[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 399 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 399

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the use 
   of soft money to influence any campaign for election for Federal 
                                office.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 1999

 Mrs. Mink of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                to the Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the use 
   of soft money to influence any campaign 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. BAN ON SOFT MONEY FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    (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 the 
following new section:

        ``ban on use of non-federal funds to influence elections

    ``Sec. 323. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no 
person may expend any funds for the purpose of influencing any campaign 
for election for Federal office unless the funds are subject to the 
limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements applicable to 
contributions and expenditures under this Act.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not 
apply with respect to elections occurring after January 1999.
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