I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 838 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2017 Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate’s campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate or by an immediate family member of the candidate.