TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Promoting Fair Competition Between Incumbents and
Challengers
Title II: Reducing the Influence of Multicandidate Political
Committees, Lobbyists, and Foreign Agents
Title III: Discouraging Candidate Expenditure of Personal
Wealth
Title IV: Encouraging Participation in Political Campaigns
and Strengthening Political Parties
Title V: Improving the Operation of the Federal Election
Commission
Title VI: Activities of Labor Organizations, Corporations,
and Other Entities
Title VII: Effective Date
Fairness, Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Elections Act of 1996 - Title I: Promoting Fair Competition Between Incumbents and Challengers - Amends Federal law to prohibit a franked mass mailing fewer than 180 (currently, 60) days prior to a general election.
(Sec. 102) Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit the amount of total contributions a candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may accept from individuals other than State and local residents. Sets forth penalties for exceeding such limits.
Title II: Reducing the Influence of Multicandidate Political Committees, Lobbyists, and Foreign Agents - Sets forth restrictions on the bundling of contributions.
(Sec. 202) Decreases the limitation amount for contributions made to candidates for Federal office by multicandidate political committees to the amount applicable to contributions made by other individuals.
(Sec. 203) Prohibits House members from soliciting or accepting any contribution in the District of Columbia at any time when the House is conducting legislative business. Title III: Discouraging Candidate Expenditure of Personal Wealth - Requires payment in full of any outstanding debt of, or loan or extension of credit to a House candidate or an authorized committee of the candidate with respect to a general, special, or runoff election no later than the 90th day after such election. Conditions that any such debt, loan, or extension of credit that is not paid or repaid by such date shall be assumed as the candidate's personal obligation. Prohibits a contribution made to the candidate or the candidate's authorized committee to be used after such date to pay or repay such debt, loan, or extension of credit.
(Sec. 303) Allows a House candidate who makes an expenditure from certain personal funds or incurs a personal loan in connection with the campaign for such office to repay such expenditure or loan from campaign contributions only to the extent of the actual amount of the loan or $25,000, whichever is less.
Title IV: Encouraging Participation in Political Campaigns and Strengthening Political Parties - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a deduction for any political contribution payment not exceeding $100 ($200 in the case of a joint return) made by the individual within the taxable year.
(Sec. 402) Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to allow national, State, and local political party committees to each contribute $5,000 to a House candidate or the candidate's authorized political committee.
Title V: Improving the Operation of the Federal Election Commission - Changes certain reporting from a calendar year basis to an election cycle basis.
(Sec. 502) Authorizes the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to conduct random audits and investigations to ensure voluntary compliance with this Act.
(Sec. 503) Requires, if a 90 day deadline is not met, a preliminary report on the investigation of an alleged violation.
Title VI: Activities of Labor Organizations, Corporations, and Other Entities - Sets forth requirements concerning campaign contributions and expenditures by a labor organization.
(Sec. 602) Requires any corporation, labor organization, or nonprofit organization to report to the FEC a payment for an election-related activity in the same manner as a contribution or expenditure is reported by a principal campaign committee of a House or Senate candidate.
Title VII: Effective Date - Sets forth an effective date.
[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3543 Introduced in House (IH)]
104th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3543
To provide for congressional election campaign accountability, and for
other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 29, 1996
Ms. Dunn of Washington (for herself, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr.
English of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the
Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and Ways and Means, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for congressional election campaign accountability, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness, Accountability, Integrity,
and Reform (FAIR) Elections Act of 1996''.
TITLE I--PROMOTING FAIR COMPETITION BETWEEN INCUMBENTS AND CHALLENGERS
SEC. 101. LIMITATION ON FRANKED MASS MAILING PRIOR TO GENERAL ELECTION.
Section 3210(a)(6)(A) of title 39, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii);
(2) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
``(i) if the mass mailing is postmarked fewer than 60 days
immediately before the date of any primary election (whether
regular, special, or runoff) in which the Member is a candidate
for reelection;''; and
(3) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
``(ii) if the mass mailing is postmarked fewer than 180
days immediately before the date of any general election
(whether regular, special, or runoff) in which the Member is a
candidate for reelection; or''.
