[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1445 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1445

     To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require 
 candidates for election to the House of Representatives or Senate to 
raise not less than 50 percent of their contributions from residents of 
   the States the candidates seek to represent and not less than 50 
    percent of their contributions from individuals, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2001

  Mr. English (for himself and Mr. Gallegly) 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 require 
 candidates for election to the House of Representatives or Senate to 
raise not less than 50 percent of their contributions from residents of 
   the States the candidates seek to represent and not less than 50 
    percent of their contributions from individuals, 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. REQUIRING NOT LESS THAN 50 PERCENT OF CANDIDATE FUNDS TO 
              COME FROM RESIDENTS OF STATE INVOLVED AND INDIVIDUALS.

    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) With respect to each reporting period for an election--
            ``(A) not less than 50 percent of the total of 
        contributions accepted by a candidate for the office of Senator 
        or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, 
        the Congress shall be from individuals; and
            ``(B) not less than 50 percent of the total of 
        contributions accepted by a candidate for the office of Senator 
        or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, 
        the Congress shall be from residents of the State in which the 
        Senate seat or congressional district involved (as the case may 
        be) is located.
    ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), a political committee shall 
be considered to be a resident of the State included in the committee's 
address provided on its statement of organization under section 
303(b).''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING BUNDLING OF CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Section 315(a)(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 441a(a)(8)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(8) No person may make a contribution through an intermediary or 
conduit, except that a person may facilitate a contribution by 
providing--
            ``(A) advice to another person as to how the other person 
        may make a contribution; and
            ``(B) addressed mailing material or similar items to 
        another person for use by the other person in making a 
        contribution.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 
elections occurring after December 31, 2002.
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