Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “On the Clock Act”.
On the Clock Act
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit Members of Congress from making direct and personal solicitations of campaign funds when Congress is in session, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Prohibiting Members of Congress from making direct and personal solicitations of campaign funds while in session
Prohibition— Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“325. Prohibiting Members of Congress from making direct and personal solicitations of campaign funds while in session
“(a) Prohibition—An individual holding the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not make a direct and personal solicitation of funds in connection with an election for Federal office or an election for State or local office—
“(1) in the case of an individual holding the office of Senator, on any day on which the Senate is in session, other than during the portion of the day which occurs before the Senate convenes and the portion of the day which occurs after the Senate adjourns; or
“(2) in the case of an individual holding the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, on any day on which the House of Representatives is in session, other than during the portion of the day which occurs before the House convenes and the portion of the day which occurs after the House adjourns.
“(b) Exception for pro forma sessions—Subsection (a) does not apply—
“(1) in the case of paragraph (1) of subsection (a), to a day on which the Senate convenes solely in a pro forma session; and
“(2) in the case of paragraph (2) of subsection (a), to a day on which the House of Representatives convenes solely in a pro forma session.”
Effective date— The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring after December 2022.