H.R. 5660: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a limitation on the time for the use of contributions or donations, and for other purposes.

113th Congress · introduced 2014-09-18 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-09-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a limitation on the time for the use of contributions or donations, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to allow the use of contributions or donations only for the six years following the most recent federal election for a six-year office (e.g. the Senate) in which an individual was a candidate for the office if that individual is not a candidate for that office during those ensuing six years. Requires contributions or donations remaining available to to such an individual after such six-year period ends to be disposed of within 30 days, as follows: (1) to pay any debts or obligations owed in connection with the campaign for that office; (2) to return those contributions or donations to the individuals, entities, or both, who made them; (3) to make contributions to a charitable organization; and (4) to make transfers to a national, state or local committee of a political party.

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Official text

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a limitation on the time for the use of contributions or donations, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr5660.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr5660 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113