To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require candidates for election for Federal office to report information to the Federal Election Commission on the use of aircraft of the Federal government in the course of campaigns.
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 13, 2000
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the principal campaign committee of a candidate for the House of Representatives or for the Senate, who uses any Federal government aircraft for any purpose which includes carrying out the candidate's campaign for election for Federal office, to file with the Federal Election Commission a specified statement containing information on the number of individuals who used the aircraft, including the candidate and those whose use was paid for by the committee.
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