[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 276 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 276

     To prohibit candidates for Federal office from using campaign 
            contributions for inherently personal purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

  Mr. Jacobs introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on House Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
     To prohibit candidates for Federal office from using campaign 
            contributions for inherently personal purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INHERENTLY PERSONAL 
              PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end of the 
following new section:

 ``prohibition of use of contributions for inherently personal purposes

    ``Sec. 323. (a) An individual who receives contributions as a 
candidate for Federal office--
            ``(1) may use such contributions only for legitimate and 
        verifiable campaign expenses;
            ``(2) may not accept any salary or similar payment from 
        such contributions; and
            ``(3) may not use such contributions for any inherently 
        personal purpose.
    ``(b) As used in this subsection--
            ``(1) the term `campaign expenses' means expenses 
        attributable solely to bona fide campaign purposes; and
            ``(2) the term `inherently personal purpose' means a 
        purpose that, by its nature, is for personal benefit, and such 
        term includes a home mortgage payment, clothing purchase, 
        noncampaign automobile expense, and any other inherently 
        personal living expense.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to contributions received after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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