[History of Bills, Volume 143 (1997)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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H.R. 2777--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
    to limit the amount of non-Federal money that may be contributed 
    to national political parties, to treat certain communications as 
    independent expenditures subject to regulation under the Act, to 
    restrict the solicitation and transfer of funds by candidates and 
    parties to certain nonprofit organizations, and to require certain 
    candidates to make monthly reports under the Act and to post such 
    reports on the Internet; to the Committee on House Oversight.


By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. Kennelly 
of Connecticut, Mr. Frost, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Lewis of 
Georgia, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
Gejdenson, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Clyburn, 
Mr. Cramer, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Berry, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
Condit, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Harman, Mr. Lantos, 
Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
Pelosi, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torres, Ms. 
Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Lipinski, 
Mr. Rush, Mr. Yates, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Minge, Mr. Sabo, 
Mr. Vento, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
Hinchey, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Price of North 
Carolina, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
Bentsen, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
Sisisky, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Wise, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Cummings, 
Mr. Dingell, Mr. Towns, Mr. McHale, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
John, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hastings of 
Florida, Mr. Holden, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Jefferson, 
Mr. Scott, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Sawyer, 
Mr. Coyne, Mr. Green, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Furse, 
and Mrs. McCarthy of New York), H9800 [30OC]