[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 89 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 89

 To prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing 
  the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal 
               office holder connected to the committee.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 4, 2007

  Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing 
  the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal 
               office holder connected to the committee.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON EMPLOYMENT OF FAMILY MEMBERS OF A CANDIDATE 
              OR FEDERAL OFFICE HOLDER BY CERTAIN POLITICAL COMMITTEES.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 324 
the following new section:

``SEC. 325. PROHIBITION ON EMPLOYMENT OF FAMILY MEMBERS OF A CANDIDATE 
              OR FEDERAL OFFICE HOLDER BY CERTAIN POLITICAL COMMITTEES.

    ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any authorized 
committee of a candidate or any other political committee established, 
maintained, or controlled by a candidate or a person who holds a 
Federal office to employ--
            ``(1) the spouse of such candidate or Federal office 
        holder; or
            ``(2) any immediate family member of such candidate or 
        Federal office holder.
    ``(b) Immediate Family Member.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
term `immediate family member' means a son, daughter, stepson, 
stepdaughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother, father, stepmother, 
stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, stepbrother, 
or stepsister of the Member.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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