HRES 1292 · 93th Congress · Congress

Resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 16090. A bill to impose overall limitations on campaign expenditures and political contributions; to provide that each candidate for Federal office shall designate a principal campaign committee; to provide for a single reporting responsibility with respect to receipts and expenditures by certain political committees; to change the times for the filing of reports regarding campaign expenditures and political contributions; to provide for public financing of Presidential nominating conventions and Presidential primary elections.

Introduced 1974-08-05· Sponsored by Rep. Young, John [D-TX-14]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Measure passed House, roll call #458 (330-78).(1974-08-07)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1974-08-07
Yea 330Nay 78
PassedHouse · 1974-08-07
Yea 330Nay 78

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] States that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 16090) to impose overall limitations on campaign expenditures and political contributions; to provide that each candidate for Federal office shall designate a principal campaign committee; to provide for a single reporting responsibility with respect to receipts and expenditures by certain political committees; to change the times for the filing of reports regarding campaign expenditures and political contributions; to provide for public financing of Presidential nominating conventions and Presidential primary elections; and for other purposes, and all points of order against title IV of said bill for failure to comply with the provisions of clause 4, rule XXI, are hereby waived. Provides that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed two hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration, the bill shall be considered as having been read for amendme…

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