Price Index Increases for Expenditure and Contribution Limitations, 7109-7111 [05-2598]

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[FR Doc. 05–2684 Filed 2–8–05; 11:59 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION [Notice 2005–5] Price Index Increases for Expenditure and Contribution Limitations Federal Election Commission. Notice of expenditure and contribution limitation increases. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: As mandated by provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (‘‘BCRA’’), the Federal Election PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Commission (‘‘FEC’’ or ‘‘the Commission’’) is adjusting certain expenditure and contribution limitations set forth in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (‘‘FECA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’), to account for increases in the consumer price index. Additional details appear in the supplemental information that follows. EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date for the limits at 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A), 441a(a)(1)(B) and 441a(h) is November 3, 2004. The effective date for the limits at 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3) and 441a(d) is January 1, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gregory J. Scott, Information Division, 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463; Telephone: (202) 694–1100; Toll Free (800) 424–9530. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 2 U.S.C. 431 et seq., as amended by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, Public Law 107–155, 116 Stat. 81 (March 27, 2002), coordinated party expenditure limits (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)(3)(A) and (B)), and certain contribution limits (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A) and (B), (a)(3), (d) and (h)), E:\FR\FM\10FEN1.SGM 10FEN1 7110 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 27 / Thursday, February 10, 2005 / Notices are adjusted either annually or biennially by the consumer price index. See 2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(1). The Commission is publishing this notice to announce these limits for 2005 or the 2005–2006 election cycle. Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits for 2005 Under 2 U.S.C. 441a(c), the Commission must adjust the expenditure limitations established by 2 U.S.C. 441a(d) (the limits on expenditures by national party committees, State party committees, or their subordinate committees in connection with the general election campaign of candidates for Federal office) annually to account for inflation. This expenditure limitation is increased by the percent difference between the price index, as certified to the Commission by the Secretary of Labor, for the 12 months preceding the beginning of the calendar year and the price index for the base period (calendar year 1974). Based upon this formula, the expenditure limitation for 2005 House elections in these states is $76,600. 1. Expenditure Limitation for House of Representatives Both the national and state party committees have an expenditure limitation for each general election held to fill a seat in the House of Representatives. The formula used to calculate the expenditure limitation in a state with more than one congressional district multiplies the base figure of $10,000 by the price index (3.831), rounding to the nearest $100. Based upon this formula, the expenditure limitation for 2005 House elections in those states is $38,300. The formula used to calculate the expenditure limitation in a state with only one congressional district multiplies the base figure of $20,000 by the price index (3.831), rounding to the nearest $100. 2. Expenditure Limitation for Senate Both the national and state party committees have an expenditure limitation for a general election held to fill a seat in the Senate. The formula used to calculate the Senate expenditure limitation considers not only the price index but also the voting age population (‘‘VAP’’) of the state. The expenditure limitation is the greater of: the base figure ($20,000) multiplied by the price index (which totals $76,600); or $0.02 multiplied by the VAP of the state, multiplied by the price index. Amounts are rounded to the nearest $100. The chart below provides the state-by-state breakdown of the 2005 expenditure limitations for Senate elections. SENATE EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS—2005 ELECTIONS VAP (in thousands) State Alabama ..................................................................................................................... Alaska ........................................................................................................................ Arizona ....................................................................................................................... Arkansas .................................................................................................................... California .................................................................................................................... Colorado .................................................................................................................... Connecticut ................................................................................................................ Delaware .................................................................................................................... Florida ........................................................................................................................ Georgia ...................................................................................................................... Hawaii ........................................................................................................................ Idaho .......................................................................................................................... Illinois ......................................................................................................................... Indiana ....................................................................................................................... Iowa ........................................................................................................................... Kansas ....................................................................................................................... Kentucky .................................................................................................................... Louisiana .................................................................................................................... Maine ......................................................................................................................... Maryland .................................................................................................................... Massachusetts ........................................................................................................... Michigan ..................................................................................................................... Minnesota .................................................................................................................. Mississippi .................................................................................................................. Missouri ...................................................................................................................... Montana ..................................................................................................................... Nebraska .................................................................................................................... Nevada ....................................................................................................................... New Hampshire ......................................................................................................... New Jersey ................................................................................................................ New Mexico ............................................................................................................... New York ................................................................................................................... North Carolina ............................................................................................................ North