H.R. 1681
Restoring Confidence Through Smarter Campaigns Act
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sponsor
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Feb 20, 2019
- Update Date (incl. Text)
- Feb 23, 2019
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Bill Type
- HR
- Bill Number
- 1,681
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Apr 23, 2013
- Policy Area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Is Law
- No
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Source: House floor actions
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Restoring Confidence Through Smarter Campaigns Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit expenditures by candidates for the House of Representatives to $500,000 during the election cycle ($250,000 for a primary election and $250,000 for a general election). Sets at $250,000 the maximum amount of expenditures which may be made for a runoff election ($125,000 for a primary runoff election and $125,000 for a general runoff election). Excludes from such limits expenditures for legal services. Provides for indexing such amounts for inflation.
Committee on House Administration
Introduced in House
Apr 23, 2013