United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 140 (105th)
Federal Election Campaign Reform Act of 1997
Introduced
7 January 1997
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Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.
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Summary
Federal Election Campaign Reform Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to lower the monetary threshold requirements with respect to: (1) political committee contribution and expenditure recordkeeping and reporting; and (2) independent expenditure reporting. Subjects payments by national and State political party committees for mixed political activities (soft money) to account and expenditure limitation and reporting requirements. Provides for limitation indexing. Prohibits contributions by noncitizens. Revises the definition of "independent expenditure" for disclosure purposes.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 January 1997
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Introduced in House · EN · 7 January 1997
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 January 1997
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/140
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/140