Dakota .............................................................................................................. Ohio ........................................................................................................................... Oklahoma ................................................................................................................... Oregon ....................................................................................................................... Pennsylvania .............................................................................................................. Rhode Island .............................................................................................................. South Carolina ........................................................................................................... South Dakota ............................................................................................................. Tennessee ................................................................................................................. VerDate jul<14>2003 16:20 Feb 09, 2005 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 VAP × .02 multiplied by the price index (3.831) Expenditure Limit (the greater of the amount in column 3 or $76,600) $263,300 35,800 321,600 159,100 2,014,900 262,300 204,200 48,800 1,026,300 497,800 73,900 78,200 726,000 355,300 174,200 157,200 242,600 256,800 79,300 319,000 379,400 580,700 295,800 165,000 334,800 55,100 100,600 132,600 76,200 501,300 108,100 1,122,900 492,100 37,900 665,100 204,100 210,100 733,200 64,100 243,100 44,400 345,600 $263,300 76,600 321,600 159,100 2,014,900 262,300 204,200 76,600 1,026,300 497,800 76,600 78,200 726,000 355,300 174,200 157,200 242,600 256,800 79,300 319,000 379,400 580,700 295,800 165,000 334,800 76,600 100,600 132,600 76,600 501,300 108,100 1,122,900 492,100 76,600 665,100 204,100 210,100 733,200 76,600 243,100 76,600 345,600 3,436 467 4,197 2,076 26,297 3,423 2,665 637 13,394 6,497 964 1021 9,475 4,637 2,274 2,052 3,166 3,351 1,035 4,163 4,952 7,579 3,861 2,153 4,370 719 1,313 1,731 995 6,543 1,411 14,655 6,423 495 8,680 2,664 2,742 9,569 837 3,173 580 4,510 E:\FR\FM\10FEN1.SGM 10FEN1 7111 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 27 / Thursday, February 10, 2005 / Notices SENATE EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS—2005 ELECTIONS—Continued VAP (in thousands) State Texas ......................................................................................................................... Utah ........................................................................................................................... Vermont ..................................................................................................................... Virginia ....................................................................................................................... Washington ................................................................................................................ West Virginia .............................................................................................................. Wisconsin ................................................................................................................... Wyoming .................................................................................................................... Contribution Limitation Increases for Individuals, Nonmulticandidate Committees and for Certain Political Party Committees Giving to U.S. Senate Candidates for 2005–2006 Election Cycle BCRA amended the Act to extend inflation indexing to: (1) The limitations on contributions made by persons under 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A) (contributions to candidates) and 441a(a)(1)(B) 2 2 2 2 U.S.C. U.S.C. U.S.C. U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A) 441a(a)(1)(B) 441a(a)(3)(A) 441a(a)(3)(B) ................ ................ ................ ................ 1,243,000 126,300 76,600 433,300 361,500 109,600 321,900 76,600 certified to the Commission by the Secretary of Labor, for the 12 months preceding the beginning of the calendar year and the price index for the base period (calendar year 2001). The resulting amount is rounded to the nearest multiple of $100. The Commission has calculated the applicable percent difference to be 6.7 percent. Contribution limitations shall be adjusted accordingly: 2005–2006 limitation $2,000 .......................................................................... 25,000 .......................................................................... 37,500 .......................................................................... 57,500 (of which not more than $37,500 may be attributable to contributions to political committees that are not political committees of national political parties). 35,000 .......................................................................... $2,100. 26,700. 40,000. 61,400 (of which not more than $40,000 may be attributable to contributions to political committees that are not political committees of national political parties). 37,300. Under the Act, the inflationary adjustments are to be made only in oddnumbered years and the increased limitations at 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A), 441a(a)(1)(B) and 441a(h) are to be in effect for the 2-year period beginning on the first day following the date of the general election in the preceding year and ending on the date of the next regularly scheduled election. Thus the respective figures above are in effect from November 3, 2004 to November 7, 2006. The limitation under 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)(A) and (B) shall be in effect beginning January 1st of the oddnumbered year and ending on December 31st of the next even-numbered year. Thus the new contribution limits under 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)(A) and (B) are in effect from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006. Dated: February 4, 2005. Scott E. Thomas, Chairman, Federal Election Commission. [FR Doc. 05–2598 Filed 2–9–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 16:20 Feb 09, 2005 1,243,000 126,300 37,300 433,300 361,500 109,600 321,900 29,900 Statutory amount 2 U.S.C. 441a(h) ......................... VerDate jul<14>2003 Expenditure Limit (the greater of the amount in column 3 or $76,600) 16,223 1,649 487 5,655 4,718 1,431 4,201 390 (contributions to national party committees); (2) the biennial aggregate contribution limits applicable to individuals under 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3); and (3) the limitation on contributions made to U.S. Senate candidates by certain political party committees at 2 U.S.C. 441a(h). 2 U.S.C. 441a(c). These contribution limitations are increased by multiplying the respective statutory contribution amount by the percent difference between the price index, as Statutory provision VAP × .02 multiplied by the price index (3.831) Jkt 205001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Meeting of the President’s Council on Bioethics on March 3–4, 2005 AGENCY: The President’s Council on Bioethics, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The President’s Council on Bioethics (Leon R. Kass, M.D., Chairman) will hold its twentieth meeting, at which, among other things, it will continue its discussion of ethical issues relating to the treatment of the aged, and end-of-life care. Subjects discussed at past Council meetings (though not on the agenda for the present one) include: cloning, assisted reproduction, reproductive genetics, IVF, ICSI, PGD, sex selection, inheritable genetic modification, patentability of human organisms, neuroscience, aging retardation, lifespan-extension, and organ procurement for transplantation. Publications issued by the Council to PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 date include: Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry (July 2002); Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness (October 2003); Being Human: Readings from the President’s Council on Bioethics (December 2003); Monitoring Stem Cell Research (January 2004), and Reproduction and Responsibility: The Regulation of New Biotechnologies (March 2004). DATES: The meeting will take place Thursday, March 3, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET; and Friday, March 4, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. 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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

