[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 138 (Wednesday, October 13, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S12559]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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                 BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT OF 1999

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                      THOMPSON AMENDMENT NO. 2292

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. THOMPSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill (S. 1593) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
to provide bipartisan campaign reform; as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.

       (a) Increase in Individual Limits.--Section 315(a)(1) of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
     441a(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$1,000'' and 
     inserting ``$3,000'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$20,000'' and 
     inserting ``$60,000''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``$5,000'' and 
     inserting ``$15,000''.
       (b) Increase in Aggregate Individual Limit.--Section 
     315(a)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``$25,000'' and 
     inserting ``$75,000''.
       (c) Increase in Multicandidate Limits.--Section 315(a)(2) 
     of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
     441a(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$5,000'' and 
     inserting ``$15,000'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$15,000'' and 
     inserting ``$45,000''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``$5,000'' and 
     inserting ``$15,000''.
       (d) Indexing of Increased Limits.--Section 315(c) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``subsection (b) and subsection (d)'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (a), (b), and (d)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) the term `base period' means--
       ``(i) in the case of subsections (b) and (d), calendar year 
     1974; and
       ``(ii) in the case of subsection (a), calendar year 
     1999.''.

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