110th CONGRESS
1st Session

S. 1091

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the limitation on party expenditures on behalf of candidates in general elections.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 11, 2007

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

A BILL

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the limitation on party expenditures on behalf of candidates in general elections.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the `Campaign Accountability Act of 2007'.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF PARTY EXPENDITURES ON BEHALF OF CANDIDATES IN GENERAL ELECTIONS.

    (a) Repeal of Limit- Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended--

      (1) in paragraph (1)--

        (A) by striking `(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law with respect to limitations on expenditures or limitations on contributions, the national committee' and inserting `Notwithstanding any other provision of law with respect to limitations on amounts of expenditures or contributions, a national committee',

        (B) by striking `the general' and inserting `any', and

        (C) by striking `Federal office, subject to the limitations contained in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection' and inserting `Federal office in any amount'; and

      (2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).

    (b) Conforming Amendments-

      (1) INDEXING- Section 315(c) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)) is amended--

        (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking `(d),'; and

        (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking `subsections (b) and (d)' and inserting `subsection (b)'.

      (2) INCREASE IN LIMITS FOR SENATE CANDIDATES FACING WEALTHY OPPONENTS- Section 315(i) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(i)(1)) is amended--

        (A) in paragraph (1)(C)(iii)--

          (i) by adding `and' at the end of subclause (I),

          (ii) in subclause (II), by striking `; and' and inserting a period, and

          (iii) by striking subclause (III);

        (B) in paragraph (2)(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking `, and a party committee shall not make any expenditure,';

        (C) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking `and party expenditures previously made'; and

        (D) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking `and a party shall not make any expenditure'.

      (3) INCREASE IN LIMITS FOR HOUSE CANDIDATES FACING WEALTHY OPPONENTS- Section 315A(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a-1(a)) is amended--

        (A) in paragraph (1)--

          (i) by adding `and' at the end of subparagraph (A),

          (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking `; and' and inserting a period, and

          (iii) by striking subparagraph (C);

        (B) in paragraph (3)(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking `, and a party committee shall not make any expenditure,';

        (C) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by striking `and party expenditures previously made'; and

        (D) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking `and a party shall not make any expenditure'.

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