,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania       
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 prohibit individuals holding  
,federal office from directly soliciting
 contributions to or on behalf of any   
political committee under such ,act1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop    
,act4  #b4 ,prohibiting direct          
solicitation of campaign contributions  
or funds for ,federal election activity 
by ,federal officeholders  7a7          
,prohibition ,section #cbc7;e7 of the   
,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of    
#aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabe7;e77 is     
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#d7 as         
paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#e71           
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    

after paragraph 7#a7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#b7 ,prohibiting direct    
solicitations for ,federal election     
purposes by ,federal officeholders  7,a7
 ,prohibition ,in addition to the       
prohibitions on soliciting funds set    
forth under paragraph 7#a71 an          
individual holding ,federal office shall
 not solicit funds directly from any    
person-- 7i7 for or on behalf of any    
political committee2 or  7ii7 for or on 
behalf of any person for use for        
,federal election activity 7as defined  
in section #cja7bj774  7,b7 ,rule of    
construction regarding participation in 
fundraising events ,nothing in this     
paragraph may be construed to prohibit  
an individual holding ,federal office   
from participating in a fundraising     
event1 including planning or attending  
the event1 speaking at the event1 or    
serving as a featured guest at the      
event1 so long as the individual does   
not engage in any written or verbal     
solicitation of funds in connection with

 the event4  4  7b7 ,conforming         
amendment relating to attendance at     
,state and local political party        
fundraising events ,section #cbc7;e77#d7
 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4            
#cjabe7;e77#d771 as redesignated by     
subsection 7a77#a71 is amended-- 7#a7 by
 striking ,notwithstanding paragraph    
7#a7 or subsection 7b77#b77;,c71 and    
inserting ,notwithstanding paragraph    
7#a71 paragraph 7#b71 or subsection     
7b77#b77;,c712 and  7#b7 by striking the
 period at the end and inserting the    
following3 1 so long as1 in the case of 
an individual holding ,federal office1  
the individual does not engage in any   
written or verbal solicitation of funds 
in connection with the event44  #c4     
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this ,act shall apply with respect to   
solicitations made on or after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4