,i #aai? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bceb ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,m>* #bf1 #bjbe,ms4 ,lee ( ,p5nsylvania 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 & ,mrs4 ,ramirez7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga to place reasonable limits on contributions to ,sup] ,p,a,cs :i* make indep5d5t exp5ditures1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,aboli% ,sup] ,p,a,cs ,act4 #b4 ,f9d+s2 purpose 7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7 ,contribution limits to political action committees 7,p,a,cs71 includ+ ^? t make indep5d5t exp5ditures1 help secure elections by limit+ bo? ! risk ( corruption & ! risk t significant contributions w create ! appe>ance ( corruption4 7#b7 ,s9ce contribution limits on sup] ,p,a,cs 7 lift$ 9 #bjaj1 ! numb]1 influ5ce1 & weal? ( sup] ,p,a,cs h explod$4 ,obta9+ millions or billions ( doll>s 9 contributions to sup] ,p,a,cs is n[ critical to ! success ( ,f$]al c&idates' campaigns4 7#c7 ,z ! influ5ce ( sup] ,p,a,cs gr[s1 s does ! likelihood t !y w s]ve z a conduit = corrupt agreem5ts betwe5 contributor & c&idate1 ^: communications are n subject to coord9ation limitations4 7#d7 ,betwe5 #bjjh & #bjbj1 ! am\nt ( indep5d5t exp5ditures increas$ m ?an #gjj p]c5t1 & 9 #bjbd1 m ?an #d4dh billion 9 indep5d5t exp5ditures 7 sp5t on ,unit$ ,/ates elections4 ,! money = ^! exp5ditures l>gely came f contributions to #b1dei regi/]$ sup] ,p,a,cs4 7#e7 ,9 #bjab1 ! fir/ mod]n elections = ,f$]al (fice held )\t contribution limits to sup] ,p,a,cs1 ! top #a p]c5t ( all individual sup] ,,pac contributors contribut$ #gf4gf p]c5t ( all individual sup] ,,pac contributions1 & t p]c5tage rose to #if4id p]c5t 9 #bjbd4 ,rec5t elections h be5 influ5c$ by individual contributors :o gave m ?an #ajj million to sup] ,p,a,cs4 7#f7 ,z brib]y laws h long recogniz$1 unlawful quid pro quo ex*anges c occur :]e ! bribe is funnel$ into a ?ird p>ty1 su* z a sup] ,,pac4 ,see1 e4g41 section #bja ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 ,u4,s4 v4 ,m55dez1 #bia ,f4 ,supp4 #fjf1 #fba-bc 7,d4 ,n4,j4 #bjah74 ,law en=cem5t 9 sev]al ,/ates h prosecut$ cases t involve bribes direct$ to sup] ,p,a,cs4 ,h[ev]1 brib]y is notori\sly difficult to prosecute1 & ^! laws d n adequately protect ,am]ican vot]s f corruption4 7#g7 ,)\t reasonable limitations on contributions1 sup] ,p,a,cs create an appe>ance ( corruption4 ,a bip>tisan majority ( ,am]icans believe t l>ge sup] ,,pac contributions are made 9 ex*ange = political favors1 & t corruption is p]vasive 9 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4 ,?is is1 z ! ,supreme ,c\rt recogniz$ 9 ,buckley v4 ,valeo1 disa/r\s to confid5ce 9 ! sy/em ( repres5tative gov]nm5t #dbd ,u4,s4 #a1 #bg 7#aigf74 7#h7 ,plac+ limits on sup] ,,pac contributions w also less5 ! risk ( =eign int]f]5ce 9 ,unit$ ,/ates elections1 mak+ x m difficult = =eign entities to funnel contributions to sup] ,p,a,cs via ?ird-p>ty contributors4 7#i7 ,speech,now4org v4 ,,fec1 #eii ,f4#c;d #fhf 7,d4,c4 ,cir4 #bjaj71 ! appellate c\rt case t void$ exi/+ contribution limits to sup] ,p,a,cs1 wrongly treat$ contributions z exp5ditures & wrongly assum$ t because uncoord9at$ indep5d5t exp5ditures _c give rise to quid pro quo corruption1 t contributions to indep5d5t exp5diture committees simil>ly _c give rise to corruption4 ,b !y c & d4 7#aj7 ,9 ! #ad ye>s s9ce ,speech,now unlea%$ billions ( doll>s 9 unregulat$ contributions1 sup] ,p,a,cs h obta9$ unprec$5t$ weal? & value to c&idate campaigns & c facilitate va/1 ne>ly untraceable corrupt transactions4 7#aa7 ,because ,sup] ,p,a,cs h become uniquely important to c&idate campaigns & c accept millions & ev5 hundr$s ( millions ( doll>s f s+le entities1 c&idates & contributors h reason & opportunity to guide corrupt contributions into sup] ,p,a,cs1 e/abli%+ a significant risk ( corruption & creat+ an appe>ance ( corruption t und]m9es ! public's fai? 9 _! repres5tatives & our political sy/em4 7#ab7 ,reasonable limits on contributions to sup] ,p,a,cs are lawful & necess>y to protect ,am]ican democracy & ,am]ican vot]s4 7b7 ,purpose ,x is ! purpose ( ?is ,act-- 7#a7 to limit ! risk ( corrupt agreem5ts betwe5 c&idates & contributors by plac+ reasonable limits on contributions to political action committees t make indep5d5t exp5ditures2 7#b7 to limit ! appe>ance ( corruption creat$ by uncapp$ contributions to political action committees t make indep5d5t exp5ditures2 & 7#c7 to re/ore ! public's fai? 9 our elections4 #c4 ,limitation on contributions to indep5d5t exp5diture committees 7a7 ,limitations ,section #cae7;a77#a77;,c7 ( ! ,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;a77#a77;,c77 is am5d$ by /rik+ to any o!r political committee & ins]t+ to an indep5d5t exp5diture committee or any o!r political committee4 7b7 ,def9ition ,section #cja ( su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7#bg7 ,indep5d5t exp5diture committee 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m indep5d5t exp5diture committee means a political committee :i*-- 7i7 makes indep5d5t exp5ditures aggregat+ #e1jjj or m dur+ a cal5d> ye>2 or 7ii7 makes contributions to o!r indep5d5t exp5diture committees aggregat+ #e1jjj or m dur+ a cal5d> ye>4 7,b7 ,treatm5t ( sep>ate acc\nts ,! t]m indep5d5t exp5diture committee includes an acc\nt ( a political committee :i* is e/abli%$ = ! purpose ( mak+ indep5d5t exp5ditures or contributions to o!r committees mak+ indep5d5t exp5ditures4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply ) respect to contributions & indep5d5t exp5ditures made dur+ ! fir/ cal5d> ye> :i* beg9s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & ea* succe$+ cal5d> ye>4