,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bc1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,higg9s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !    
,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 
to provide = limitations on exp5ditures 
9 elections = ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4
  #a4 ,%ort ,title2 ,f9d+s  7a7 ,%ort   
,title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,re/or+
 ,confid5ce ,?r\gh ,sm>t] ,campaigns    
,act4  7b7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,supreme ,c\rt decision
 9 ,buckley v4 ,valeo fail$ to recognize
 t unlimit$ sp5d+ on elections has a    
corrosive effect on ! electoral process 
& on public confid5ce 9 ! integrity ( ! 
electoral process4  7#b7 ,re/or+        
,congress's regulatory p[] ov] campaign 
exp5ditures w level ! play+ field by    
creat+ a reali/ic opportunity = m       
,am]icans to seek ,f$]al (fice & by     
enc\rag+ elections t are m competitive4 
7#c7 ,limit+ ! ne$ = incessant fundrais+

 by ,memb]s ( ,congress may re/ore !    
public's confid5ce 9 bo? ! electoral    
process & 9 ! acc\ntability ( ,memb]s to
 ! con/itu5ts :o elect !m4  #b4         
,exp5diture ,limitations 9 ,h\se        
,elections  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t (           
,limitations ,section #cae ( ! ,f$]al   
,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#b    
,u4,s4,c4 #dda;a7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7k7       
,exp5diture ,limitations 9 ,h\se        
,elections  7#a7 ,limitations  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,a c&idate = election = ! (fice ( 
,repres5tative 91 or ,delegate or       
,resid5t ,commission] to1 ! ,congress & 
! au?oriz$ committees ( ! c&idate may n 
make exp5ditures :i* 9 ! aggregate exce$
 #ejj1jjj dur+ ! election cycle1 ( :i*--
  7i7 n m ?an #bej1jjj may be           
attributable to exp5ditures made )      
respect to a prim>y election2 &  7ii7 n 
m ?an #bej1jjj may be attributable to   
exp5ditures made ) respect to a g5]al   
election4  7,b7 ,increase 9 limitations 
= run(f elections ,9 ! case ( a c&idate 

9 a run(f election1 ! c&idate & !       
au?oriz$ committees ( ! c&idate may make
 an additional am\nt ( exp5ditures :i* 9
 ! aggregate d n exce$ #bej1jjj1 ( :i*--
  7i7 n m ?an #abe1jjj may be           
attributable to exp5ditures made )      
respect to a prim>y run(f election2 &   
7ii7 n m ?an #abe1jjj may be            
attributable to exp5ditures made )      
respect to a g5]al run(f election4  7#b7
 ,exclusion ( exp5ditures = legal       
s]vices ,9 det]m9+ ! am\nt ( exp5ditures
 made = purposes ( ?is subsection1 !re  
%all be exclud$ any exp5ditures made =  
legal s]vices 9 connection ) ! campaign4
  7#c7 ,p5alties ,any c&idate :o makes  
exp5ditures 9 an election 9 excess ( !  
limit applicable to ! election "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 %all pay to ! ,commission 
a civil money p5alty 9 an am\nt det]m9$ 
z foll[s3  7,a7 ,if ! am\nt (           
exp5ditures 9 excess ( ! limit is equal 
to or less ?an #b4e p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( ! 
limit1 ! p5alty %all be equal to ! am\nt
 ( ! excess exp5ditures4  7,b7 ,if !    

am\nt ( exp5ditures 9 excess ( ! limit  
is great] ?an #b4e p]c5t b equal to or  
less ?an #e p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( ! limit1 !
 p5alty %all be equal to #cjj p]c5t ( ! 
am\nt ( ! excess exp5ditures4  7,c7 ,if 
! am\nt ( exp5ditures 9 excess ( ! limit
 is great] ?an #e p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( !   
limit1 ! p5alty %all be equal to ! sum (
 #cjj p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( ! excess        
exp5ditures plus an additional p5alty   
det]m9$ by ! ,commission4  4  7b7       
,index+ ( ,am\nts  7#a7 ,application (  
index+ ,section #cae7;c77#a7 ( su* ,act 
7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #dda;a7c77#a77 is am5d$-- 
7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,b77i71 by /rik+ or 
7h7 & ins]t+ 7h71 or 7k72 &  7,b7 9     
subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ & 7h7 &      
ins]t+ 7h71 & 7k74  7#b7 ,det]m9ation ( 
base ye> ,section #cae7;c77#b77;,b7 (   
su* ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4                  
#dda;a7c77#b77;,b77 is am5d$--  7,a7 by 
/rik+ & at ! end ( clause 7i72  7,b7 by 
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end ( clause 7ii7 &  
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+ new clause3  7iii7 = purposes (  

subsection 7k71 cal5d> ye> #bjae4  4    
7c7 ,effective ,date ,! am5dm5ts made by
 ?is section %all apply ) respect to    
elections held on or aft] ,janu>y #a1   
#bjae4