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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4694 

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for expenditure limitations and public financing for House of Representatives general 

elections, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2006 

Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 

FILNER, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, and Mr. WAXMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 

and Means and Rules, 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 amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 

provide for expenditure limitations and public financing 

for House of Representatives general elections, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDING. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Let the People Decide Clean Campaign Act’’. 
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1 (b) FINDING.—The Congress finds that the existing 

2 system of private political contributions has become a fun3 damental threat to the integrity of the national election 

4 process, has undermined public confidence in the legit5 imacy of that election process, and that the provisions con6 tained in this Act are necessary to prevent the corruption 

7 of the public’s faith in the Nation’s system of governance. 

8 TITLE I—EXPENDITURE LIMITA9 TIONS AND PUBLIC FINANC10 ING FOR HOUSE OF REP11 RESENTATIVES GENERAL 

12 ELECTIONS 

13 SEC. 101. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS AND PUBLIC FI14 NANCING OF HOUSE GENERAL ELECTIONS. 

15 (a) EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS AND PUBLIC FI16 NANCING.—The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 

17 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

18 the following new title: 
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1 ‘‘TITLE V—EXPENDITURE LIMI2 TATIONS AND PUBLIC FI3 NANCING FOR HOUSE OF 

4 REPRESENTATIVES GENERAL 

5 ELECTIONS 

6 ‘‘SEC. 501. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES IN HOUSE OF 

7 REPRESENTATIVES GENERAL ELECTIONS. 

8 ‘‘A candidate in a House of Representatives general 

9 election may not make expenditures other than as pro10 vided in this title. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 502. SOURCES OF AMOUNTS FOR EXPENDITURES BY 

12 CANDIDATES IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTA13 TIVES GENERAL ELECTIONS. 

14 ‘‘The only sources of amounts for expenditures by 

15 candidates in House of Representatives general elections 

16 shall be— 

17 ‘‘(1) the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund 

18 under section 506; and 

19 ‘‘(2) additional amounts from State and na20 tional party committees under section 507. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 503. DISTRICT LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES BY 

22 MAJOR PARTY CANDIDATES. 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sections 

24 505 and 507, the maximum amounts of expenditures by 

25 major party candidates in House of Representatives gen-
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1 eral elections shall be based on the median household in2 come of the districts involved, as provided for in sub3 sections (b) and (c). 

4 ‘‘(b) MAXIMUM FOR WEALTHIEST DISTRICT.—In the 

5 congressional district with the highest median household 

6 income, maximum combined expenditures for all major 

7 party candidates with respect to a House of Representa8 tives general election shall be a total of $1,500,000. 

9 ‘‘(c) MAXIMUM FOR OTHER DISTRICTS.—In each 

10 congressional district, other than the district referred to 

11 in subsection (b), the maximum combined expenditures for 

12 all major party candidates with respect to a House of Rep13 resentatives general election shall be an amount equal to— 

14 ‘‘(1) the maximum amount referred to in sub15 section (b), less 

16 ‘‘(2) the amount equal to— 

‘‘(A) 2 17 ⁄3 of the percentage difference be18 tween the median household income of the dis19 trict involved and the median household income 

20 of the district referred to in subsection (b), 

21 times 

22 ‘‘(B) the maximum amount referred to in 

23 subsection (b). 

24 ‘‘(d) ALLOCATION.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The maximum expenditure 

2 for a major party candidate in a congressional dis3 trict shall bear the same ratio to the maximum 

4 amount under subsection (b) or (c), as applicable, as 

5 the total popular vote in the same precincts in which 

6 the general election will be held for candidates of the 

7 party in all House of Representatives general elec8 tions occurring during the period described in para9 graph (3) bears to the total popular vote in such 

10 precincts for candidates of all major parties in all 

11 such elections, except that in determining the total 

12 popular vote in such precincts for candidates of any 

13 party in elections occurring during the period de14 scribed in paragraph (3), votes cast in any House of 

15 Representatives general election for which there were 

16 fewer than 2 major party candidates shall not be 

17 taken into account. 

