I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1316
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the limit 
on the aggregate amount of campaign contributions that may be made 
by individuals during an election cycle, to repeal the limit on the amount 
of expenditures political parties may make on behalf of their candidates 
in general elections for Federal office, to allow State and local parties 
to make certain expenditures using nonfederal funds, to restore certain 
rights to exempt organizations under the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2005
Mr. PENCE (for himself and Mr. WYNN) 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 limit on the aggregate amount of campaign 
contributions that may be made by individuals during 
an election cycle, to repeal the limit on the amount 
of expenditures political parties may make on behalf 
of their candidates in general elections for Federal office, 
to allow State and local parties to make certain expendi-
tures using nonfederal funds, to restore certain rights 
to exempt organizations under the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, 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 ‘‘527 Fairness Act of 
2005’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF AGGREGATE LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTIONS 
BY INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) REPEAL OF LIMIT.—Section 315(a) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) 
is amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) INDEXING.—Section 315(c) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 441a(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘(a)(3),’’ 
each place it appears in paragraphs (1)(B)(i), 
(1)(C), and (2)(B)(ii). 
(2) INCREASE
IN
LIMITS
FOR
SENATE
CAN-
DIDATES
FACING
WEALTHY
OPPONENTS.—Section 
315(i)(1)(C) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(i)(1)(C)) is 
amended—
(A) by amending clause (i) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(i) 2 times the threshold amount, but 
not over 4 times that amount, the in-
creased limit shall be 3 times the applica-
ble limit;’’;
(B) by amending clause (ii) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(ii) 4 times the threshold amount, 
but not over 10 times that amount, the in-
creased limit shall be 6 times the applica-
ble limit; and’’; and 
(C) in clause (iii)—
(i) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
clause (I), 
(ii) by striking subclause (II), and 
(iii) by redesignating subclause (III) 
as subclause (II). 
(3) INCREASE
IN
LIMITS
FOR
HOUSE
CAN-
DIDATES
FACING
WEALTHY
OPPONENTS.—Section 
315A(a)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a–1(a)(1)) is 
amended—
(A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A); 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (B).
SEC. 3. 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’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘expenditures or limita-
tions on’’ and inserting ‘‘amounts of expendi-
tures or contributions’’, 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—
(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), as amended by 
section 2(b)(2)(C), by amending clause (iii) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) 10 times the threshold amount, 
the increased limit shall be 6 times the ap-
plicable limit.’’; 
(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 
315A(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a–1(a)) is amend-
ed—
(A) in paragraph (1), as amended by sec-
tion 2(b)(3), by striking ‘‘exceeds $350,000—’’ 
and all that follows and inserting the following: 
‘‘exceeds $350,000, the limit under subsection
(a)(1)(A) with respect to the candidate shall be 
tripled.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(A) in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), ‘‘, 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. 4. INDEXING OF LIMITS ON AMOUNT OF CONTRIBU-
TIONS MADE TO OR BY MULTICANDIDATE PO-
LITICAL COMMITTEES. 
(a) INDEXING.—Section 315(c)(1) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(1)) is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘(a)(1)(B)’’ each place it ap-
pears in subparagraphs (B)(i) and (C) the following: 
‘‘(a)(1)(C), (a)(2),’’. 
(b) TIMING OF INCREASE.—Section 315(c)(1)(B) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(1)(B)) is amended in the mat-
ter preceding clause (i) by striking ‘‘after 2002’’ and in-
serting ‘‘after 2002 (or, in the case of the limitations es-
tablished under subsection (a)(1)(C) or (a)(2), after 
2004)’’.
(c) DETERMINATION
OF
BASE
YEAR.—Section 
315(c)(2)(B) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(2)(B)) is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(ii) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) for purposes of subsections (a)(1)(C) 
and (a)(2), calendar year 2003.’’. 
SEC. 
5. 
PERMITTING 
EXPENDITURES 
FOR 
ELECTION-
EERING COMMUNICATIONS BY CERTAIN OR-
GANIZATIONS. 
(a) PERMITTING ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE EXPEND-
ITURES FOR CERTAIN TARGETED ELECTIONEERING COM-
MUNICATIONS.—Section 316(c) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(c)) is amended by 
striking paragraph (6). 
(b) EXPANDING TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS ELIGI-
BLE TO MAKE EXPENDITURES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 316(c) of such Act 
(2 U.S.C. 441b(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
501(c)(4) organization’’ each place it appears in 
paragraphs (2), (3)(A), and (4)(B) and inserting 
‘‘section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) organization’’.
(2) DEFINITION.—Section 316(c)(4)(A)(i) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 441b(c)(4)(A)(i)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4), (5), or 
(6) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986’’. 
(c) CLARIFICATION OF EFFECT ON TAX TREATMENT 
OF EXPENDITURES.—Section 316(c)(5) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 441b(c)(5)) is amended by striking the period at 
the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, or to affect the 
treatment under such Code of any expenditures described 
in section 527(e) of such Code which are made by a sec-
tion 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) organization.’’. 
SEC. 6. EXPANDING ABILITY OF CORPORATIONS AND 
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS TO COMMUNICATE 
WITH MEMBERS. 
(a) TYPES OF COMMUNICATIONS PERMITTED.—Sec-
tion 316(b)(4)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(4)(B)) is amended by striking 
‘‘only by mail addressed’’ and inserting ‘‘only by commu-
nications addressed or otherwise delivered’’. 
(b) SOLICITATIONS BY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS.—Sec-
tion 316(b)(4)(D) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(4)(D)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘to the extent that’’ and all that 
follows and inserting a period.
SEC. 7. PERMITTING STATE AND LOCAL POLITICAL PAR-
TIES 
TO 
USE 
NONFEDERAL 
FUNDS 
FOR 
VOTER REGISTRATION AND SAMPLE BAL-
LOTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(20) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(20)) is 
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (i) 
and redesignating clauses (ii) through (iv) as clauses 
(i) through (iii); and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graph (A)(i) or (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (A)(i)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
(iii); 
(C) by striking the period at the end of 
clause (iv); and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(v) voter registration activities; and 
‘‘(vi) the costs incurred with the prep-
aration of a sample ballot for an election 
in which a candidate for Federal office and 
a candidate for State or local office ap-
pears on the ballot, if the sample ballot in-
cludes the names of every candidate for 
Federal office listed on the sample ballot.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(1) 
Section 
304(f)(3)(B)(iv) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(f)(3)(B)(iv)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 301(20)(A)(iii)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 301(20)(A)(ii)’’. 
(2) Section 323 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441i) is 
amended—
(A) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘clause 
(i) or (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’; 
(B) in subsection (e)(4), by striking ‘‘clauses (i) 
and (ii)’’ each place it appears in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) and inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’; and 
(C) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘section 
301(20)(A)(iii)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
301(20)(A)(ii)’’. 
SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to elections for Federal office occurring after 
2004.
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