S 732 · 98th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Federal Election Reform Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-03-09· Sponsored by Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Rules. Hearings held.(1983-05-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Election Reform Act of 1983 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to double the ceiling on individual contributions to: (1) candidates and their authorized political committees (from $1,000 to $2,000); (2) political committees established by national political committees (from $20,000 to $40,000); and (3) any other political committee in any calendar year (from $5,000 to $10,000). Doubles from $25,000 to $50,000, the limitation placed on aggregate individual contributions in any calendar year. Places individual and multicandidate committee contributions under the indexing provisions of the Consumer Price Index. Triples the formula ceiling on expenditures made by national and State political committees for candidates in general election campaigns for Federal office. Triples from $17,500 to $52,500 the total which may be contributed to a Senatorial candidate in an election year by: (1) the national committee of a political party; or (2) by the Republican or Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Increases threefold the limits placed upon individual and multicandidate political committee contributions to other congressional or Senatorial candidates in a campaig…

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