To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the limitation applicable to individual resident contributions in congressional elections and to reduce limitation on contributions by multicandate political committees to candidates.

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to authorize an individual who is a resident of the State in which an election is held to make contributions to a candidate and the candidate's authorized committees which, in the aggregate, do not exceed $2,500.

Reduces from $5,000 to $2,500 the aggregate amount a multicandidate political committee may contribute to any candidate and the candidate's authorized committees with respect to any election for Federal office.

 
HR 3114 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 3114
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the limitation
applicable to individual resident contributions in congressional elections
and to reduce the limitation on contributions by multicandidate political
committees to candidates.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 3, 1989
Mr. HILER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the limitation
applicable to individual resident contributions in congressional elections
and to reduce the limitation on contributions by multicandidate political
committees to candidates.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIAL LIMITATION FOR RESIDENT CONTRIBUTIONS IN CONGRESSIONAL
ELECTIONS.
  Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
  U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
  `(9) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A), with respect to an election for the
  office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner
  to, the Congress, an individual who is a resident of the State in which the
  election is held may make contributions to a candidate and his authorized
  committees which, in the aggregate, do not exceed $2,500.'.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN THE LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS BY MULTICANDIDATE
POLITICAL COMMITTEES TO CANDIDATES.
  Section 315(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C
  441a(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking out `$5,000' and inserting in lieu
  thereof `$2,500'.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
  The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elections
  taking place more than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.