SEC. 102. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION LIMITATIONS ON
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PERSONS OTHER THAN STATE AND LOCAL
RESIDENTS.
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) A candidate for the office of Representative in, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not, with
respect to a reporting period for an election, accept--
``(A) contributions from persons other than local residents
totaling in excess of three times the total of contributions
accepted from local residents; or
``(B) contributions from persons other than State residents
totaling in excess of one half of the total of contributions
accepted from State residents.
``(2) For purposes of this subsection--
``(A) the term `local resident' means a person who resides
or has its principal place of business in the congressional
district from which the candidate involved seeks election;
``(B) an individual may not be considered a resident of
more than one congressional district; and
``(C) the term `State resident' means a person who resides
or has its principal place of business in the State in which
the congressional district involved is located.
``(3)(A) Any candidate who accepts contributions that exceed a
limitation under this subsection by 5 percent or less shall refund the
excess contributions to the persons who made the contributions.
``(B) Any candidate who accepts contributions that exceed a
limitation under this subsection by more than 5 percent and less than
10 percent shall pay to the Commission, for deposit in the Treasury, an
amount equal to three times the amount of the excess contributions.
``(C) Any candidate who accepts contributions that exceed a
limitation under this subsection by 10 percent or more shall pay to the
Commission, for deposit in the Treasury, an amount equal to three times
the amount of the excess contributions plus a civil penalty in an
amount determined by the Commission.''.
TITLE II--REDUCING THE INFLUENCE OF MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL
COMMITTEES, LOBBYISTS, AND FOREIGN AGENTS
SEC. 201. RESTRICTIONS ON BUNDLING.
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)(A) No person described in subparagraph (B), either directly
or indirectly, may act as a conduit or intermediary for any
contribution to a candidate.
``(B) A person referred to in subparagraph (A) is--
``(i) a multicandidate political committee (as defined in
subsection (a)(4)); or
``(ii) a person who is required to register or to report
its lobbying activities, or a lobbyist whose activities are
required to be reported, under section 308 of the Federal
Regulation of Lobbying Act (2 U.S.C. 267), the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.), or any
successor Federal law requiring a person who is a lobbyist or
foreign agent to register or a person to report its lobbying
activities.
``(C) For purposes of this paragraph:
``(i) The term `conduit or intermediary' means a person who
transmits a contribution to a candidate or candidate's
committee or representative from another person, except that--
``(I) a candidate or representative of a candidate
is not a conduit or intermediary for the purpose of
transmitting contributions to the candidate's principal
campaign committee or authorized committee; and
``(II) an individual is not a conduit or
intermediary for the purpose of transmitting a
contribution from the individual's spouse.
``(ii) The term `representative' means an individual who is
expressly authorized by the candidate to engage in fundraising,
and who occupies a significant position within the candidate's
campaign organization, provided that the individual is not
acting as an officer, employee or agent of any other person.
``(D)(i) Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit--
``(I) joint fundraising conducted in accordance with rules
prescribed by the Commission by 2 or more candidates; or
``(II) fundraising for the benefit of a candidate that is
conducted by another candidate.
``(ii) No person prohibited from acting as a conduit or
intermediary under subparagraph (A) may conduct or otherwise
participate in joint fundraising activities with or on behalf of any
candidate.''.
SEC. 202. REDUCTION IN LIMITATION AMOUNT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO
CANDIDATES FOR FEDERAL OFFICE BY MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL
COMMITTEES TO THE SAME AMOUNT APPLICABLE TO CONTRIBUTIONS
BY OTHER PERSONS.
(a) In General.--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 ``the amount applicable to contributions
by other persons under paragraph (1)(A);''.
(b) Indexing.--Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)), as amended by section 201, is further
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(10) The amounts under paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) shall each be
adjusted as of the beginning of each calendar year based on the
certification of the price index difference under subsection (c),
except that the base period shall be calendar year 1996.''.
