To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for an aggregate limitation on certain political party contributions and coordinatedexpenditures with respect to House of Representatives election campaigns.

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to authorize a national committee of a political party or a State committee of such party to make contributions to a candidate for the House of Representatives who is affiliated with such party and expenditures in connection with the election campaign of the candidate if the total of such contributions and expenditures does not exceed $200,000. Prohibits a candidate from accepting contributions from or permitting expenditures by all such committees exceeding, in the aggregate, $200,000.

 
HR 3115 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 3115
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for an
aggregate limitation on certain political party contributions and coordinated
expenditures with respect to House of Representatives election campaigns.
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 provide for an
aggregate limitation on certain political party contributions and coordinated
expenditures with respect to House of Representatives election campaigns.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION. 1. AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON CERTAIN POLITICAL PARTY CONTRIBUTIONS AND
COORDINATED EXPENDITURES WITH RESPECT TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION
CAMPAIGNS.
  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) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, with respect to
  any general election (together with any primary election relating to such
  general election), a national committee of a political party, or a State
  committee of a political party, including any subordinate committee of a
  State committee, may make--
  `(1) contributions to a candidate for the office of Representative in,
  or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress who is affiliated
  with such party; and
  `(2) expenditures in connection with the election campaign of the candidate;
if the total of such contributions and expenditures does not exceed $200,000. A
candidate may not accept such contributions or permit such expenditures,
with respect to all such committees, that, in the aggregate, exceed $200,000.'.
SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
  Paragraph (3) of section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
  (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)(3)) is amended by striking out `Federal office' and all
  that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof
  `the office of Senator who is affiliated with such party which exceeds
  the greater of (A) $20,000, or (B) 2 cents multiplied by the voting age
  population of the State involved, as certified under subsection (e).'.
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.