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HR 988 99th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Campaign funds Congressional elections Members of Congress Voting

A bill to repeal an exception in section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 that permits certain Members of Congress to use excess campaign funds for personal purposes.

Introduced: February 6, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Elections.
Feb 6, 1985
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 6, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to remove the authority for certain Members of Congress to use excess campaign funds for personal purposes.

What's happening now February 7, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Elections.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 21, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 988: A bill to repeal an exception in section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 that permits certain Members of Congress to use excess campaign funds for personal purposes.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-988/
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"H.R. 988: A bill to repeal an exception in section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 that permits certain Members of Congress to use excess campaign funds for personal purposes.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-988/.
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H.R. 988, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-988/.
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[H.R. 988: A bill to repeal an exception in section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 that permits certain Members of Congress to use excess campaign funds for personal purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-988/)
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