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1/31/2007--Introduced.<br/>Presidential Funding Act of 2007 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to public financing of presidential election campaigns to: (1) quadruple (1:1 to 4:1) the matching rate for contributions to primary election candidates; (2) lower from $250 to $200 the limit on individual campaign contributions; (3) increase the presidential primary qualifying threshold from $5,000 to $25,000 in 20 states; (4) require presidential candidates to participate in the primary payment system to be eligible for general election payments; (5) move the starting date for payments to primary candidates from January 1 of a presidential election year to six months before the earliest state primary election; (6) allow additional payments and increased expenditure limits for candidates who face opponents who do not participate in public financing and who raise more than 20% of applicable spending limits; (7) designate the last Friday before the first Monday in September as the date for payments to eligible presidential candidates; and (8) increase from $3 to $10 the presidential campaign tax return check-off amount.<br/>Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) increase expenditure limits for presidential primary campaigns and eliminate state primary spending limits; (2) limit political party general election campaign expenditures to $25 million, with an additional $25 million allowance after the party's candidate is nominated; (3) prohibit political parties from spending unregulated funds (soft money) on their national conventions; and (4) require presidential campaign committees to disclose information about bundled contributions (series of contributions aggregating more than $10,000).

1170219600 2007-01-31 Thu Nov 06 18:47:27 -0600 2008 introduced 40661 '1986':8 'code':6 'amend':2 'elect':18 'financ':15 'intern':4 'public':14 'purpos':22 'reform':10 'revenu':5 'system':12 'presidenti':17 40813 official introduced 40661 'act':3 '2007':5 'fund':2 'presidenti':1 43981 short introduced 40661 1170219600 Wed Jan 31 00:00:00 -0600 2007 92261 M000627 1956-12-30 697 Martin 'marti':5 'martin':1,3,6 'meehan':2,4,7 M 400269 Meehan Martin_T._Meehan T. Martin Meehan 549 Marty N00000205 2622 Democrat Catholic Martin Meehan B000574 1948-08-16 4240 2267 Rayburn House Office Building http://blumenauer.house.gov/index.php?option=com_email_form&Itemid=206 3 202-225-8941 Earl 'd':4 '-3':6 'rep':1 'earl':2,7,9 'blumenau':3,8,10 M 400033 Blumenauer Earl_Blumenauer Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3] 1878 N00007727 7242 Democrat 202-225-4811 OR Earl Blumenauer 3.92307692307692 http://blumenauer.house.gov/ C000984 1951-01-18 4082 2235 Rayburn House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml 7 202-225-3178 Elijah 'd':4 '-7':6 'md':5 'cum':3,8,10 'rep':1 'elijah':2,7,9 M 400090 Cummings Elijah_E._Cummings Eugene Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7] 2177 N00001971 7275 Democrat 202-225-4741 Baptist MD Elijah Cummings 3.76923076923077 http://www.house.gov/cummings/ D000399 1946-10-06 2809 201 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/doggett/doggett_ima/doggett_get_address.shtml 25 202-225-3073 Lloyd 'd':4 'tx':5 '-25':6 'rep':1 'lloyd':2,7,9 'doggett':3,8,10 M 400111 Doggett Lloyd_Doggett A. Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25] 1257 N00006023 6860 Democrat 202-225-4865 Methodist TX Lloyd Doggett 3.2 http://www.house.gov/doggett/ doggett E000287 1959-11-29 6712 5 Rahm 'd':4 '-5':6 'il':5 'rep':1 'rahm':2,7,9 'emanuel':3,8,10 M 400120 Emanuel Rahm_Emanuel Rep. Rahm Emanuel [D, IL-5] 2658 N00024813 7523 Democrat Jewish IL Rahm Emanuel 3.0 F000339 1940-03-31 15371 2252 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 4 202-225-0182 Barney 'd':4 '-4':6 'ma':5 'rep':1 'frank':3,8,10 'barney':2,7,9 M 400140 Frank Barney_Frank Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4] 7630 N00000275 18077 Democrat 202-225-5931 Jewish MA Barney Frank 2.56953642384106 http://www.house.gov/frank/ P000585 1962-03-05 1565 1032 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/platts/email.shtml 19 202-226-1000 Todd 'r':4 'pa':5 '-19':6 'rep':1 'todd':2,7,9 'platt':3,8,10 M 400321 Platts Todd_Russell_Platts R. Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19] 591 N00009719 6492 Republican 202-225-5836 Episcopalian PA Todd Platts 5.76923076923077 http://www.house.gov/platts/ P000523 1940-08-17 4481 2162 Rayburn House Office Building http://price.house.gov/contact/contact_form.shtml 4 202-225-2014 David 'd':4 '-4':6 'nc':5 'rep':1 'david':2,7,9 'price':3,8,10 M 400326 Price David_E._Price Eugene Rep. David Price [D, NC-4] 1920 N00002260 8087 Democrat 202-225-1784 Baptist NC David Price 3.6 http://price.house.gov/ repdavidprice S000185 1947-04-30 3747 1201 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 3 202-225-8354 Robert 'd':4 '-3':6 'va':5 'rep':1 'bobbi':9 'scott':3,8,11 'robert':2,7,10 M 400364 Scott Robert_C._Scott C. Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3] 1076 Bobby N00002147 7390 Democrat 202-225-8351 Episcopalian VA Bobby Robert Scott 1.5 http://www.house.gov/scott/ RepBobbyScott S001144 1945-10-18 2523 Christopher 'shay':2,4,6 'christoph':1,3,5 M 400370 Shays Christopher_Shays H. Christopher Shays 1680 N00000652 5478 Republican Christian Scientist Christopher Shays V000128 1959-01-10 2094 1707 Longworth House Office Building http://vanhollen.house.gov/HoR/MD08/Contact+Information/Web+Contact/Contact+Form.htm 8 202-225-0375 Christopher 'd':5 '-8':7 'md':6 'rep':1 'van':3,9,13 'chris':11 'hollen':4,10,14 'christoph':2,8,12 M 400415 Van Hollen Chris_Van_Hollen Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8] 1063 Chris N00013820 7861 Democrat 202-225-5341 Episcopalian MD Chris Christopher Van Hollen 1.1 http://vanhollen.house.gov introduced 40661 1170219600 Wed Jan 31 00:00:00 -0600 2007 92261 action 40661 1170219600 Wed Jan 31 00:00:00 -0600 2007 104920 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. action 40661 1170219600 Wed Jan 31 00:00:00 -0600 2007 104921 Referred to House House Administration action 40661 1170219600 Wed Jan 31 00:00:00 -0600 2007 92262 Referred to House Ways and Means