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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3683
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit use of
labor organization dues and fees for political activities, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 19, 1996
Mr. TIAHRT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for polit-
ical activities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Cam-
paign Integrity Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF LABOR ORGANIZATION
DUES AND FEES FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
Section 316 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act or any other law, it shall be unlawful for a labor orga-
nization to use dues or fees—
‘‘(A) to make contributions or expenditures
with respect to any Federal election; or
‘‘(B) to support or promote any political activ-
ity or organization.
‘‘(2) As used in this subsection, the term ‘dues or
fees’ means, with respect to a labor organization, any
amount of dues or fees required to be paid to such labor
organization by reason of the employment of the individual
who pays the dues or fees.’’.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF PERSONAL LOANS BY CAN-
DIDATES TO THEIR 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) A candidate for Federal office may not make any
loan to a campaign committee of the candidate or other-
wise provide reimbursable financial support for the cam-
paign of the candidate.’’.
SEC. 4. EQUALIZATION OF MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL
COMMITTEE 
CANDIDATE 
CONTRIBUTION
LIMITATION WITH LIMITATION APPLICABLE
TO OTHER PERSONS.
(a) PERSONS GENERALLY.—Section 315(a)(1)(A) of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking out ‘‘$1,000’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$2,000’’.
(b) MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEES.—
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 in lieu thereof
‘‘$2,000’’.
SEC. 5. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION LIMITA-
TION ON CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PERSONS
OTHER THAN IN-STATE INDIVIDUAL RESI-
DENTS.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by section 3, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(j)(1) A candidate for the office of Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress
may not, with respect to an election, accept contributions
from persons other than in-State individual residents to-
taling the same as, or in excess of, the total of contribu-
tions accepted from in-State individual residents.
‘‘(2) As used in this subsection, the term ‘in-State
individual resident’ means an individual who resides in the
State in which the congressional district involved is lo-
cated.’’.
SEC. 6. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.
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:
‘‘SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES
‘‘SEC. 323. (a) A national committee of a political
party, including the national congressional campaign com-
mittees of a political party, and any officers or agents of
such party committees, shall not solicit or receive any con-
tributions, donations, or transfers of funds, or spend any
funds, not subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and re-
porting requirements of this Act. This subsection shall
apply to any entity that is established, financed, main-
tained, or controlled by a national committee of a political
party, including the national congressional campaign com-
mittees of a political party, and any officers or agents of
such party committees.
‘‘(b)(1) Any amount expended or disbursed by a
State, district, or local committee of a political party, dur-
ing a calendar year in which a Federal election is held,
for any activity which might affect the outcome of a Fed-
eral election, including but not limited to any voter reg-
istration and get-out-the-vote activity, any generic cam-
paign activity, and any communication that identifies a
Federal candidate (regardless of whether a State or local
candidate is also mentioned or identified) shall be made
from funds subject to the limitations, prohibitions and re-
porting requirements of this Act.
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to expenditures
or disbursements made by a State, district or local com-
mittee of a political party for—
‘‘(A) a contribution to a candidate other than
for Federal office, provided that such contribution is
not designated or otherwise earmarked to pay for ac-
tivities described in paragraph (1);
‘‘(B) the costs of a State or district/local politi-
cal convention;
‘‘(C) the non-Federal share of a State, district
or local party committee’s administrative and over-
head expenses (but not including the compensation
in any month of any individual who spends more
than 20 percent of his or her time on activity during
such month which may affect the outcome of a Fed-
eral election). For purposes of this provision, the
non-Federal share of a party committee’s adminis-
trative and overhead expenses shall be determined by
applying the ratio of the non-Federal disbursements
to the total Federal expenditures and non-Federal
disbursements made by the committee during the
previous presidential election year to the committee’s
administrative and overhead expenses in the election
year in question;
‘‘(D) the costs of grassroots campaign mate-
rials, including buttons, bumper stickers, and yard
signs, which materials solely name or depict a State
or local candidate; or
‘‘(E) the cost of any campaign activity con-
ducted solely on behalf of a clearly identified State
or local candidate, provided that such activity is not
a get-out-the-vote activity or any other activity cov-
ered by paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) Any amount spent by a national, State, district
or local committee or entity of a political party to raise
funds that are used, in whole or in part, to pay the costs
of any activity covered by paragraph (1) shall be made
from funds subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and re-
porting requirements of this Act. This paragraph shall
apply to any entity that is established, financed, main-
tained, or controlled by a State, district or local committee
of a political party or any agent or officer of such party
committee in the same manner as it applies to that com-
mittee.