18 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR DISTRICTS WITH NO CON19 TESTED ELECTIONS.—If, during the period de20 scribed in paragraph (3), no House of Representa21 tives general election for which there were at least 

22 2 major party candidates was held in any of the 

23 same precincts in which the general election will be 

24 held, the maximum expenditure for a major party 

25 candidate in the district shall bear the same ratio to 
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1 the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c), as 

2 applicable, as the total popular vote in all such pre3 cincts for candidates of the party in all elections for 

4 the office of Senator occurring during the period de5 scribed in paragraph (3) bears to the total popular 

6 vote in all such precincts for candidates of all major 

7 parties in all such elections. 

8 ‘‘(3) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—With respect to a 

9 House of Representatives general election in a con10 gressional district, the period described in this para11 graph is the period beginning on the date of the sec12 ond most recent House of Representatives general 

13 election held in the district and ending on the day 

14 before the date of the election. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 504. DISTRICT LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES BY 

16 THIRD PARTY AND INDEPENDENT CAN17 DIDATES. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sections 

19 505 and 507, the maximum amounts of expenditures by 

20 third party and independent candidates in House of Rep21 resentatives general elections shall be the amount allo22 cated under subsection (b). 

23 ‘‘(b) ALLOCATION.—The maximum expenditure for a 

24 third party or independent candidate in a congressional 

25 district shall be the greater of the following amounts: 
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1 ‘‘(1) The amount that bears the same ratio to 

2 the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c) of 

3 section 503, as applicable, as the total popular vote 

4 in the district for candidates of the third party or 

5 for all independent candidates (as the case may be) 

6 in House of Representatives general elections bears 

7 to the total popular vote for all candidates in elec8 tions held during the period described in section 

9 503(d)(3). 

10 ‘‘(2) The amount that bears the same ratio to 

11 the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c) of 

12 section 503, as applicable, as the total popular vote 

13 in the State involved for candidates of the third 

14 party or for all independent candidates (as the case 

15 may be) in elections for Federal office other than 

16 Presidential elections bears to the total popular vote 

17 for all candidates in elections held during the period 

18 described in section 503(d)(3). 

19 ‘‘(3) The amount that bears the same ratio to 

20 the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c) of 

21 section 503, as applicable, as the total popular vote 

22 in the State involved for candidates of the third 

23 party or for all independent candidates (as the case 

24 may be) in Presidential elections bears to the total 

25 popular vote for all candidates in Presidential elec-
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1 tions held during the period described in section 

2 503(d)(3). 

3 ‘‘SEC. 505. PERMITTING ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES BY 

4 CERTAIN ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES. 

5 ‘‘(a) ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The maximum amount cal7 culated under section 503 or 504 for any eligible 

8 candidate described in paragraph (2) shall be in9 creased in accordance with subsection (b). 

10 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE DESCRIBED.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this section, an ‘eli12 gible candidate’ is a major party, third party, 

13 or independent candidate in a House of Rep14 resentatives general election who presents to the 

15 Commission petitions containing the signatures 

16 of individuals eligible to vote in the election (as 

17 verified by the Commission), except that the 

18 highest funded candidate in the election may 

19 not be an eligible candidate for purposes of this 

20 section. 

21 ‘‘(B) PROHIBITING USE OF PAID SIGNA22 TURE COLLECTORS.—The Commission may not 

23 verify a signature presented under this section 

24 if any person received a direct or indirect pay25 ment to collect the signature. 
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1 ‘‘(3) HIGHEST FUNDED CANDIDATE DE2 SCRIBED.—In this section, the ‘highest funded can3 didate’ is, with respect to an election, the major 

4 party, third party, or independent candidate who is 

5 permitted to make the greatest maximum amount of 

6 expenditures under this title, as calculated under ei7 ther section 503 or 504 (but excluding any increase 

8 in the amount under this section and any additional 

9 amount permitted under section 507). 

