HR 1177 · 102th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Clean and Fair Election Act of 1991
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services.(1991-04-05)
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Clean and Fair Election Act of 1991 - Title I: House of Representatives Election Campaign Spending Limits and Benefits - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to set forth: (1) primary and general election filing requirements; (2) primary ($300,000) and runoff ($110,000) expenditure limits (adjusted annually for inflation); (3) threshold contribution requirements; (4) personal and general election ($550,000, with specified adjustments) expenditure limits; (5) the treatment for certain legal and accounting expenditures; (6) the benefits for eligible candidates (including certain broadcast media and mailing rates); (7) guidelines for the use of voter communication vouchers issued to eligible candidates to defray communications expenditures. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to maintain a House of Representatives Election Campaign Account as a separate account in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to be used in redeeming voter communication vouchers. Prescribes the procedures by which voter communication voucher requests by eligible candidates will be accommodated. Directs the Federal Election Commission to examine and audit after each general election the campaign…
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Cosponsors (20)
19 Democrats1 Republican