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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3792 
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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 10, 2007 
Mr. WAMP introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on House 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. 
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 ‘‘Campaign Account-
ability Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF PARTY EXPENDI-
TURES ON BEHALF OF CANDIDATES IN GEN-
ERAL ELECTIONS. 
(a) REPEAL OF LIMIT.—Section 315(d) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law with respect to limita-
tions on expenditures or limitations on con-
tributions, the national committee’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law with respect to limitations on amounts of 
expenditures or contributions, a national com-
mittee’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘the general’’ and inserting 
‘‘any’’, and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Federal office, subject to 
the limitations contained in paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4) of this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘Fed-
eral office in any amount’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) INDEXING.—Section 315(c) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 441a(c)) is amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘(d),’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘subsections (b) and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (b)’’. 
(2) INCREASE
IN
LIMITS
FOR
SENATE
CAN-
DIDATES
FACING
WEALTHY
OPPONENTS.—Section 
315(i) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(i)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(C)(iii)— 
(i) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
clause (I), 
(ii) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a period, and 
(iii) by striking subclause (III); 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A) in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘, and a party 
committee shall not make any expenditure,’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘and party expenditures previously made’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘and 
a party shall not make any expenditure’’. 
(3) INCREASE
IN
LIMITS
FOR
HOUSE
CAN-
DIDATES
FACING
WEALTHY
OPPONENTS.—Section 
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315A(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a–1(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A), 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period, and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(B) in paragraph (3)(A) in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘, and a party 
committee shall not make any expenditure,’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘and party expenditures previously made’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘and 
a party shall not make any expenditure’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to elections occurring after 2008. 
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