10 ‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF INCREASE IN

11 MAXIMUM EXPENDITURE AMOUNT.— 

12 ‘‘(1) DETERMINATION.—The increase in the 

13 maximum amount for an eligible candidate in a 

14 House of Representatives general election provided 

15 under this section shall be determined as follows: 

16 ‘‘(A) If the number of signatures presented 

17 by the candidate to the Commission under sub18 section (a)(2) is equal to or greater than 20 

19 percent of the total number of votes cast in the 

20 most recent comparable election in the same 

21 precincts in which the House of Representatives 

22 general election is held (as verified by the Com23 mission), the maximum amount for the can24 didate shall be increased by an amount equal to 

25 the difference between— 
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1 ‘‘(i) the maximum amount of expendi2 tures which the highest funded candidate 

3 in the election is permitted to make under 

4 this title, as calculated under either section 

5 503 or 504 (but excluding any additional 

6 amount permitted under section 507); and 

7 ‘‘(ii) the maximum amount of expend8 itures which the candidate is permitted to 

9 make under this title, as calculated under 

10 either section 503 or 504 (but excluding 

11 any increase in the amount under this sec12 tion and any additional amount permitted 

13 under section 507). 

14 ‘‘(B) If, in the case of a third party or 

15 independent candidate, the number of signa16 tures presented by the candidate to the Com17 mission under subsection (a)(2) is equal to or 

18 greater than 10 percent of the total number of 

19 votes cast in the most recent comparable elec20 tion in the same precincts in which the House 

21 of Representatives general election is held (as 

22 verified by the Commission) and less than 20 

23 percent of such total number of votes, the max24 imum amount for the candidate shall be in-
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1 creased by an amount equal to the difference 

2 between— 

3 ‘‘(i) 50 percent of the maximum 

4 amount of expenditures which the highest 

5 funded candidate in the election is per6 mitted to make under this title, as cal7 culated under either section 503 or 504 

8 (but excluding any additional amount per9 mitted under section 507); and 

10 ‘‘(ii) the maximum amount of expend11 itures which the candidate is permitted to 

12 make under this title, as calculated under 

13 either section 503 or 504 (but excluding 

14 any increase in the amount under this sec15 tion and any additional amount permitted 

16 under section 507). 

17 ‘‘(C) If the number of signatures presented 

18 by the candidate to the Commission under sub19 section (a)(2) is less than 10 percent (or, in the 

20 case of a major party candidate, less than 20 

21 percent) of the total number of votes cast in the 

22 most recent comparable election in the same 

23 precincts in which the House of Representatives 

24 general election is held (as verified by the Com-
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1 mission), there shall be no increase in the max2 imum amount provided under this section. 

3 ‘‘(2) MOST RECENT COMPARABLE ELECTION

4 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘most recent 

5 comparable election’ means, with respect to a House 

6 of Representatives general election— 

7 ‘‘(A) in the case of a regularly scheduled 

8 election held in a year in which a Presidential 

9 election is held, the most recent regularly sched10 uled election held in a year in which a Presi11 dential election was held; 

12 ‘‘(B) in the case of a regularly scheduled 

13 election held in a year in which a Presidential 

14 election is not held, the most recent regularly 

15 scheduled election held in a year in which a 

16 Presidential election is not held; and 

17 ‘‘(C) in the case of a special election, the 

18 most recent House of Representatives general 

19 election held in the same precincts in which the 

20 election is held which the Commission considers 

21 appropriate for purposes of this section. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 506. GRASSROOTS GOOD CITIZENSHIP FUND. 

23 ‘‘(a) CREATION OF FUND.—There is established in 

24 the Treasury a trust fund to be known as the ‘Grassroots 
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1 Good Citizenship Fund’, consisting of such amounts as 

2 may be credited to such fund as provided in this section. 

3 ‘‘(b) DISTRICT ACCOUNTS.—There shall be estab4 lished within the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund an ac5 count for each congressional district. The accounts so es6 tablished shall be administered by the Commission for the 

7 purpose of distributing amounts under this title. 

8 ‘‘(c) PAYMENTS TO CANDIDATES.—Subject to sub9 section (d), the Commission shall pay to each candidate 

10 from the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund the maximum 

11 amount calculated for such candidate under section 503 

12 or 504 and any additional amount calculated for the can13 didate under section 505. 

14 ‘‘(d) INSUFFICIENT AMOUNTS.—If, as determined by 

15 the Commission, there are insufficient amounts in the 

16 Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund for payments under 

17 subsection (c), the Commission may reduce payments to 

18 candidates so that each candidate receives a pro rata por19 tion of the amounts that are available. 

