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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 593
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 20, 2017Mr. Capuano (for himself, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC
funds to personal use.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Leadership PAC Limitation Act.
2.
Prohibiting conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use
(a)
Prohibition
Section 313(b)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after “subsection (a)” the following: “or funds of a leadership PAC (as defined in section 304(i)(8)(B))”.
(b)
Effective Date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.