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H.R. 4918 100th Congress House

A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any member of or candidate for the Congress from making contributions to any other member of or candidate for the Congress and to…

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any member of or candidate for the Congress from making contributions to any other member… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any member of or candidate for the Congress from making contributions to any other member of or candidate for the Congress and to prohibit members of the Congress from soliciting and accepting contributions with respect to elections for Congressional leadership officers within a political party.

Introduced: June 27, 1988 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 100th Congress ended
It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 6, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Elections.
Jun 27, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Rules.
Jun 27, 1988
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Jun 27, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 6, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Elections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any Member of Congress or congressional candidate from making contributions to any other Member or congressional candidate.

Prohibits Members from soliciting and accepting contributions with respect to any election of congressional leadership officers.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4918: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any member of or candidate for the Congress from making contributions to any other member of or candidate for the Congress and to prohibit members of the Congress from soliciting and accepting contributions with respect to elections for Congressional leadership officers within a political party.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4918/
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"H.R. 4918: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any member of or candidate for the Congress from making contributions to any other member of or candidate for the Congress and to prohibit members of the Congress from soliciting and accepting contributions with respect to elections for Congressional leadership officers within a political party.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4918/.
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H.R. 4918, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4918/.
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[H.R. 4918: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any member of or candidate for the Congress from making contributions to any other member of or candidate for the Congress and to prohibit members of the Congress from soliciting and accepting contributions with respect to elections for Congressional leadership officers within a political party.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4918/)
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