudulent activity with respect to ballot access in an election for Federal office
(a)
In general
No person who is seeking to be a candidate in an election for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a person shall knowingly fraudulently sign any materials or documentation required to be submitted as a condition of ballot access for such election.
(b)
Penalties
Any violation of this section shall be a felony punishable upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $250,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both.
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(b)
Effective date
This section and the amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

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To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it a felony offense for any person who is seeking to be a candidate in an election for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a person to knowingly fraudulently sign any materials or documentation required to be filed as a condition of ballot access for such election, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Michael Lawler (R) sponsors H.R. 8977 alone.

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 8977 went before 2 committees: Judiciary and Committee on House Administration.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · May 21, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Committee on House Administration

Committee on House Administration

Referred To · May 21, 2026 · 196 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8977 has taken 2 actions since May 21, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8977 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8977 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• EFFIE Act — Display Title
• EFFIE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• End Fraudulent Filings that Interfere with Elections Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it a felony offense for any person who is seeking to be a candidate in an election for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a person to knowingly fraudulently sign any materials or documentation required to be filed as a condition of ballot access for such election, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8977 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Medicare/Medicaid.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8977 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8977’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8977, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 87 (Thursday, May 21, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LAWLER:H.R. 8977.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H3725]

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