HR 4708 · 93th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require more complete disclosure of Federal campaign funds.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on House Administration.(1973-02-26)
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Specifies additional limitations on Federal campaign contributions and expenditures, pursuant to the Federal Election Campaign Act, and provides penalties for violations thereof. States that use of campaign contributions for personal purposes by a candidate or holder of Federal office shall be punished by a fine of up to $50,000 or imprisonment for one year, or both. Establishes a Federal Election Commission, consisting of five members to be appointed by the President. States that a candidate shall not in his campaign for nomination or in his campaign for election make expenditures in excess of the amount which he may lawfully make under the laws of the State in which he is a candidate, nor under the provisions of this Act. Directs that the total amount expended by a candidate for nomination shall not exceed: (1) in the case of a candidate for the office of Representative (other than a Representative elected at large), the amount shall be the product obtained by multiplying the population of the congressional district by 25 cents; (2) in the case of a candidate for the office of Senator or of a Representative elected at large, such amount shall be the product obtained by multiplyin…
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