[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4655 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4655

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require political 
   committees which are associated but not affiliated with a Federal 
candidate or officeholder to include in the statements of organization 
    and the reports such committees file with the Federal Election 
 Commission the identification of each candidate or officeholder with 
       which the committee is associated, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2006

Mr. Jones of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. Taylor 
 of Mississippi) 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 political 
   committees which are associated but not affiliated with a Federal 
candidate or officeholder to include in the statements of organization 
    and the reports such committees file with the Federal Election 
 Commission the identification of each candidate or officeholder with 
       which the committee is associated, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Leadership PAC Disclosure Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE BY UNAFFILIATED POLITICAL COMMITTEES OF ASSOCIATED 
              FEDERAL CANDIDATES AND OFFICEHOLDERS.

    (a) Disclosure in Statement of Organization.--Section 303(b) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 433(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) in the case of a committee which is directly or 
        indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by 
        or acts on behalf of 1 or more candidates or individuals 
        holding Federal office but which is not an authorized or 
        affiliated committee of any such candidate or individual, the 
        identification of such candidate or individual.''.
    (b) Disclosure in Regular Reports.--Section 304(b)(3) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (F);
            (2) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (G); and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(H) in the case of a report filed by a political 
                committee which is directly or indirectly established, 
                financed, maintained, or controlled by or acts on 
                behalf of 1 or more candidates or individuals holding 
                Federal office but which is not an authorized or 
                affiliated committee of any such candidate or 
                individual, such candidate or individual;''.

SEC. 3. ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN CANDIDATE AND 
              COMMITTEE REPORTS MADE AVAILABLE ON INTERNET BY FEDERAL 
              ELECTION COMMISSION.

    Section 304(a)(11) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 434(a)(11)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
        subparagraph:
            ``(D) In carrying out this paragraph, the Commission shall 
        display and organize the designations, statements, reports, and 
        notifications made accessible to the public on the Internet in 
        a manner that maximizes the public's ability to determine all 
        of the receipts and disbursements made to and by all persons 
        who are associated with a particular candidate, officeholder, 
        or political committee.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 
designations, statements, reports, and notifications filed with the 
Federal Election Commission after the expiration of the 90-day period 
which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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