H.R. 2038 · 112th Congress
Restoring Confidence Through Smarter Campaigns Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Brian Higgins
- Introduced
- 2011-05-26
- Latest action
- 2011-08-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.
Summary
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.