HR 1133 · 101th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

To provide for public financing of general election campaigns for the House of Representatives, to limit total contributions to a general election candidate who agrees to accept amounts from the House of Representatives Campaign Trust Fund, to provide a tax credit for contributions to candidates for the office of Representative, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1989-02-27· Sponsored by Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.(1989-03-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for public financing of general election campaigns for the House of Representatives. Authorizes candidates for the House of Representatives to accept amounts from the House of Representatives Campaign Trust Fund (established by this Act). Prohibits candidates from accepting contributions from all sources, including the Trust Fund, in excess of $300,000 ($350,000 if the candidate is not an incumbent) of which not more than one-half may be accepted from nonparty multicandidate political committees or from separate segregated funds of corporations, labor unions, and national banks. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the House of Representatives Campaign Trust Fund. Authorizes taxpayers to include with their returns a cash contribution to the Trust Fund. Sets forth the various accounts of the Trust Fund. Authorizes expenditures from the Trust Fund to candidates who certify to the Federal Election Commission that they have received contributions during a two-year election cycle aggregating not less than $25,000, in contributions of $100 or less from individual contributors. Allows a tax credit of 50 percent of the qu…

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Cosponsors (6)

6 Democrats