I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4694 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for expendi-
ture 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. WAX-
MAN) 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDING. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Let the People Decide Clean Campaign Act’’.
(b) FINDING.—The Congress finds that the existing 
system of private political contributions has become a fun-
damental threat to the integrity of the national election 
process, has undermined public confidence in the legit-
imacy of that election process, and that the provisions con-
tained in this Act are necessary to prevent the corruption 
of the public’s faith in the Nation’s system of governance. 
TITLE I—EXPENDITURE LIMITA-
TIONS AND PUBLIC FINANC-
ING 
FOR 
HOUSE 
OF 
REP-
RESENTATIVES 
GENERAL 
ELECTIONS 
SEC. 101. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS AND PUBLIC FI-
NANCING OF HOUSE GENERAL ELECTIONS. 
(a) EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS
AND PUBLIC FI-
NANCING.—The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new title:
‘‘TITLE V—EXPENDITURE LIMI-
TATIONS 
AND 
PUBLIC 
FI-
NANCING 
FOR 
HOUSE 
OF 
REPRESENTATIVES GENERAL 
ELECTIONS 
‘‘SEC. 501. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES IN HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES GENERAL ELECTIONS. 
‘‘A candidate in a House of Representatives general 
election may not make expenditures other than as pro-
vided in this title. 
‘‘SEC. 502. SOURCES OF AMOUNTS FOR EXPENDITURES BY 
CANDIDATES IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES GENERAL ELECTIONS. 
‘‘The only sources of amounts for expenditures by 
candidates in House of Representatives general elections 
shall be— 
‘‘(1) the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund 
under section 506; and 
‘‘(2) additional amounts from State and na-
tional party committees under section 507. 
‘‘SEC. 503. DISTRICT LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES BY 
MAJOR PARTY CANDIDATES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sections 
505 and 507, the maximum amounts of expenditures by 
major party candidates in House of Representatives gen-
eral elections shall be based on the median household in-
come of the districts involved, as provided for in sub-
sections (b) and (c). 
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM FOR WEALTHIEST DISTRICT.—In the 
congressional district with the highest median household 
income, maximum combined expenditures for all major 
party candidates with respect to a House of Representa-
tives general election shall be a total of $1,500,000. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM
FOR OTHER DISTRICTS.—In each 
congressional district, other than the district referred to 
in subsection (b), the maximum combined expenditures for 
all major party candidates with respect to a House of Rep-
resentatives general election shall be an amount equal to— 
‘‘(1) the maximum amount referred to in sub-
section (b), less 
‘‘(2) the amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) 2⁄3 of the percentage difference be-
tween the median household income of the dis-
trict involved and the median household income 
of the district referred to in subsection (b), 
times 
‘‘(B) the maximum amount referred to in 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) ALLOCATION.—