United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1681 (113th)
Restoring Confidence Through Smarter Campaigns Act
Introduced
23 April 2013
Last action
23 April 2013 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sponsors
Brian Higgins
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
23 April 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Source: IntroReferral
23 April 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 April 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 23 April 2013 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 April 2013
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 April 2013
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 23 April 2013
Sponsors
- Brian Higgins · D · Sponsor
- · hsha00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1681
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1681
- us · 113-hr-1681 · source updated 12 August 2025