HR 1878 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Public Campaign Financing Act of 2003

Introduced Apr 30, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Robert E. Andrews D-NJ

Latest action · Apr 30, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedApr 30, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Public Campaign Financing Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to outline under a new title: (1) qualifications for public financing; (2) a prohibition against acceptance by qualifying House candidates of any contributions other than contributions from individuals that total not more than $100 per individual per election cycle, with an 80 percent in-State contribution requirement; (3) rules restricting public funding to specified purposes, such as buying broadcast time; (4) limitations on the maximum amount of public funding, which is set at $750,000 for qualifying House candidates; and (5) various specified requirements pertaining to television debates and radio and television advertising.

Authorizes the Federal Election Commission, in lieu of any report required to be filed by this Act, to allow a State committee of a political party to file with it a report required to be filed under State law if it determines such reports contain substantially the same information.

Prescribes reporting requirements about: (1) the election activity of persons other than political parties; and (2) contributions through intermediaries and conduits.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 6, 2004.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-HI	Ed Case		Oct 6, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Committee on House Administration	Referred Apr 30, 2003

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 30, 2003Introduced in House
Apr 30, 2003Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for public funding for House of Representatives elections, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Public Campaign Financing Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 30, 2003Introduced in House

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