[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 74 (Wednesday, June 10, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H4479-H4480]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

                               H.R. 2183

  Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 2183

                        Offered By: Mrs. Fowler

       Amendment No. 70: Insert after title III the following new 
     title (and redesignate the succeeding provisions 
     accordingly):

      TITLE IV--REDUCTION IN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR CERTAIN PACS

     SECTION 401. REDUCTION IN AMOUNT THAT A NONPARTY 
                   MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE MAY 
                   CONTRIBUTE TO A CANDIDATE IN A CONGRESSIONAL 
                   ELECTION.

       Section 315(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A))

[[Page H4480]]

     is amended by inserting after ``$5,000'' the following: ``, 
     except that, with respect to an election for the office of 
     Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to, the Congress, the limitation applicable to a 
     nonparty multicandidate political committee under this 
     subparagraph shall be $1,000''.

                               H.R. 2183

                        Offered By: Mrs. Fowler

       (To the Amendment Offered By Mr. Hutchinson or Mr. Allen)

       Amendment No. 74: Insert after title III the following new 
     title (and redesignate the succeeding provisions 
     accordingly):

           TITLE IV--CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OUT-OF-STATE SOURCES

     SECTION 401. CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION LIMITATION ON 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PERSONS OTHER THAN IN-STATE 
                   INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS.

       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) A candidate for the office of Senator or 
     Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, 
     the Congress may not, with respect to a reporting period for 
     an election, accept contributions from persons other than in-
     State individual residents that, in total, are equal to or 
     greater than the total of contributions accepted from in-
     State individual residents.
       ``(2) The exceptions relating to the name and address of a 
     person making a contribution of $50 or less and the date of 
     such contribution, as contained in subsection (b)(1), 
     subsection (b)(2)(A), and subsection (c)(2) of section 302, 
     shall not apply to contributions with respect to elections 
     for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate 
     or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
       ``(3) As used in this subsection, the term `in-State 
     individual resident' means an individual who resides in the 
     State in which the election involved is held.''.

     SEC. 402. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR OUT-OF-STATE 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
                   ELECTIONS.

       Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Any report of contributions with respect to an 
     election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or 
     Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, shall segregate and 
     itemize all out-of-State contributions.''.

                               H.R. 2183

                        Offered By: Mrs. Fowler

       (To the Amendment Offered By Mr. Hutchinson or Mr. Allen)

       Amendment No. 75: Insert after title III the following new 
     title (and redesignate the succeeding provisions 
     accordingly):

            TITLE IV--PROHIBITING CONTRIBUTIONS BETWEEN PACS

     SECTION 401. PROHIBITING CONTRIBUTIONS BETWEEN MULTICANDIDATE 
                   POLITICAL COMMITTEES.

       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) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a 
     multicandidate political committee may not make a 
     contribution to another multicandidate political 
     committee.''.

                               H.R. 2183

                       Offered By: Mrs. Gilchrest

       Amendment No. 76: Insert after title III the following new 
     title (and redesignate the succeeding provisions 
     accordingly):

      TITLE IV--PROHIBITING CONTRIBUTIONS BY PACS AND NONRESIDENTS

     SEC. 401. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY NONPARTY 
                   MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEES IN 
                   ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.

       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) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     no nonparty multicandidate political committee may make any 
     contribution to a candidate for Federal office.
       ``(2) As used in this subsection, the term `multicandidate 
     political committee' has the meaning given that term in 
     subsection (a)(4).''.

     SEC. 402. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION PROHIBITION OF 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL NONRESIDENTS OF 
                   THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

       Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441a), as amended by section 401, is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) A candidate for the office of Representative in, or 
     Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not 
     accept contributions from an individual who is not a resident 
     of the congressional district involved.''.

                               H.R. 2183

                       Offered By: Mr. Gilchrest

       (To the Amendment Offered By: Mr. Hutchinson or Mr. Allen)

       Amendment No. 77: Insert after title III the following new 
     title (and redesignate the succeeding provisions 
     accordingly):

      TITLE IV--PROHIBITING CONTRIBUTIONS BY PACS AND NONRESIDENTS

     SEC. 401. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY NONPARTY 
                   MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEES IN 
                   ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.

       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) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     no nonparty multicandidate political committee may make any 
     contribution to a candidate for Federal office.
       ``(2) As used in this subsection, the term `multicandidate 
     political committee' has the meaning given that term in 
     subsection (a)(4).''.

     SEC. 402. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION PROHIBITION OF 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL NONRESIDENTS OF 
                   THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

       Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441a), as amended by section 401, is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) A candidate for the office of Representative in, or 
     Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not 
     accept contributions from an individual who is not a resident 
     of the congressional district involved.''.

                               H.R. 2183

                        Offered By: Mrs. Fowler

       Amendment No. 71: Insert after title III the following new 
     title (and redesignate the succeeding provisions 
     accordingly):

           TITLE IV--CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OUT-OF-STATE SOURCES

     SEC. 401. CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS 
                   FROM PERSONS OTHER THAN IN-STATE INDIVIDUAL 
                   RESIDENTS.

       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) A candidate for the office of Senator or 
     Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, 
     the Congress may not, with respect to a reporting period for 
     an election, accept contributions from persons other than in-
     State individual residents that, in total, are equal to or 
     greater than the total of contributions accepted from in-
     State individual residents.
       ``(2) The exceptions relating to the name and address of a 
     person making a contribution of $50 or less and the date of 
     such contribution, as contained in subsection (b)(1), 
     subsection (b)(2)(A), and subsection (c)(2) of section 302, 
     shall not apply to contributions with respect to elections 
     for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate 
     or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
       ``(3) As used in this subsection, the term `in-State 
     individual resident' means an individual who resides in the 
     State in which the election involved is held.''.

     SEC. 402. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR OUT-OF-STATE 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
                   ELECTIONS.

       Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Any report of contributions with respect to an 
     election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or 
     Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, shall segregate and 
     itemize all out-of-State contributions.''.

                               H.R. 2183

                        Offered By: Mrs. Fowler

       Amendment No. 72: Insert after title III the following new 
     title (and redesignate the succeeding provisions 
     accordingly):

            TITLE IV--PROHIBITING CONTRIBUTIONS BETWEEN PACS

     SEC. 401. PROHIBITING CONTRIBUTIONS BETWEEN MULTICANDIDATE 
                   POLITICAL COMMITTEES.

       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) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a 
     multicandidate political committee may not make a 
     contribution to another multicandidate political 
     committee.''.

                               H.R. 2183

                        Offered By: Mrs. Fowler

       (To the Amendment Offered By Mr. Hutchinson or Mr. Allen)

       Amendment No. 73: Insert after title III the following new 
     title (and redesignate the succeeding provisions 
     accordingly):

      TITLE IV--REDUCTION IN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR CERTAIN PACS

     SECTION 401. REDUCTION IN AMOUNT THAT A NONPARTY 
                   MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE MAY 
                   CONTRIBUTE TO A CANDIDATE IN A CONGRESSIONAL 
                   ELECTION.

       Section 315(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting 
     after ``$5,000'' the following: ``, except that, with respect 
     to an election for the office of Senator or Representative 
     in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, 
     the limitation applicable to a nonparty multicandidate 
     political committee under this subparagraph shall be 
     $1,000''.