[Notice 2005-5]


Price Index Increases for Expenditure and Contribution 
Limitations

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

ACTION: Notice of expenditure and contribution limitation increases.

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SUMMARY: As mandated by provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform 
Act of 2002 (``BCRA''), the Federal Election Commission (``FEC'' or 
``the Commission'') is adjusting certain expenditure and contribution 
limitations set forth in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as 
amended (``FECA'' or ``the Act''), to account for increases in the 
consumer price index.
    Additional details appear in the supplemental information that 
follows.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date for the limits at 2 U.S.C. 
441a(a)(1)(A), 441a(a)(1)(B) and 441a(h) is November 3, 2004. The 
effective date for the limits at 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3) and 441a(d) is 
January 1, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gregory J. Scott, Information 
Division, 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463; Telephone: (202) 
694-1100; Toll Free (800) 424-9530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971, 2 U.S.C. 431 et seq., as amended by the Bipartisan Campaign 
Reform Act of 2002, Public Law 107-155, 116 Stat. 81 (March 27, 2002), 
coordinated party expenditure limits (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)(3)(A) and (B)), 
and certain contribution limits (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A) and (B), 
(a)(3), (d) and (h)),

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are adjusted either annually or biennially by the consumer price index. 
See 2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(1). The Commission is publishing this notice to 
announce these limits for 2005 or the 2005-2006 election cycle.

Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits for 2005

    Under 2 U.S.C. 441a(c), the Commission must adjust the expenditure 
limitations established by 2 U.S.C. 441a(d) (the limits on expenditures 
by national party committees, State party committees, or their 
subordinate committees in connection with the general election campaign 
of candidates for Federal office) annually to account for inflation. 
This expenditure limitation is increased by the percent difference 
between the price index, as certified to the Commission by the 
Secretary of Labor, for the 12 months preceding the beginning of the 
calendar year and the price index for the base period (calendar year 
1974).

1. Expenditure Limitation for House of Representatives

    Both the national and state party committees have an expenditure 
limitation for each general election held to fill a seat in the House 
of Representatives. The formula used to calculate the expenditure 
limitation in a state with more than one congressional district 
multiplies the base figure of $10,000 by the price index (3.831), 
rounding to the nearest $100. Based upon this formula, the expenditure 
limitation for 2005 House elections in those states is $38,300. The 
formula used to calculate the expenditure limitation in a state with 
only one congressional district multiplies the base figure of $20,000 
by the price index (3.831), rounding to the nearest $100. Based upon 
this formula, the expenditure limitation for 2005 House elections in 
these states is $76,600.

2. Expenditure Limitation for Senate

    Both the national and state party committees have an expenditure 
limitation for a general election held to fill a seat in the Senate. 
The formula used to calculate the Senate expenditure limitation 
considers not only the price index but also the voting age population 
(``VAP'') of the state. The expenditure limitation is the greater of: 
the base figure ($20,000) multiplied by the price index (which totals 
$76,600); or $0.02 multiplied by the VAP of the state, multiplied by 
the price index. Amounts are rounded to the nearest $100. The chart 
below provides the state-by-state breakdown of the 2005 expenditure 
limitations for Senate elections.

