HR 2750 · 101th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Congressional Campaign Fairness Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-06-27· Sponsored by Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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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.(1989-07-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Congressional Campaign Fairness Act of 1989 - Declares that candidates seeking election to the Congress should: (1) limit contributions from political committees to no more than 40 percent of total campaign contributions accepted; and (2) require that at least 75 percent of their campaign contributions be from residents of their State. Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a multicandidate political committee from making contributions from November 15 following the date of a regularly scheduled general election until the following November 14 to any individual elected as a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives at that election or to the authorized political committees of such individual. Reduces from $5,000 to $2,500 the aggregate amount a multicandidate political committee may contribute to a candidate or his authorized political committee in any election for Federal office. Permits the national committee of a political party or a State committee of a political party to contribute to a candidate for the office of Senator or Member of the House of Representatives or the authorized committee of such candidate an amount equal to the total amount of …

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans