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HR 3770 102th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Campaign funds Congressional candidates Congressional elections Government paperwork House of Representatives Political action committees Political advertising Political parties Presidential elections Voter registration Voting

Entitled, "The Fair & Competitive Election Act".

Introduced: November 14, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit candidates for the House of Representatives from accepting contributions from persons other than local individual residents totaling in excess of the total contributions accepted from local individual residents.

Limits contributions to candidates for Federal office by nonparty multicandidate political committees to $1,000.

Subjects to limitation and reporting requirements payments by a national committee of a political party or a State committee of a political party for a mixed political activity.

Repeals the office facility exception (building fund) from the definition of contribution.

Requires the deposit of excess funds of candidates for the House of Representatives into a separate account to be used for any lawful purpose other than for such candidate's election.

What's happening now November 14, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Nov 20, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3770: Entitled, "The Fair & Competitive Election Act".. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3770/
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"H.R. 3770: Entitled, "The Fair & Competitive Election Act".." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3770/.
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