[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 354 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 354

    To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
   individuals who are not citizens of the United States from making 
    contributions in connection with an election for Federal office.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 1997

  Mr. Thomas 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 
   individuals who are not citizens of the United States from making 
    contributions in connection with an election for Federal office.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITING NON-CITIZEN INDIVIDUALS FROM MAKING 
              CONTRIBUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    (a) Prohibition Applicable to All Non-Citizens.--Section 319(b)(2) 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e(b)(2)) is 
amended by striking ``and who is not lawfully admitted'' and all that 
follows and inserting a period.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to contributions or expenditures made on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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