[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1498 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1498

   To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
 additional reporting with respect to contributions to members of the 
              Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 2, 2011

Mr. Vitter (for himself and Mr. Heller) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 
                             Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
 additional reporting with respect to contributions to members of the 
              Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.

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

SECTION 1. CAMPAIGN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE JOINT 
              SELECT COMMITTEE ON DEFICIT REDUCTION.

    Section 304(a)(6) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 434(a)(6)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E) as 
        subparagraphs (C) through (F), respectively, and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Requirements for members of the joint select 
                committee on deficit reduction.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Each applicable 
                        committee of a member of the Joint Select 
                        Committee on Deficit Reduction established 
                        under section 401(b)(1) of the Budget Control 
                        Act of 2011 shall notify the Secretary or the 
                        Commission, and the Secretary of State, as 
                        appropriate, in writing, of any contribution of 
                        $1,000 or more received by such committee or 
                        member during the period beginning on the date 
                        such member was appointed to such Committee and 
                        ending on January 31, 2012.
                            ``(ii) Timing and content.--The 
                        notification under clause (i) shall be made 
                        within 48 hours after the receipt of such 
                        contribution and shall include the name of the 
                        member or committee to whom the contribution 
                        was made, the identification of the 
                        contributor, and the date of receipt and amount 
                        of the contribution.
                            ``(iii) Applicable committee.--For purposes 
                        of this subparagraph, the term `applicable 
                        committee' means--
                                    ``(I) any authorized committee of a 
                                member of the Joint Select Committee on 
                                Deficit Reduction, and
                                    ``(II) any leadership PAC (as 
                                defined in subsection (i)(8)(B)) of 
                                such member.''.
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