H.R. 9726: Campaign Accountability and Parity Act

This bill would add a new spending cap for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Under the bill, a House candidate’s principal campaign committee could not spend more in a year than the average amount that was made available in the previous year to a sitting House member through the Members’ Representational Allowance (the office budget used by representatives for official expenses). In practice, this would tie the annual campaign spending limit to a benchmark based on a House member’s prior-year official allowance.

The bill would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to add this rule as a new section governing House candidates. It applies to candidates for:

• Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives
• Delegate to the House
• Resident Commissioner to the House

Only the candidate’s principal campaign committee is covered by the limit, and the bill focuses on expenditures made in a year. It does not, based on the text provided, set new limits on fundraising itself or on independent spending by outside groups.

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