One bill on public funding of congressional candidates is HR 3099, which was introduced June 28, 2005 by Congressman John Tierney (D-Mass.). HR 3099 is mildly discriminatory. Nominees of parties that polled 25% of the vote in the last 5 years for president, governor, or US House in that district receive public funding for US House if they collect $5 contributions from at least 1,500 residents of their district. Independent candidates who had run before and polled 25% would also need 1,500 contributors. All other candidates would need 2,250 contributors. HR 3099 is far fairer than HR 4694 (see post about HR 4694 below, Feb. 2).