20 ‘‘(e) TRANSFERS TO FUND.—There are hereby cred21 ited to the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund amounts 

22 equivalent to the amounts designated under section 6097 

23 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

24 ‘‘(f) EXPENDITURES.—Amounts in the Grassroots 

25 Good Citizenship Fund shall be available for the purpose 
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1 of providing amounts for expenditure by candidates in 

2 House of Representatives general elections in accordance 

3 with this title. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 507. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FROM STATE AND NA5 TIONAL PARTY COMMITTEES. 

6 ‘‘(a) CONTRIBUTIONS.—In addition to amounts made 

7 available under section 503 or 504 and the additional 

8 amounts made available under section 505, in the case of 

9 a candidate in a House of Representatives general election 

10 who is the candidate of a political party, the State and 

11 national committees of that political party may make con12 tributions to the candidate totaling not more than 5 per13 cent of the maximum expenditure applicable to the can14 didate (as calculated under section 503 or section 504 and 

15 including any additional amount provided under section 

16 505). 

17 ‘‘(b) EXPENDITURES.—A House of Representatives 

18 candidate who is the candidate of a political party may 

19 make expenditures of the amounts received under sub20 section (a). 

21 ‘‘SEC. 508. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS. 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on January 15, and 

23 continuing through April 15 of each year, the Commission 

24 shall carry out a program, utilizing broadcast announce25 ments and other appropriate means, to inform the public 
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1 of the existence and purpose of the Grassroots Good Citi2 zenship Fund and the role that individual citizens can play 

3 in the election process by voluntarily contributing to the 

4 fund. The announcements shall be broadcast during prime 

5 time viewing hours in 30-second advertising segments 

6 equivalent to 200 gross rating points per network per 

7 week. The Commission shall ensure that the maximum 

8 number of taxpayers shall be exposed to these announce9 ments. Television networks, as defined by the Federal 

10 Communications Commission, shall provide the broadcast 

11 time under this section as part of their obligations in the 

12 public interest under the Communications Act of 1934. 

13 The Federal Election Commission shall encourage broad14 cast outlets other than the above mentioned television net15 works including radio to provide similar announcements. 

16 ‘‘(b) GROSS RATING POINT.—The term ‘gross rating 

17 point’ is a measure of the total gross weight delivered. It 

18 is the sum of the ratings for individual programs. Since 

19 a household rating period is 1 percent of the coverage 

20 base, 200 gross rating points means 2 messages a week 

21 per average household. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 509. AGGREGATION OF CANDIDATES AND AUTHOR23 IZED COMMITTEES. 

24 ‘‘For purposes of applying the restrictions and limita25 tions of this title— 
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1 ‘‘(1) expenditures made by any authorized com2 mittee of a candidate shall be considered to be made 

3 by the candidate; and 

4 ‘‘(2) contributions made to any authorized com5 mittee of a candidate shall be considered to be made 

6 to the candidate. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 510. DEFINITIONS. 

8 ‘‘As used in this title— 

9 ‘‘(1) the term ‘House of Representatives can10 didate’ means a candidate for the office of Rep11 resentative in, or Delegate or Resident Commis12 sioner to, the Congress; 

13 ‘‘(2) the term ‘median household income’ 

14 means, with respect to a congressional district, the 

15 median household income of that district, as deter16 mined by the Commission, using the most current 

17 data from the Bureau of the Census; 

18 ‘‘(3) the term ‘major party’ means, with respect 

19 to a House of Representatives general election— 

20 ‘‘(A) a political party whose House of Rep21 resentatives candidate in the preceding general 

22 election received, as the candidate of such 

23 party, 25 percent or more of the total number 

24 of popular votes received by all candidates for 
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1 such office in the same precincts in which the 

2 general election will be held, or 

3 ‘‘(B) a political party whose candidates in 

4 all elections for Federal office and all elections 

5 for the chief executive of the State involved oc6 curring during the period described in section 

