109 HR 4664 IH: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce certain contribution limits under such Act. U.S. House of Representatives 2006-01-31 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4664 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2006 Mr. Capuano introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce certain contribution limits under such Act.

1.

Reduction of Limit on Maximum Amount of Certain Contributions

(a)

Contributions to Candidates

Section 315(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking $2,000 and inserting $1,000. (b)

Contributions to Nonparty Political Committees

Section 315(a)(1)(C) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(C)) is amended by striking $5,000 and inserting $1,000. (c)

Contributions by Multicandidate Political Committees to Candidates

Section 315(a)(2)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)) is amended by striking $5,000 and inserting $1,000.

2.

Delay in Implementation of Indexing of Limit on Maximum Amount of Contribution to Candidate; Application of Indexing to Certain Other Limits

(a)

Application to Limits on Contributions to Nonparty Political Committees and Contributions by Multicandidate Political Committees to Candidates

Section 315(c)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(1)) is amended— (1)in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting (a)(1)(C), (a)(2)(A), after (a)(1)(B),; and (2)in subparagraph (C), by inserting (a)(1)(C), (a)(2)(A), after (a)(1)(B),. (b)

Timing of Indexing

(1)

Delay in indexing for certain limits

Section 315(c)(1)(B) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking 2002 and inserting 2002 (or, in the case of the limitation established by subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(C), or (a)(2)(A), 2008). (2)

Determination of base period

Section 315(c)(2)(B) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(2)(B)) is amended— (A)in clause (i), by striking and at the end; (B)in clause (ii)— (i)by striking (a)(1)(A),, and (ii)by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (C)by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii)for purposes of subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(C), and (a)(2)(A), calendar year 2007..

3.

Effective Date

The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office occurring after December 2006.