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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1091 

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the limitation 

on party expenditures on behalf of candidates in general elections. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 11, 2007 

Mr. CORKER (for himself and Mr. BENNETT) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 

repeal the limitation on party expenditures on behalf 

of candidates in general elections. 

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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Campaign Account5 ability Act of 2007’’. 

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•S 1091 IS

1 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF PARTY EXPENDI2 TURES ON BEHALF OF CANDIDATES IN GEN3 ERAL ELECTIONS. 

4 (a) REPEAL OF LIMIT.—Section 315(d) of the Fed5 eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) 

6 is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘(1) Notwithstanding any 

9 other provision of law with respect to limita10 tions on expenditures or limitations on con11 tributions, the national committee’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of 

13 law with respect to limitations on amounts of 

14 expenditures or contributions, a national com15 mittee’’, 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘the general’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘any’’, and 

18 (C) by striking ‘‘Federal office, subject to 

19 the limitations contained in paragraphs (2), (3), 

20 and (4) of this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘Fed21 eral office in any amount’’; and 

22 (2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4). 

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

24 (1) INDEXING.—Section 315(c) of such Act (2 

25 U.S.C. 441a(c)) is amended— 

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•S 1091 IS

1 (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking 

2 ‘‘(d),’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking 

4 ‘‘subsections (b) and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub5 section (b)’’. 

6 (2) INCREASE IN LIMITS FOR SENATE CAN7 DIDATES FACING WEALTHY OPPONENTS.—Section 

8 315(i) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(i)(1)) is amend9 ed— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1)(C)(iii)— 

11 (i) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub12 clause (I), 

13 (ii) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘; 

14 and’’ and inserting a period, and 

15 (iii) by striking subclause (III); 

16 (B) in paragraph (2)(A) in the matter pre17 ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘, and a party 

18 committee shall not make any expenditure,’’; 

19 (C) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking 

20 ‘‘and party expenditures previously made’’; and 

21 (D) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘and 

22 a party shall not make any expenditure’’. 

23 (3) INCREASE IN LIMITS FOR HOUSE CAN24 DIDATES FACING WEALTHY OPPONENTS.—Section 

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•S 1091 IS

1 315A(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a–1(a)) is amend2 ed— 

3 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

4 (i) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub5 paragraph (A), 

6 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

7 ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period, and 

8 (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); 

9 (B) in paragraph (3)(A) in the matter pre10 ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘, and a party 

11 committee shall not make any expenditure,’’; 

12 (C) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by striking 

13 ‘‘and party expenditures previously made’’; and 

14 (D) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘and 

15 a party shall not make any expenditure’’. 

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