7 503(d)(3) received 25 percent or more of the 

8 total number of popular votes received by all 

9 candidates in the same precincts in which the 

10 general election will be held in all such elections 

11 occurring during such period; 

12 ‘‘(4) the term ‘third party’ means, with respect 

13 to a House of Representatives general election, a po14 litical party which is not a major party; 

15 ‘‘(5) the term ‘independent candidate’ means, 

16 with respect to a House of Representatives general 

17 election, a House of Representatives candidate who 

18 is not the candidate of a major party or a third 

19 party, except that any such candidate who, in the 

20 preceding general election, received 25 percent or 

21 greater of the total number of popular votes received 

22 by all candidates for such office in the same pre23 cincts in which the general election will be held, shall 

24 be treated for purposes of this title as a major party 

25 candidate; and 
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1 ‘‘(6) the term ‘House of Representatives gen2 eral election’ means a general election for the office 

3 of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Com4 missioner to, the Congress.’’. 

5 (b) INDEXING OF AMOUNTS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(c) of the Fed7 eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 

8 441a(c)) is amended— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘or 

10 (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (h), or by title V,’’; and 

11 (B) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘and 

12 (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (h), and under title 

13 V,’’. 

14 (2) BASE YEAR.—Section 315(c)(2)(B) of such 

15 Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(2)(B)) is amended— 

16 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

17 end; 

18 (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 

19 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

21 clause: 

22 ‘‘(iii) for purposes of title V, calendar 

23 year 2005.’’. 
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1 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO IN2 TERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 

3 1986 

4 SEC. 201. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS AND CON5 TRIBUTIONS FOR GRASSROOTS GOOD CITI6 ZENSHIP FUND. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the 

8 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to returns and 

9 records) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘PART IX—DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS 

11 AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR GRASSROOTS 

12 GOOD CITIZENSHIP FUND 

‘‘Sec. 6097. Designation of overpayments for Grassroots Good Citizenship 

Fund 

13 ‘‘SEC. 6097. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS FOR GRASS14 ROOTS GOOD CITIZENSHIP FUND. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each taxpayer’s 

16 return for the taxable year of the tax imposed by chapter 

17 1, such taxpayer may designate that— 

18 ‘‘(1) an amount that is not less than $1 of any 

19 overpayment of tax for such taxable year, and 

20 ‘‘(2) any contribution which the taxpayer in21 cludes with such return, 

22 shall be paid over to the Grassroots Good Citizenship 

23 Fund under section 506 of the Federal Election Campaign 

24 Act of 1971. 
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1 ‘‘(b) MANNER AND TIME OF DESIGNATION.—A des2 ignation under subsection (a) may be made with respect 

3 to any taxable year only at the time of filing the return 

4 of tax imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable year. Such 

5 designation shall be made on the 1st page of the return. 

6 ‘‘(c) OVERPAYMENTS TREATED AS REFUNDED.—For 

7 purposes of this title, any portion of an overpayment of 

8 tax designated under subsection (a) shall be treated as 

9 being refunded to the taxpayer as of the last date pre10 scribed for filing the return of tax imposed by chapter 1 

11 (determined without regard to extensions) or, if later, the 

12 date the return is filed.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of parts for 

14 such subchapter A is amended by adding at the end there15 of the following new item: 

‘‘PART IX. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR

CERTAIN PURPOSES RELATING TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS’’. 

16 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

17 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 

18 December 31, 2005. 

19 SEC. 202. INCREASE IN CORPORATE INCOME TAX ON TAX20 ABLE INCOME ABOVE $10,000,000. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (D) of section 

22 11(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 

23 by striking ‘‘35 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘35.1 percent’’. 
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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

2 subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 

3 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

4 (c) USE OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 

5 by reason of the amendment made by subsection (a) shall 

6 be paid over to the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund 

7 under section 506 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 

8 of 1971. 

9 TITLE III—INDEPENDENT 

10 EXPENDITURES 

11 SEC. 301. BAN ON INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES IN HOUSE 

12 OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS. 

13 Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 

14 of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end 

15 the following new subsection; 

16 ‘‘(k) No person may make any independent expendi17 ture with respect to an election for the office of Represent18 ative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 

19 Congress.’’. 

20 SEC. 302. BAN USE OF NONFEDERAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 

21 DISBURSEMENTS. 

22 Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 

23 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 

24 end the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘BAN ON USE OF NONFEDERAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN

2 DISBURSEMENTS

3 ‘‘SEC. 325. 

