Date: July 25, 1996
Subject: Campaign Finance Overhaul
Description: Fazio (D-CA) amendment to establish a voluntary spending limit of $600,000 in each election cycle. Candidtaes who adhere to the voluntary limits would get discounted rates for broadcast time and postage. The bill also would limit contributions from PACs to $8,000 each two-year election cycle and allow PACs to give no more than $5,000 per election. It would limit contributions to a candidate from large individual donors to no more than $200,000 in an election cycle, eliminate "bundling" except for independent PACs that do not lobby, eliminate the use of "soft money" contributions to parties by individuals or corporations and create a new state-level fund for party-building activities. Candidates could use no more than $50,000 of their own money, including loans, during an election.
Result: Amendment Rejected, 177-243
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