(c) Automatic Change in Certain Amounts.--Section 315(a) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)), as amended by
section 201 and subsection (b), is further amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(11) If any change is made in the amount under paragraph (1)(A)
or the amount under paragraph (2)(A), whether by law or by operation of
paragraph (10), the same change shall take effect with respect to the
amount in the other such paragraph.''.
SEC. 203. LIMITATION ON FUNDRAISING BY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``limitation on fundraising by members of the house of representatives
in the district of columbia
``Sec. 323. A Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress may not solicit or accept any
contribution in the District of Columbia at any time when the House of
Representatives is conducting legislative business.''.
TITLE III--DISCOURAGING CANDIDATE EXPENDITURE OF PERSONAL WEALTH
SEC. 301. PAYMENT OF CAMPAIGN DEBT BY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CANDIDATES.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a), as amended by section 102, is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(j) Not later than the 90th day after a general, special, or
runoff election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, any outstanding debt of, or
loan or extension of credit to, a candidate for such office or an
authorized committee of the candidate with respect to such election
shall be paid or repaid in full. Any such debt, loan, or extension of
credit that is not paid or repaid by such date shall be assumed as a
personal obligation by the candidate. No contribution made to the
candidate or an authorized committee of the candidate may be used after
such date to pay or repay such debt, loan, or extension of credit.''.
SEC. 302. CANDIDATE EXPENDITURES FROM PERSONAL FUNDS.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a), as amended by sections 102 and 301, is further amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(k)(1) A candidate for the office of Representative in, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, who makes an
expenditure from the personal funds of the candidate or the personal
funds of a member of the immediate family of the candidate or incurs a
personal loan in connection with the campaign for such office may repay
such expenditure or loan from contributions made to the candidate or
any authorized committee of the candidate with respect to the election
only to the extent of the actual amount of the loan or $25,000,
whichever is the lesser amount. Repayment of any such loan shall not
include any interest on the principal amount of such loan.
``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `immediate family'
means a candidate's spouse, and any child, stepchild, parent,
grandparent, brother, half-brother, sister or half-sister of the
candidate, and the spouse of any such person and any child, stepchild,
parent, grandparent, brother, half-brother, sister or half-sister of
the candidate's spouse, and any spouse of any such person.
``(3) The amount under the first sentence of paragraph (1) shall be
adjusted as of the beginning of each calendar year based on the
certification of the price index difference under section 315(c),
except that the base period shall be calendar year 1996.''.
TITLE IV--ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS AND
STRENGTHENING POLITICAL PARTIES
SEC. 401. DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individuals) is amended by inserting after section 217
the following new section:
``SEC. 218. CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.
``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--In the case of an individual, there
shall be allowed as a deduction any political contribution payment of
which is made by the individual within the taxable year.
``(b) Limitations.--
``(1) Amount.--The deduction under subsection (a) shall not
exceed $100 ($200 in the case of a joint return).
``(2) Verification.--The deduction under subsection (a)
shall be allowed, with respect to any political contribution,
only if the contribution is verified in the manner prescribed
by the Secretary in regulations.
``(3) Indexing.--The amounts under paragraph (1) shall each
be adjusted as of the beginning of each calendar year based on
the certification of the price index difference under section
315(c) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a(c)), except that the base period shall be calendar year
1996.
``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) Political contribution.--The term `political
contribution' means a contribution or gift of money to--
``(A) an individual who is a candidate for
nomination or election to any Federal, State, or local
elective public office in any primary, general, or
special election, for use by the individual to further
the candidacy of the individual for nomination or
election to the office,
``(B) any committee, association, or organization
(whether or not incorporated) organized and operated
exclusively for the purpose of influencing, or
attempting to influence, the nomination or election of
1 or more individuals who are candidates for nomination
or election to any Federal, State, or local elective
public office, for use by the committee, association, or organization
to further the candidacy of the individual or individuals for
nomination or election to the office,
``(C) the national committee of a national
political party,
``(D) the State committee of a national political
party as designated by the national committee of the
party, or
``(E) a local committee of a national political
party as designated by the State committee of the party
designated under subparagraph (D).
