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SECTION 1. BAN ON ACTIVITIES OF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES IN HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS.

(a) In General.--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:

''ban on activities of political action committees in house of
representatives elections

''Sec. 323. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no
person other than an individual or a political committee may make
contributions, solicit or receive contributions, or make expenditures
for the purpose of influencing an election for the office of
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress.''.
(b) Definition of Political Committee.--(1) Section 301(4) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(4)) is amended to
read as follows:
''(4) The term 'political committee' means--
''(A) the principal campaign committee of a candidate;
''(B) any national, State, or district committee of a
political party, including any subordinate committee thereof;
and
''(C) any local committee of a political party which--
''(i) receives contributions aggregating in excess
of $5,000 during a calendar year;
''(ii) makes payments exempted from the definition
of contribution or expenditure under paragraph (8) or
(9) aggregating in excess of $5,000 during a calendar
year; or
''(iii) makes contributions or expenditures
aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a calendar
year.''.
(2) Section 316(b)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(2)) is amended by striking out subparagraph (C).
(c) Candidate's Committees.--(1) Section 315(a) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
''(9) For the purposes of the limitations provided by paragraphs
(1) and (2), any political committee which is established or financed
or maintained or controlled by any candidate or Federal officeholder
shall be deemed to be an authorized committee of such candidate or
officeholder.''.
(2) Section 302(e)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 432(e)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
''(3) No political committee that supports or has supported more
than one candidate may be designated as an authorized committee, except
that a candidate for the office of President nominated by a political
party may designate the national committee of such political party as
the candidate's principal campaign committee, but only if that national
committee maintains separate books of account with respect to its
functions as a principal campaign committee.''.
(d) Rules Applicable When Ban Not in Effect.--For purposes of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, during any period in which the
limitation under section 323 of that Act (as added by subsection (a))
is not in effect--
(1) the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall
not be in effect; and
(2) it shall be unlawful--
(A) for any person that is treated as a political
committee by reason of paragraph (1) and is directly or
indirectly established, administered, or supported by a
connected organization which is a corporation, labor
organization, or trade association to make
contributions to any candidate or the candidate's
authorized committee; and
(B) for any person that is treated as a political
committee by reason of paragraph (1) and is not
directly or indirectly established, administered, or
supported by a connected organization which is a
corporation, labor organization, or trade association
to make contributions to any candidate or the
candidate's authorized committee for any election
aggregating in excess of $1,000.

SEC. 2. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM PERSONS OTHER THAN LOCAL INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS.

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)(1) A candidate for the office of Representative in, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not, with
respect to a reporting period for an election, accept contributions
from persons other than local individual residents totaling in excess
of the total of contributions accepted from local individual residents.
''(2) As used in this subsection, the term 'local individual
resident' means an individual who resides in the congressional district
involved.
''(3)(A) Any candidate who accepts contributions that exceed the
limitation under this subsection with respect to the pre-election
report period or the post-election report period shall pay to the
Commission, for deposit in the Treasury, an amount equal to 5 times the
amount of the excess contributions plus a civil penalty in an amount
determined by the Commission.
''(B) Any candidate who accepts contributions that exceed the
limitation under this subsection with respect to a period other than a
period referred to in subparagraph (A) shall pay to the Commission, for
deposit in the Treasury, an amount equal to 3 times the amount of the
excess contributions.
''(C) Each report under section 304(a)(6) shall include a
certification by the treasurer of the committee that the contributions
reported do not exceed the limitation under this subsection.''.

SEC. 3. EXPENDITURE LIMITATION OF $600,000 FOR EACH HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATE.

Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a), as amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
''(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a candidate
for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress may not make expenditures of more than
$600,000 with respect to a general election, including any primary
election related to such general election.''.

SEC. 4. PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION OF $100,000 FOR EACH HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATE.

Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a), as amended by sections 2 and 3, is further amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
''(k) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a candidate
for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress may not make personal contributions of
more than $100,000 with respect to a general election, including any
primary election related to such general election.''.

