[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4790 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4790

     To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to ban the 
  acceptance of cash contributions greater than $100 in campaigns for 
                      election for Federal office.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 10, 1998

 Mr. Redmond 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 ban the 
  acceptance of cash contributions greater than $100 in campaigns for 
                      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. BANNING ACCEPTANCE OF CASH CONTRIBUTIONS GREATER THAN $100.

    (a) In General.--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) No candidate or political committee may accept any 
contributions of currency of the United States or currency of any 
foreign country from any person which, in the aggregate, exceed 
$100.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to elections occurring after January 1999.
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