I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3658
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for
campaign spending limits, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 13, 1996
Mr. VOLKMER 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
provide for campaign spending limits, 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 referred to as the ‘‘Campaign
Spending Limitation Reform Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. NEW TITLE OF FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT
OF 1971.
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—CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION
CAMPAIGN SPENDING LIMITATIONS
‘‘SEC. 501. SENATE ELECTION CAMPAIGN SPENDING LIMI-
TATIONS.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act—
‘‘(1) a candidate for the office of Senator and
the authorized committees of the candidate may not
make expenditures of more than $1,000,000 with re-
spect to an election cycle;
‘‘(2) an individual may not make contributions
of more than $500 to a candidate for the office of
Senator and the authorized committees of the can-
didate with respect to an election cycle;
‘‘(3) a candidate for the office of Senator and
the authorized committees of the candidate may not
accept contributions from an individual who does not
reside in the State in which the election is held;
‘‘(4) a multicandidate political committee may
not make contributions of more than $2,500 to a
candidate for the office of Senator and the author-
ized committees of the candidate with respect to an
election cycle;
‘‘(5) a candidate for the office of Senator and
the authorized committees of the candidate may not
accept contributions from a multicandidate political
committee that does not have members in the State
in which the election is held; and
‘‘(6) a candidate for the office of Senator may
not make contributions of more than $10,000 to the
campaign of the candidate with respect to an elec-
tion cycle.
‘‘SEC. 502. PROVISIONS RELATING TO NATIONAL, STATE,
AND LOCAL POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEES
WITH RESPECT TO ELECTIONS FOR THE OF-
FICE OF SENATOR.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act—
‘‘(1) no national political party committee may
make expenditures with respect to an election for the
office of Senator;
‘‘(2) no State political party committee may
make expenditures with respect to an election for the
office of Senator; and
‘‘(3) a local political party committee may not
make contributions of more than $100 to a can-
didate for the office of Senator and the authorized
committees of the candidate with respect to an elec-
tion cycle.
‘‘SEC. 503. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION CAM-
PAIGN SPENDING LIMITATIONS.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act—
‘‘(1) a candidate for the office of Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress and the authorized committees of the can-
didate may not make expenditures of more than
$200,000 with respect to an election cycle;
‘‘(2) an individual may not make contributions
of more than $500 to a candidate for the office of
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to, the Congress and the authorized commit-
tees of the candidate with respect to an election
cycle;
‘‘(3) a candidate for the office of Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress and the authorized committees of the can-
didate may not accept contributions from an individ-
ual who does not reside in the congressional district
in which the election is held;
‘‘(4) a multicandidate political committee may
not make contributions of more than $2,500 to a
candidate for the office of Representative in, or Del-
egate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress
and the authorized committees of the candidate with
respect to an election cycle;
‘‘(5) a candidate for the office of Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the