SEC. 5. BAN ON INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ELECTIONS.

Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
431 et seq.), as amended by section 1, is further amended by adding at
the end the following new section:

''ban on independent expenditures in house of representatives elections

''Sec. 324. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no
person may make any independent expenditure with respect to an election
for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress.''.

SEC. 6. BAN ON SOFT MONEY IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.

Section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
431) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (8), by striking out
''include--'' in the matter before clause (i) and all that
follows through the end of the subparagraph, and inserting in
lieu thereof ''include the value of services provided without
compensation by any individual who volunteers on behalf of a
candidate or political committee.'';
(2) by striking out paragraph (9)(B);
(3) by redesignating paragraph (9)(A) as paragraph (9); and
(4) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (9),
as so redesignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection, as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.

SEC. 7. FRANKING PROVISIONS.

(a) Limitation on Mass Mailings During an Election Year.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (6) of section 3210(a) of title
39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(G)(i) A Member of or Member-elect to the House may not, during
any even-numbered calendar year, mail any mass mailing as franked mail
which is postmarked on or before the Tuesday next after the 1st Monday
in November of such year.
''(ii) Nothing in clause (i) shall be considered to make
permissible, with respect to the portion of the year remaining after
the Tuesday referred to in such clause, the mailing of any mass mailing
which would be impermissible under any other provision of law or any
rule or regulation.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (F) of section
3210(a)(6) of such title is amended by striking ''(A) and (C)''
and inserting ''(A), (C), and (G),''.
(b) Definition of a Mass Mailing.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (6) of section 3210(a) of title
39, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
''(H) For purposes of applying this section with respect to a
Member of or Member-elect to the House, subparagraph (E) shall be
deemed to be amended--
''(i) by striking '500' and inserting '25'; and
''(ii) by striking 'or' at the end of clause (ii), by
striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ';
or', and by adding after clause (iii) the following:
'' '(iv) in furtherance of the administrative duties of the
Member.'.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (E) of section
3210(a)(6) of such title is amended by striking ''As used'' and
inserting ''Subject to subparagraph (H), as used''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply with
respect to mail sent on or after such date. For purposes of any
determination as to whether or not a mailing sent by a Member of or
Member-elect to the House of Representatives constitutes a mass
mailing, mail sent before such date shall be considered separately from
any mail sent on or after such date.
A:
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any person other than an individual or a political committee from making contributions, soliciting or receiving contributions, or making expenditures for the purpose of influencing an election for Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to Congress (Representative).
Deems any political committee established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a candidate or Federal office-holder to be an authorized committee of such individual.
Prohibits any political committee that supports or has supported more than one candidate from being designated as an authorized committee, but permits a presidential candidate nominated by a political party to designate the national committee of such party as the candidate's principal campaign committee if that national committee maintains separate books of account with respect to its functions as a principal campaign committee.
Sets forth rules applicable when the ban is not in effect.
(Sec. 2) Prohibits a candidate for the office of Representative, with respect to a reporting period for an election, from accepting contributions from persons other than local individual residents totaling in excess of the total of contributions accepted from local individual residents. Sets penalties for accepting contributions that exceed such limitations.
(Sec. 3) Sets an expenditure limit of $600,000 for each House of Representatives candidate for any general or primary election.
(Sec. 5) Prohibits any person from making independent expenditures in House elections.
(Sec. 6) Revises provisions regarding the definition of: (1) "contribution" to provide that such term shall exclude only the value of services provided without compensation by an individual who volunteers on behalf of a candidate or political committee; and (2) "expenditure" to repeal listed exclusions from that term.
(Sec. 7) Prohibits a Member of or Member-elect to the House from mailing, during any even-numbered calendar year, any mass mailing as franked mail which is postmarked on or before the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November of such year.
Revises the definition of "mass mailing" to mean, with respect to a session of the Congress, any mailing with substantially identical content totaling more than 25 pieces in that session, but excluding certain categories of mailings including those in furtherance of the Member's administrative duties.