,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ebh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ac1 #bjag,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,jones1 and ,mr4 ,nolan7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga to prohibit individuals holding ,federal office from directly soliciting contributions to or on behalf of any political committee under such ,act1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop ,act4 #b4 ,prohibiting direct solicitation of campaign contributions or funds for ,federal election activity by ,federal officeholders 7a7 ,prohibition ,section #cbc7;e7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabe7;e77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#d7 as paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#e71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,prohibiting direct solicitations for ,federal election purposes by ,federal officeholders 7,a7 ,prohibition ,in addition to the prohibitions on soliciting funds set forth under paragraph 7#a71 an individual holding ,federal office shall not solicit funds directly from any person-- 7i7 for or on behalf of any political committee2 or 7ii7 for or on behalf of any person for use for ,federal election activity 7as defined in section #cja7bj774 7,b7 ,rule of construction regarding participation in fundraising events ,nothing in this paragraph may be construed to prohibit an individual holding ,federal office from participating in a fundraising event1 including planning or attending the event1 speaking at the event1 or serving as a featured guest at the event1 so long as the individual does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection with the event4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment relating to attendance at ,state and local political party fundraising events ,section #cbc7;e77#d7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabe7;e77#d771 as redesignated by subsection 7a77#a71 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a7 or subsection 7b77#b77;,c71 and inserting ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 paragraph 7#b71 or subsection 7b77#b77;,c712 and 7#b7 by striking the period at the end and inserting the following3 1 so long as1 in the case of an individual holding ,federal office1 the individual does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection with the event44 #c4 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this ,act shall apply with respect to solicitations made on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4