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- H.R.11
H.R.11: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit political action committees from making contributions or expenditures for the purpose of influencing elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced Jan. 7, 1997
- Latest Major Action Jan. 7, 1997
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to ban political action committees from making, soliciting, or receiving contributions or making expenditures in Federal elections. Prohibits a candidate for Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress from accepting contributions from persons other than individuals who reside in the State totaling more than 20 percent of the contributions accepted from all sources.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.
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| Jan. 7, 1997 |
Introduced in the House by Bill Archer (R-Texas) |