[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 473 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 473

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit nonparty 
   multicandidate political committee contributions in elections for 
                Federal office, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 21, 1997

Mr. Gilchrest 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 nonparty 
   multicandidate political committee contributions in elections for 
                Federal office, and for other purposes.

    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).''.

SEC. 2. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS 
              FROM INDIVIDUAL NONRESIDENTS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL 
              DISTRICT.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a), as amended by section 1, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
    ``(j) A candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate 
or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not accept contributions 
from an individual who is not a resident of the congressional district 
involved.''.
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