4 ‘‘No person may make any disbursement in connec5 tion with a campaign for an election for the office of Rep6 resentative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, 

7 the Congress, or any disbursement in connection with any 

8 public communication made for purposes of supporting, 

9 opposing, attacking, promoting, or mentioning a candidate 

10 in such an election, unless the funds used for the disburse11 ment are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and re12 porting requirements of this Act.’’. 

13 TITLE IV—PROVISIONS RELAT14 ING TO HOUSE OF REP15 RESENTATIVES PRIMARY 

16 ELECTIONS 

17 SEC. 401. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES IN HOUSE OF 

18 REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS OTHER THAN 

19 GENERAL ELECTIONS. 

20 Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 

21 of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by section 301, is 

22 further amended by adding at the end the following new 

23 subsection: 

24 ‘‘(l)(1) The maximum expenditures for a candidate 

25 for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
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1 Commissioner to, the Congress in any election other than 

a general election may not exceed 1 2 ⁄3 of the maximum ap3 plicable to the candidate in a general election under title 

4 V. 

5 ‘‘(2) For purposes of limitations under this Act, any 

6 expenditure by a candidate referred to in paragraph (1), 

7 including an expenditure for the preparation, production, 

8 or presentation of communications through electronic 

9 media or in written form, shall, regardless of when the 

10 expenditure is made, be attributed to the appropriate gen11 eral election, unless such expenditure is made solely for 

12 an election other than a general election.’’. 

13 TITLE V—CONSIDERATION OF 

14 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 

15 SEC. 501. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CONSTITU16 TIONAL AMENDMENT. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—If any provision of this Act or any 

18 amendment made by this Act is found unconstitutional by 

19 the Supreme Court, the provisions of section 2908 (other 

20 than subsection (a)) of the Defense Base Closure and Re21 alignment Act of 1990 shall apply to the consideration of 

22 a joint resolution described in section 502 in the same 

23 manner as such provisions apply to a joint resolution de24 scribed in section 2908(a) of such Act. 
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1 (b) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of applying sub2 section (a) with respect to such provisions, the following 

3 rules shall apply: 

4 (1) Any reference to the Committee on Armed 

5 Services of the House of Representatives shall be 

6 deemed a reference to the Committee on the Judici7 ary of the House of Representatives and any ref8 erence to the Committee on Armed Services of the 

9 Senate shall be deemed a reference to the Committee 

10 on the Judiciary of the Senate. 

11 (2) Any reference to the date on which the 

12 President transmits a report shall be deemed a ref13 erence to the date on which the Supreme Court finds 

14 a provision of this Act or an amendment made by 

15 this Act unconstitutional. 

16 SEC. 502. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT DESCRIBED. 

17 For purposes of section 501, a joint resolution de18 scribed in this section is a joint resolution proposing the 

19 following text as an amendment to the Constitution of the 

20 United States: 

21 ‘‘ARTICLE — 

22 ‘‘SECTION 1. Congress may provide for reasonable re23 strictions on contributions, expenditures, and other dis24 bursements in campaigns for election for Federal office 
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1 as necessary to protect the integrity of the electoral proc2 ess. 

3 ‘‘SECTION 2. Congress shall have power to enforce 

4 this article by appropriate legislation. No legislation en5 acted to enforce this article shall apply with respect to any 

6 election held after the last day of the year of the fourth 

7 Presidential election held after the date of the enactment 

8 of the legislation, unless the period in which such legisla9 tion is in effect is extended by an Act of Congress which 

10 is signed into law by the President.’’. 

11 TITLE VI—GENERAL EFFECTIVE 

12 DATE; SUNSET 

13 SEC. 601. GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE; SUNSET. 

14 This Act and the amendments made by this Act— 

15 (1) except as otherwise specifically provided, 

16 shall take effect January 1, 2007; and 

17 (2) shall remain in effect until December 31, 

18 2020. 

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