Fairness for Non-Wealthy Candidates Act

Summary

Fairness for Non-Wealthy Candidates Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) require a candidate for Federal office who makes contributions or expenditures from personal funds totaling more than $1,000 in an election to notify the Federal Election Commission and each other candidate in the election in writing within 48 hours after the contribution or expenditure involved is made; and (2) allow any person to make contributions to such other candidate in excess of any applicable limitation on such contributions, to the extent that the total of such excess contributions accepted by such other candidate does not exceed the total of contributions or expenditures made from the personal funds of such other candidate's opponent.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 March 1998

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  Introduced in House · EN · 3 March 1998

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 March 1998

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