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H.R. 116 103rd Congress House

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the limitation amount applicable to contributions to candidates in Federal elections by individuals and to decrease the limitation…

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the limitation amount applicable to contributions to candidates in Federal elections by individu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the limitation amount applicable to contributions to candidates in Federal elections by individuals and to decrease the limitation amount applicable to contributions to such candidates by nonparty multicandidate political committees.

Introduced: January 5, 1993 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) 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.
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the limitation on contributions to candidates for Federal office from $1,000 to $2,000.

Decreases the limitation on contributions to such candidates by nonparty multicandidate political committees from $5,000 to $2,500. States that a multicandidate political committee of a political party may make contributions of up to $5,000.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 116: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the limitation amount applicable to contributions to candidates in Federal elections by individuals and to decrease the limitation amount applicable to contributions to such candidates by nonparty multicandidate political committees.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-116/
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"H.R. 116: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the limitation amount applicable to contributions to candidates in Federal elections by individuals and to decrease the limitation amount applicable to contributions to such candidates by nonparty multicandidate political committees.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-116/.
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H.R. 116, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-116/.
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[H.R. 116: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the limitation amount applicable to contributions to candidates in Federal elections by individuals and to decrease the limitation amount applicable to contributions to such candidates by nonparty multicandidate political committees.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-116/)
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