HR 1445 IH

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require candidates for election to the House of Representatives or Senate to raise not less than 50 percent of their contributions from residents of the States the candidates seek to represent and not less than 50 percent of their contributions from individuals, and for other purposes.

April 4, 2001

Mr. ENGLISH (for himself and Mr. GALLEGLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require candidates for election to the House of Representatives or Senate to raise not less than 50 percent of their contributions from residents of the States the candidates seek to represent and not less than 50 percent of their contributions from individuals, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. REQUIRING NOT LESS THAN 50 PERCENT OF CANDIDATE FUNDS TO COME FROM RESIDENTS OF STATE INVOLVED AND INDIVIDUALS.

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) With respect to each reporting period for an election--

`(A) not less than 50 percent of the total of contributions accepted by a candidate for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress shall be from individuals; and

`(B) not less than 50 percent of the total of contributions accepted by a candidate for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress shall be from residents of the State in which the Senate seat or congressional district involved (as the case may be) is located.

`(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), a political committee shall be considered to be a resident of the State included in the committee's address provided on its statement of organization under section 303(b).'.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING BUNDLING OF CONTRIBUTIONS.

Section 315(a)(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(8)) is amended to read as follows:

`(8) No person may make a contribution through an intermediary or conduit, except that a person may facilitate a contribution by providing--

`(A) advice to another person as to how the other person may make a contribution; and

`(B) addressed mailing material or similar items to another person for use by the other person in making a contribution.'.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elections occurring after December 31, 2002.

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