‘‘(c) No national, State, district or local committee
of a political party shall solicit any funds for or make any
donations to any organization that is exempt from Federal
taxation under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.
‘‘(d)(1) No candidate for Federal office, individual
holding Federal office, or any agent of such candidate or
officeholder, may solicit or receive (A) any funds in con-
nection with any Federal election unless such funds are
subject to the limitations, prohibitions and reporting re-
quirements of this Act; (B) any funds that are to be ex-
pended in connection with any election for other than a
Federal election unless such funds are not in excess of
the amounts permitted with respect to contributions to
Federal candidates and political committees under section
315(a) (1) and (2), and are not from sources prohibited
from making contributions by this Act with respect to elec-
tion for Federal office. This paragraph shall not apply to
the solicitation or receipt of funds by an individual who
is a candidate for a non-Federal office if such activity is
permitted under State law for such individual’s non-Fed-
eral campaign committee.
‘‘(2)(A) No candidate for Federal office or individual
holding Federal office may directly or indirectly establish,
maintain, finance or control any organization described in
section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 if
such organization raises funds from the public.
‘‘(B) No candidate for Federal office or individual
holding Federal office may raise funds for any organiza-
tion described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 if the activities of the organization include
voter registration or get-out-the-vote campaigns.
‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, an individual
shall be treated as holding Federal office if such individ-
ual—
‘‘(i) holds a Federal office; or
‘‘(ii) holds a position described in level I of the
Executive Schedule under 5312 of title 5, United
States Code.’’.
SEC. 7. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—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 sub-
section:
‘‘(d) POLITICAL COMMITTEES.—(1) A political com-
mittee other than a national committee of a political party,
any congressional campaign committee of a political party,
and any subordinate committee of either, to which section
325(b)(1) applies shall report all receipts and disburse-
ments.
‘‘(2) Any political committee other than the commit-
tees of a political party shall report any receipts or dis-
bursements that are used in connection with a Federal
election.
‘‘(3) If a political committee has receipts or disburse-
ments to which this subsection applies from any person
aggregating in excess of $200 for any calendar year, the
political committee shall separately itemize its reporting
for such person in the same manner as required in sub-
section (b) (3)(A), (5), or (6).
‘‘(4) Reports required to be filed under this sub-
section shall be filed for the same time periods required
for political committees under subsection (a).’’.
(b) REPORTS BY STATE COMMITTEES.—Section 304
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
434), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) FILING OF STATE REPORTS.—In lieu of any re-
port required to be filed by this Act, the Commission may
allow a State committee of a political party to file with
the Commission a report required to be filed under State
law if the Commission determines such reports contain
substantially the same information.’’.
(c) OTHER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) 
AUTHORIZED
COMMITTEES.—Section
304(b)(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(4)) is amended—
(A) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of
subparagraph (H);
(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (I); and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(J) in the case of an authorized commit-
tee, disbursements for the primary election, the
general election, and any other election in which
the candidate participates;’’.
(2) 
NAMES
AND
ADDRESSES.—Section
304(b)(5)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(5)(A)) is amended—
(A) by striking out ‘‘within the calendar
year’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and the election to
which the operating expenditure relates’’ after
‘‘operating expenditure’’.
SEC. 8. SOFT MONEY OF PERSONS OTHER THAN POLITICAL
PARTIES.
Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434), as amended by section 7, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(f) ELECTION ACTIVITY OF PERSONS OTHER THAN
POLITICAL PARTIES.—(1)(A)(i) If any person to which
section 325 does not apply makes (or obligates to make)
disbursements for activities described in section 325(b)(1)
in excess of $2,000, such person shall file a statement—
‘‘(I) within 48 hours after the disbursements
(or obligations) are made; or
‘‘(II) in the case of disbursements (or obliga-
tions) that are required to be made within 20 days
of the election, within 24 hours after such disburse-
ments (or obligations) are made.
‘‘(ii) An additional statement shall be filed each time
additional disbursements aggregating $2,000 are made (or
obligated to be made) by a person described in clause (i).
‘‘(B) This paragraph shall not apply to—
‘‘(i) a candidate or a candidate’s authorized
committees; or
‘‘(ii) an independent expenditure (as defined in
section 301(17)).
‘‘(2) Any statement under this section shall be filed
with the Commission and shall contain such information
as the Commission shall prescribe, including whether the
disbursement is in support of, or in opposition to, 1 or
more candidates or any political party.’’.
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