Integrity in Campaign Financing Act of 1989

Summary

Integrity in Campaign Financing Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the aggregate amount an individual may contribute to: (1) any candidate and the candidate's authorized political committees for an election for Federal office; (2) the political committees established by a national political party; and (3) any other political committee. Prohibits multicandidate political committees from making any contributions to a candidate and authorized political committees unless the contribution: (1) is derived from a contribution made to the multicandidate political committee by an individual; (2) is designated for the candidate; and (3) does not exceed the limitations applicable to individuals under such Act. Increases the aggregate amount a multicandidate political committee may contribute to a political committee established by a national political party. Increases the aggregate amount an individual may contribute in a calendar year. Prohibits a national political party's political committee from making contributions to any candidate and the candidate's authorized committees with respect to any election for Federal office which, in the aggregate, exceed $12,500. Increases the limit on expenditures made by a party's national committee on behalf of the general election campaign of a candidate for the Senate or an at-large House seat to the greater of: (1) 10 cents multiplied by the State's voting age population; or (2) $100,000. Increases this limit for candidates running in multi-district States from $10,000 to $50,000. Increases from $17,500 to $100,000 the total amount that may be contributed by the Republican or Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee or a party's national committee to a candidate for nomination for election, or for election, to the Senate during the year in which an election is held. Prohibits political committees of foreign nationals from making campaign contributions. Prohibits any elected or appointed officer or employee of the Government from accepting any honorarium. Repeals the exception permitting an individual who was a Member of Congress on January 8, 1980, to convert excess campaign funds to personal use. Makes it unlawful to use any fees, dues, or assessments paid to any organization as a condition of employment or any money or anything of value secured by physical force, job discrimination, or financial reprisal for: (1) registration or get-out-the-vote campaigns; (2) campaign materials or partisan political activities used in connection with any political communication or advertising; (3) establishing, administering, or soliciting contributions to a separate segregated fund; or (4) any other expenditure in connection with any election to political office, including the process used to select candidates for any such office.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 June 1989

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