,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #g1 #bjai,ms4    
,port] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !    
,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 
to provide = ! treatm5t ( paym5ts = *ild
 c>e & o!r p]sonal use s]vices z an     
au?oriz$ campaign exp5diture1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s2      
purpose  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,help ,am]ica ,run ,act4    
7b7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,ev]yday ,am]icans exp]i5ce b>ri]s 
to entry be=e !y c consid] runn+ = (fice
 to s]ve _! communities4  7#b7 ,curr5t  
law /ates t campaign funds _c be sp5t on
 ev]yday exp5ses t w\ld exi/ :e!r or n a
 c&idate 7 runn+ = (fice1 l r5t & food4 
,:ile ! law seems neutral1 its actual   
effect is to privilege ! indep5d5tly    
weal?y :o want to run1 because giv5 !   
dem&s ( runn+ = (fice1 c&idates :o mu/  
"w to pay = *ildc>e or to af=d heal?    

insurance are effectively be+ left out (
 ! process1 ev5 if !y h suffici5t       
support to m\nt a viable campaign4  7#c7
 ,?us curr5t practice favors ^?         
prospective c&idates :o d n ne$ to rely 
on a regul> pay*eck to make ends meet4  
,! consequ5ce is t ev]yday ,am]icans :o 
h fir/h& k ( ! importance ( /able       
*ildc>e1 a safety net1 or great public  
s*ools are less likely to get a seat at 
! table4 ,?is gov]nance by ! few is     
anti!tical to ! democratic exp]im5t1 b  
mo/ importantly1 :5 lawmak]s d n %>e !  
conc]ns ( ev]yday ,am]icans1 _! policies
 reflect t4  7#d7 ,^! circum/ances h    
contribut$ to a ,congress t does n      
always reflect ev]yday ,am]icans4 ,!    
,new ,york ,times report$ 9 #bjai t few]
 ?an #e p]c5t ( repres5tatives cite     
blue-coll> or s]vice jobs 9 _!          
biographies4 ,a #bjae survey by ! ,c5t] 
= ,responsive ,politics %[$ t ! m$ian   
net wor? ( lawmak]s 0 j ov] #a million 9
 #bjac1 or #ah times ! weal? ( ! typical
 ,am]ican h\sehold4  7#e7 ,^!           

circum/ances h also contribut$ to a     
gov]n+ body t does n reflect ! nation x 
s]ves4 ,= in/ance1 wom5 are #ea p]c5t ( 
! ,am]ican population4 ,yet ev5 ) a     
record numb] ( wom5 s]v+ 9 ! ,"o ,hundr$
 ,sixte5? ,congress1 ! ,pew ,rese>*     
,c5t] notes t m ?an ?ree out ( f\r      
,memb]s ( ?is ,congress are male4 ,!    
,c5t] = ,am]ican ,wom5 ,& ,politics f\nd
 t "o ?ird ( wom5 legislators survey$ _h
 be5 actively disc\rag$ f runn+ = (fice1
 (t5 by political pr(essionals4 ,?is    
type ( disc\ragem5t1 comb9$ ) !         
prohibitions on us+ campaign funds =    
dome/ic ne$s l *ildc>e1 burd5s t /ill   
fall disproportionately on ,am]ican     
wom51 p>ticul>ly disadvantages work+    
mo!rs4 ,^! b>ri]s may expla9 :y only #aj
 wom5 9 hi/ory h giv5 bir? :ile s]v+ 9  
,congress1 9 spite ( ! preval5ce ( work+
 p>5ts 9 o!r pr(essions4 ,yet work+     
mo!rs & fa!rs are be/ position$ to      
create policy t reflects ! liv$ exp]i5ce
 ( mo/ ,am]icans4  7#f7 ,work+ mo!rs1 ^?
 c>+ = _! eld]ly p>5ts1 & "y            

pr(essionals :o rely on _! jobs = heal? 
insurance %\ld h ! fre$om to run to s]ve
 ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,_! networks &  
net wor? are simply n ! be/ indicators (
 _! /r5g? z prospective public s]vants4 
,9 fact1 help+ ord9>y ,am]icans to run  
may create bett] policy = all ,am]icans4
  7c7 ,purpose ,x is ! purpose ( ?is    
,act to ensure t all ,am]icans :o are   
o!rwise qualifi$ to s]ve ?is ,nation are
 able to run = (fice1 reg>dless ( _!    
economic /atus4 ,by exp&+ p]missible    
uses ( campaign funds & provid+ mode/   
assurance t te/+ a run = (fice w n co/  
"o's livelihood1 ! ,help ,am]ica ,run   
,act w facilitate ! c&idacy (           
repres5tatives :o m accurately reflect !
 exp]i5ces1 *all5ges1 & ideals ( ev]yday
 ,am]icans4  #b4 ,treatm5t ( paym5ts =  
*ild c>e & o!r p]sonal use s]vices z    
au?oriz$ campaign exp5diture  7a7       
,p]sonal use s]vices z au?oriz$ campaign
 exp5diture ,section #cac ( ! ,f$]al    
,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjaad7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 

end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7d7       
,treatm5t ( paym5ts = *ild c>e & o!r    
p]sonal use s]vices z au?oriz$ campaign 
exp5diture  7#a7 ,au?oriz$ exp5ditures  
,= purposes ( subsection 7a71 ! paym5t  
by an au?oriz$ committee ( a c&idate =  
any ( ! p]sonal use s]vices describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#c7 %all be treat$ z an       
au?oriz$ exp5diture if ! s]vices are    
necess>y to enable ! p>ticipation ( !   
c&idate 9 campaign-connect$ activities4 
7#b7 ,limitations  7,a7 ,limit on total 
am\nt ( paym5ts ,! total am\nt ( paym5ts
 made by an au?oriz$ committee ( a      
c&idate = p]sonal use s]vices describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#c7 may n exce$ ! limit :i*  
is applicable "u any law1 rule1 or      
regulation on ! am\nt ( paym5ts :i* may 
be made by ! committee = ! sal>y ( !    
c&idate 7)\t reg>d to :e!r or n !       
committee makes paym5ts to ! c&idate = t
 purpose74  7,b7 ,correspond+ r$uction 9
 am\nt ( sal>y paid to c&idate ,to !    
ext5t t an au?oriz$ committee ( a       
c&idate makes paym5ts = ! sal>y ( !     

c&idate1 any limit on ! am\nt ( su*     
paym5ts :i* is applicable "u any law1   
rule1 or regulation %all be r$uc$ by !  
am\nt ( any paym5ts made to or on behalf
 ( ! c&idate = p]sonal use s]vices      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 o!r ?an       
p]sonal use s]vices describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,e7 ( su* p>agraph4  7,c7  
,exclusion ( c&idates :o are (ficehold]s
 ,p>agraph 7#a7 does n apply ) respect  
to an au?oriz$ committee ( a c&idate :o 
is a hold] ( ,f$]al (fice4  7#c7        
,p]sonal use s]vices describ$ ,! p]sonal
 use s]vices describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph are
 z foll[s3 7,a7 ,*ild c>e s]vices4  7,b7
 ,eld] c>e s]vices4  7,c7 ,s]vices      
simil> to ! s]vices describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,a7 or subp>agraph 7,b7 :i*
 are provid$ on behalf ( any dep5d5t :o 
is a qualify+ relative "u section #aeb (
 ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf4  7,d7
 ,heal? insurance premiums4  4  7b7     
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all take effect on ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4