H.R. 4315 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4315 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2019Mr. Khanna (for himself and Mr. Phillips) 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 a candidate for election to the office or Representative in Congress or Senator from accepting contributions from any political committee other than an authorized committee of the candidate and from establishing a leadership PAC. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No PAC Act. 2. Prohibition on acceptance of contributions from PACs by candidates for Representative or Senator (a) Prohibition Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (k) Prohibitions relating to certain political committees (1) Acceptance of contributions from PACs A candidate for election for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, may not accept a contribution with respect to the election from any political committee other than an authorized committee of the candidate. (2) Establishment of leadership PAC A candidate for election for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not establish a leadership PAC (as defined in subparagraph (B) of section 304(i)(8)). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections occurring after 2020.