3.0.0 6197 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z House H HR 2012-07-25 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California:H.R. 6197.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution, which grantsCongress the authority to make laws governing the time,place, and manner of holding Federal elections.[Page H5292]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2012-07-25T14:01:40Z 2012-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2012-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000517 Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] DANIEL LUNGREN R CA EDWARD 3 N Government Operations and Politics Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Political advertising Government Operations and Politics 00 2012-07-25 Introduced in House 2012-09-18T17:23:43Z Candidate Accountability Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit to $50,000 in a federal election the aggregate contributions any person may make to any candidate and the candidate's authorized committees during the 5-day period ending on the election date.

Sunsets all other current federal election contributions limits as of December 31, 2012.

Repeals current restrictions and requirements on independent and coordinated election expenditures by political party committees after the party nominates a candidate. Replaces them with a special rule for direct costs of communications. Subjects to specified limitations the direct costs incurred by a political committee of a political party for a communication made in connection with the campaign of a candidate for federal office only if the communication is controlled by, or made at the direction of, the candidate or an authorized committee of the candidate.

Requires each political committee to post mandatory contribution information on its public website: (1) within 7 days after receiving the contribution, or (2) within 2 days if the aggregate contributions of the contributor exceed $10,000.

]]> Candidate Accountability Act Short Titles as Introduced Candidate Accountability Act Display Title Candidate Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to eliminate certain contribution limitations, to require political committees to post information on contributions received by the committees on the websites of such committees, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-07-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6197ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6197ih.xml 2012-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.