,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ifeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ba1       
#bjbb,mr4 ,crow 7for himself1 ,ms4      
,porter1 and ,mr4 ,levin of ,california7
 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 require all political         
committees to file separate reports for 
contributions of #a1jjj or more which   
are received fewer than #bj days before 
the date of any election in which the   
committee makes a contribution1         
expenditure1 independent expenditure or 
electioneering communication on behalf  
of a candidate or political party in the
 election1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,expanding ,transparency for ,hidden
 ,independent ,campaign ,spending ,act  
or the ,ethics ,act4  #b4 ,requiring all
 political committees to file separate  
reports for contributions received fewer

 than #bj days before election in which 
committee makes contributions or        
expenditures on behalf of a candidate or
 political party  7a7 ,requirement      
,section #cjd7;a77#f77;,a7 of the       
,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of    
#aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4                    
#cjajd7;a77#f77;,a77 is amended by      
striking the first sentence and         
inserting the following3 ,each committee
 shall notify the ,commission in writing
 of any contribution of #a1jjj or more  
received by the committee after the     
#bjth day1 but more than #dh hours      
before1 any election in which the       
committee makes a contribution to1 or   
expenditure 7including an independent   
expenditure7 or electioneering          
communication 7as defined in subsection 
7f77 on behalf of1 a candidate or       
political committee of a political party
 in such election44  7b7 ,effective date
 ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7  
shall apply with respect to elections   
occurring after the expiration of the   

#dh-;hour period which begins on the    
date of the enactment of this ,act4