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    U.S. Representatives Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Dan Goldman (NY-10) announced they are joining forces to introduce the “Stopping Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker” – or “SANTOS” – Act in the 118th Congress.

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    U.S. Representatives Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Dan Goldman (NY-10) announced they are joining forces to introduce the “Stopping Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker” – or “SANTOS” – Act in the 118th Congress.

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    (Original Signature of Member)

    H. R. ll
    118TH CONGRESS
    1ST SESSION

    To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require a candidate


    for Congress to file additional information about a candidate’s edu-
    cational background, military service, and employment history, and for
    other purposes.

    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

    Mr. TORRES of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred
    to the Committee on llllllllllllll

    A BILL
    To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
    require a candidate for Congress to file additional infor-
    mation about a candidate’s educational background, mili-
    tary service, and employment history, and for other pur-
    poses.

    1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-


    2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
    3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stopping Another Non


    5 Truthful Office Seeker Act’’ or the ‘‘SANTOS Act’’.

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    2
    1 SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM CAN-

    2 DIDATES FOR CONGRESS.

    3 (a) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—Section 302(e) of the


    4 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C.
    5 30102(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    6 ‘‘(6) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED

    7 FROM CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS.—Any individual


    8 who is a candidate for the House of Representatives
    9 or for the Senate shall include, in the designation re-
    10 quired under paragraph (1), the following:
    11 ‘‘(A) The educational background of the
    12 candidate.
    13 ‘‘(B) The military service of the candidate,
    14 if any.
    15 ‘‘(C) The employment history of the can-
    16 didate.’’.
    17 (b) PENALTY.—Section 309(d)(1) of such Act (52
    18 U.S.C. 30109(d)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the
    19 following:
    20 ‘‘(E) Any individual who knowingly and willfully vio-
    21 lates section 302(e)(6), including an individual who know-
    22 ingly and willfully provides false information described in
    23 section 302(e)(6), shall be fined $100,000, imprisoned for
    24 1 year, or both.’’.

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    3
    1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
    2 this section shall apply with respect to elections held on
    3 or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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