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HR 1681 113th Congress House

Restoring Confidence Through Smarter Campaigns Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for limitations on expenditures in elections for the House of Representatives.

Introduced: April 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Apr 23, 2013
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 Latest action April 23, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restoring Confidence Through Smarter Campaigns Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit expenditures by candidates for the House of Representatives to $500,000 during the election cycle ($250,000 for a primary election and $250,000 for a general election). Sets at $250,000 the maximum amount of expenditures which may be made for a runoff election ($125,000 for a primary runoff election and $125,000 for a general runoff election). Excludes from such limits expenditures for legal services. Provides for indexing such amounts for inflation.


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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1681: Restoring Confidence Through Smarter Campaigns Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1681/
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"H.R. 1681: Restoring Confidence Through Smarter Campaigns Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1681/.
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H.R. 1681, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1681/.
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