``(2) Candidate.--The term `candidate' means, with respect
to any Federal, State, or local elective public office, an
individual who--
``(A) publicly announces before the close of the
calendar year following the calendar year in which the
contribution or gift is made that the individual is a
candidate for nomination or election to the office, and
``(B) meets the qualifications prescribed by law to
hold such office.
``(3) National political party.--The term `national
political party' means--
``(A) in the case of contributions made during a
taxable year of the taxpayer in which the electors of
President and Vice President are chosen, a political
party presenting candidates or electors for such
offices on the official election ballot of 10 or more
States, or
``(B) in the case of contributions made during any
other taxable year of the taxpayer, a political party
which met the qualifications described in subparagraph
(A) in the last preceding election of a President and
Vice President.
``(4) State and local.--The term `State' means the various
States and the District of Columbia. The term `local' means a
political subdivision or part thereof, or 2 or more political
subdivisions or parts thereof, of a State.
``(d) Cross References.--
``(1) For disallowance of deduction to
estates and trusts, see section 642(j).
``(2) For treatment of Indian tribal
governments as States (and the subdivisions of Indian tribal
governments as political subdivisions of States), see section 7871.''
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 642 of such Code (relating to special rules for
credits and deductions) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(j) Political Contributions.--An estate or trust shall not be
allowed any deduction under section 218 (relating to contributions to
candidates for public office).''
(2) Paragraph (6) of section 7871(a) of such Code (relating
to Indian tribal governments treated as States for certain
purposes) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C)
as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively, and by inserting
after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
``(B) section 218(c)(4) (relating to contributions
to candidates for public office),''.
(3) The table of sections for part VII of subchapter B of
chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 217 the following new item:
``Sec. 218. Contributions to candidates
for public office.''
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 402. POLITICAL PARTY CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and (3)'' and inserting
``, (3), and (4)'';
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``The'' and inserting
``Except as provided in paragraph (4), the''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) The national, State, and local committees of a political
party each may contribute $5,000 to a candidate for office of
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress or to the authorized political committee of the candidate. The
amount under the preceding sentence shall be adjusted as of the
beginning of each calendar year based on the certification of the price
index difference under subsection (c), except that the base period
shall be calendar year 1996.''.
TITLE V--IMPROVING THE OPERATION OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
SEC. 501. CHANGE IN CERTAIN REPORTING FROM A CALENDAR YEAR BASIS TO AN
ELECTION CYCLE BASIS.
Paragraphs (2) through (7) of section 304(b) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b) (2)-(7)) are amended by
inserting after ``calendar year'' each place it appears the following:
``(election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a
candidate for Federal office)''.
SEC. 502. RANDOM AUDITS.
Section 311(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Commission''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commission may from
time to time conduct random audits and investigations to ensure
voluntary compliance with this Act. The subjects of such audits and
investigations shall be selected on the basis of criteria established
by vote of at least 4 members of the Commission to ensure impartiality
in the selection process.''.
SEC. 503. PRELIMINARY REPORT ON INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED VIOLATION.
Section 309(a)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``If
the Commission is unable to complete the investigation before the
expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date that the vote is
taken under this paragraph, the Commission shall prepare a preliminary
report on such investigation and submit it to the respondent not later
than the date of the expiration of such period. In the preliminary
report, the Commission shall specify a date certain for completion of
the investigation. If, on that date, the investigation has not been
completed, the investigation shall be terminated and the complaint, if
any, shall be dismissed, unless, by vote of at least 4 members, the
Commission determines that the investigation should continue.''.
TITLE VI--ACTIVITIES OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND OTHER
ENTITIES
SEC. 601. LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES BY LABOR
ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Contributions to All Political Committees Included.--Paragraph
(2) of section 316(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 441b(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ``political committee,''
after ``campaign committee,''.