                                 Senate Expenditure Limitations--2005 Elections
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                                                                                               Expenditure Limit
                                                                                VAP x .02       (the greater of
                         State                                VAP  (in      multiplied by the    the amount in
                                                             thousands)        price index        column 3 or
                                                                                 (3.831)            $76,600)
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Alabama................................................              3,436           $263,300           $263,300
Alaska.................................................                467             35,800             76,600
Arizona................................................              4,197            321,600            321,600
Arkansas...............................................              2,076            159,100            159,100
California.............................................             26,297          2,014,900          2,014,900
Colorado...............................................              3,423            262,300            262,300
Connecticut............................................              2,665            204,200            204,200
Delaware...............................................                637             48,800             76,600
Florida................................................             13,394          1,026,300          1,026,300
Georgia................................................              6,497            497,800            497,800
Hawaii.................................................                964             73,900             76,600
Idaho..................................................               1021             78,200             78,200
Illinois...............................................              9,475            726,000            726,000
Indiana................................................              4,637            355,300            355,300
Iowa...................................................              2,274            174,200            174,200
Kansas.................................................              2,052            157,200            157,200
Kentucky...............................................              3,166            242,600            242,600
Louisiana..............................................              3,351            256,800            256,800
Maine..................................................              1,035             79,300             79,300
Maryland...............................................              4,163            319,000            319,000
Massachusetts..........................................              4,952            379,400            379,400
Michigan...............................................              7,579            580,700            580,700
Minnesota..............................................              3,861            295,800            295,800
Mississippi............................................              2,153            165,000            165,000
Missouri...............................................              4,370            334,800            334,800
Montana................................................                719             55,100             76,600
Nebraska...............................................              1,313            100,600            100,600
Nevada.................................................              1,731            132,600            132,600
New Hampshire..........................................                995             76,200             76,600
New Jersey.............................................              6,543            501,300            501,300
New Mexico.............................................              1,411            108,100            108,100
New York...............................................             14,655          1,122,900          1,122,900
North Carolina.........................................              6,423            492,100            492,100
North Dakota...........................................                495             37,900             76,600
Ohio...................................................              8,680            665,100            665,100
Oklahoma...............................................              2,664            204,100            204,100
Oregon.................................................              2,742            210,100            210,100
Pennsylvania...........................................              9,569            733,200            733,200
Rhode Island...........................................                837             64,100             76,600
South Carolina.........................................              3,173            243,100            243,100
South Dakota...........................................                580             44,400             76,600
Tennessee..............................................              4,510            345,600            345,600

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Texas..................................................             16,223          1,243,000          1,243,000
Utah...................................................              1,649            126,300            126,300
Vermont................................................                487             37,300             76,600
Virginia...............................................              5,655            433,300            433,300
Washington.............................................              4,718            361,500            361,500
West Virginia..........................................              1,431            109,600            109,600
Wisconsin..............................................              4,201            321,900            321,900
Wyoming................................................                390             29,900             76,600
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Contribution Limitation Increases for Individuals, Nonmulticandidate 
Committees and for Certain Political Party Committees Giving to U.S. 
Senate Candidates for 2005-2006 Election Cycle

    BCRA amended the Act to extend inflation indexing to: (1) The 
limitations on contributions made by persons under 2 U.S.C. 
441a(a)(1)(A) (contributions to candidates) and 441a(a)(1)(B) 
(contributions to national party committees); (2) the biennial 
aggregate contribution limits applicable to individuals under 2 U.S.C. 
441a(a)(3); and (3) the limitation on contributions made to U.S. Senate 
candidates by certain political party committees at 2 U.S.C. 441a(h). 2 
U.S.C. 441a(c). These contribution limitations are increased by 
multiplying the respective statutory contribution amount by the percent 
difference between the price index, as certified to the Commission by 
the Secretary of Labor, for the 12 months preceding the beginning of 
the calendar year and the price index for the base period (calendar 
year 2001). The resulting amount is rounded to the nearest multiple of 
$100. The Commission has calculated the applicable percent difference 
to be 6.7 percent.
    Contribution limitations shall be adjusted accordingly:

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     Statutory provision        Statutory amount    2005-2006 limitation
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2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A)......  $2,000..............  $2,100.
2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(B)......  25,000..............  26,700.
2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)(A)......  37,500..............  40,000.
2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)(B)......  57,500 (of which not  61,400 (of which not
                               more than $37,500     more than $40,000
                               may be attributable   may be attributable
                               to contributions to   to contributions to
                               political             political
                               committees that are   committees that are
                               not political         not political
                               committees of         committees of
                               national political    national political
                               parties).             parties).
2 U.S.C. 441a(h)............  35,000..............  37,300.
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    Under the Act, the inflationary adjustments are to be made only in 
odd-numbered years and the increased limitations at 2 U.S.C. 
441a(a)(1)(A), 441a(a)(1)(B) and 441a(h) are to be in effect for the 2-
year period beginning on the first day following the date of the 
general election in the preceding year and ending on the date of the 
next regularly scheduled election. Thus the respective figures above 
are in effect from November 3, 2004 to November 7, 2006. The limitation 
under 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)(A) and (B) shall be in effect beginning 
January 1st of the odd-numbered year and ending on December 31st of the 
next even-numbered year. Thus the new contribution limits under 2 
U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)(A) and (B) are in effect from January 1, 2005 to 
December 31, 2006.

    Dated: February 4, 2005.
Scott E. Thomas,
Chairman, Federal Election Commission.
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