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TheWeekInCongress.com (TM) Week Ending July 27, 2006
H.R.2630 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs of a candidate or an individual holding Federal office from making payments to the candidate's or individual's spouse, to require such committees and PACs to report on disbursements made to the immediate family members of the candidate or individual, and for other purposes.
The Federal Election Campaign Act is amended to prohibit committees and leadership PACs of a candidate or incumbent from making payments to the candidate’s or incumbent’s spouse for services provided with the exception of reimbursements for travel.
PACs and committees must report disbursements in a separate statement. Payments made to entities the spouse is and officer or director of are prohibited. Nominal payments for supplies and equipment are not prohibited if they amount does not exceed $500.
Included in the group who may not be reimbursed are son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother, father, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, or grandchild.
A leadership PAC means a political committee which is directly or indirectly established, maintained, or controlled by a candidate for election for Federal office or an individual holding Federal office but is not an authorized committee of the candidate or individual, except that such term does not include any political committee of a political party.
Violation brings penalties for the committee or PAC but if the candidate or incumbent knew of the violation then they would be subject to penalties under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
Sponsor: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA-29th) Vote: Passed House by voice vote July 23, 2007 Cost to the taxpayers: No discernible cost ## All Rights Reserved. © 2007 TheWeekInCongress.com(TM) No reproduction, language translation or distribution without written permission from TheWeekInCongress.com.(TM)
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