(b) Applicability of Requirements to Labor Organizations.--Section
316(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(8)(A) Subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2) shall not
apply to a labor organization unless the organization meets the
requirements of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D).
``(B) The requirements of this subparagraph are met only if the
labor organization provides, at least once annually, to all employees
within the labor organization's bargaining unit or units (and to new
employees within 30 days after commencement of their employment)
written notification presented in a manner to inform any such
employee--
``(i) that an employee cannot be obligated to pay, through
union dues or any other mandatory payment to a labor
organization, for the political activities of the labor
organization, including, but not limited to, the maintenance
and operation of, or solicitation of contributions to, a
political committee, political communications to members, and
voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns;
``(ii) that no employee may be required actually to join
any labor organization, but if a collective bargaining
agreement covering an employee purports to require membership
or payment of dues or other fees to a labor organization as a
condition of employment, the employee may elect instead to pay
an agency fee to the labor organization;
``(iii) that the amount of the agency fee shall be limited
to the employee's pro rata share of the cost of the labor
organization's exclusive representation services to the
employee's collective bargaining unit, including collective
bargaining, contract administration, and grievance adjustment;
``(iv) that an employee who elects to be a full member of
the labor organization and pay membership dues is entitled to a
reduction of those dues by the employee's pro rata share of the
total spending by the labor organization for political
activities;
``(v) that the cost of the labor organization's exclusive
representation services, and the amount of spending by such
organization for political activities, shall be computed on the
basis of such cost and spending for the immediately preceding
fiscal year of such organization; and
``(vi) of the amount of the labor organization's full
membership dues, initiation fees, and assessments for the
current year; the amount of the reduced membership dues,
subtracting the employee's pro rata share of the organization's
spending for political activities, for the current year; and
the amount of the agency fee for the current year.
``(C) The requirements of this subparagraph are met only if the
labor organization provides all represented employees an annual
examination by an independent certified public accountant of financial
statements supplied by such organization which attests that the
expenditures which the union claimed it made for certain expenses were
actually made for those expenses. Such examination shall be conducted
in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
``(D) The requirements of this subparagraph are met only if the
labor organization--
``(i) maintains procedures to promptly determine the costs
that may properly be charged to agency fee payors as costs of
exclusive representation, and explains such procedures in the
written notification required under subparagraph (B); and
``(ii) if any person challenges the costs which may be
properly charged as costs of exclusive representation--
``(I) provides a mutually selected impartial
decisionmaker to hear and decide such challenge
pursuant to rules of discovery and evidence and subject
to de novo review by the National Labor Relations Board
or an applicable court; and
``(II) places in escrow amounts reasonably in
dispute pending the outcome of the challenge.
``(E)(i) A labor organization that does not satisfy the
requirements of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) shall finance any
expenditures specified in subparagraphs (A) or (B) of paragraph (2)
only with funds legally collected under this Act for its separate
segregated fund.
``(ii) For purposes of this paragraph, subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (2) shall apply only with respect to communications expressly
advocating the election or defeat of any clearly identified candidate
for elective public office.''.
SEC. 602. DISCLOSURE OF ELECTION-RELATED ACTIVITY BY CORPORATIONS,
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
434) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Any corporation, labor organization, or nonprofit
organization that makes a payment for a communication or other activity
that--
``(1) relates to any election for Federal office; and
``(2) in the case of a corporation or labor organization,
by reason of subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) of
section 316(b), is not a contribution or expenditure;
shall report such payment to the Commission in the same manner as a
contribution or expenditure, as the case may be, is reported by a
principal campaign committee of a candidate for the House of
Representatives or the Senate under this section.''.
TITLE VII--EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 701. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amendments made by,
and the provisions of, this Act shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act, but shall not apply with respect to activities
in connection with any election occurring before January 1, 1996.
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Referred to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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