House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To amend section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to eliminate an exception that permits certain Members of Congress to use amounts from excess campaign funds for personal purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 1989
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Latest action: Feb 9, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
84 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 54 Democrats
30 of 84 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
Bill Archer (R-TX), Les Aspin (D-WI), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Jim Bates (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), James Bilbray (D-NV), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Joseph Brennan (D-ME), George Brown (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Howard Coble (R-NC), Christopher Cox (R-CA), George Crockett (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chuck Douglas (R-NH), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Harris Fawell (R-IL), James Florio (D-NJ), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Dan Glickman (D-KS) and 54 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Obey.
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- H.R. 3743 (101st) Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990
- H.R. 2939 (101st) Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990
- H.J.Res. 674 (101st) To prohibit the proposed sales to Saudia Arabia of M1A2 tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles, APACHE helocopters, and PATRIOT guided…
- H.Con.Res. 379 (101st) Regarding modifications to the budget summit agreement for fiscal year 1991 through 1995.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.