[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 138 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 138

    To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
     contributions by nonparty multicandidate political committees.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
     contributions by nonparty multicandidate political committees.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY NONPARTY MULTICANDIDATE 
              POLITICAL COMMITTEES IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no 
nonparty multicandidate political committee may make any contribution 
to a candidate for Federal office.
    ``(2) As used in this subsection, the term `multicandidate 
political committee' has the meaning given that term in subsection 
(a)(4).''.
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