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House of Representatives Election Campaign Reform Act of 1997

Introduced: March 12, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Mar 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Mar 12, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Mar 12, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Mar 12, 1997
Referred to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 12, 1997
Referred to House Oversight
Mar 12, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

House of Representatives Election Campaign Reform Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 with respect to House of Representatives campaign financing.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide a full tax credit for small individual contributions to a House candidate; and (2) establish in the Treasury the House of Representatives Campaign Trust Fund.

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require broadcast stations to offer their lowest rates for certain campaign commercials to House candidates who agree to limit personal spending.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now March 21, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 16, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1039: House of Representatives Election Campaign Reform Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1039/
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"H.R. 1039: House of Representatives Election Campaign Reform Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1039/.
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H.R. 1039, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1039/.
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